Manakō...Hoʻokō
The pilot program "Pili Mai” is being run by Kaleo Wong under the auspices of Hikaʻalani. His intent is to reconnect Kailua people to an older, healthier Kailua by means of a complete round of family-centered Hāloa instruction: make the pounding board and the stone pounder; learn how to care for, harvest, clean, cook, and pound the taro grown at Ulupō; celebrate the entire process with a day of sharing at UIupō, a day that includes demonstrating and teaching to family members the process that will help put Ulupō poi back on their tables on a regular basis.
Pictured here is half (the board half) of the papa and pōhaku workshop held on January 27-28 with the assistance of Duffy Chang and Keahi Thomas. As Kaleo explains: “The slabs of wood we will be using for our papa is mango (manakō) from a tree we cut down at Ulupō in September; the pōhaku will hopefully all come from Kailua as well so that every part of this program is Kailua based.” If our hopes are realized (hoʻokō ‘ia), Kaleo will be starting the next cohort in 2019. The Windward YMCA has been a very generous and active supporter of this project; in fact, its director Leigh Ann Landreth is one of the initial cohort. (Photos: Kaleomanuʻiwa. ʻOhe hano ihu: Kalepa Manu.)
The pilot program "Pili Mai” is being run by Kaleo Wong under the auspices of Hikaʻalani. His intent is to reconnect Kailua people to an older, healthier Kailua by means of a complete round of family-centered Hāloa instruction: make the pounding board and the stone pounder; learn how to care for, harvest, clean, cook, and pound the taro grown at Ulupō; celebrate the entire process with a day of sharing at UIupō, a day that includes demonstrating and teaching to family members the process that will help put Ulupō poi back on their tables on a regular basis.
Pictured here is half (the board half) of the papa and pōhaku workshop held on January 27-28 with the assistance of Duffy Chang and Keahi Thomas. As Kaleo explains: “The slabs of wood we will be using for our papa is mango (manakō) from a tree we cut down at Ulupō in September; the pōhaku will hopefully all come from Kailua as well so that every part of this program is Kailua based.” If our hopes are realized (hoʻokō ‘ia), Kaleo will be starting the next cohort in 2019. The Windward YMCA has been a very generous and active supporter of this project; in fact, its director Leigh Ann Landreth is one of the initial cohort. (Photos: Kaleomanuʻiwa. ʻOhe hano ihu: Kalepa Manu.)