Kupuna Kalo
Plant edible meals vegetation lest your youngsters look with longing at another person’s.
Aloha kākou. Kupuna means elder, grandparent or ancestor. Kalo or taro is a nutrient wealthy, starchy meals of Hawai‘i. Taro grows world-wide, however for the Hawaiian individuals this crop is central to our creation story. We describe Hāloa as our older brother as a result of he takes care of us if we deal with him.
This web site kupunakalo.com promotes our view that kalo is meals, leaves and corm, by photographs of sorts, a curriculum about Hawaiian tradition and the challenges of farming, contact data for subject visits to search out varieties, vitamin data and recognition of academics in the neighborhood. Here’s a PDF: Kalo Protocol from kupuna Pukui.
The picture above reveals Jerry Konanui standing in a subject of kalo selection Maui Lehua on Hawaii Island. Picture credit score Dr. Scot Nelson.
Please view the video under of Uncle Jerry Konanui to know our intent: Na `Ono o ka `Aina – Delicacies of the Land, min. 2:38. By ngtravelerseminars.
Mahalo to the kupuna and the chums who took time to share their information of tradition, meals and science. This mana‘o is as my ears heard it. In case your view is completely different, please take part our aim to speak, discover and construct understanding.
This web site is a makana (a present) meant for you. We give you Taropy. Mai e ‘ai kākou.