Photo copyright 1990 by Anne K. Landgraf.
Cover Photo- Namolokama Mountain catches rain that flows
down to water five acres of terraces in Hanalei, Kaua`i, where
Clarence Kaona carries on his family's kalo farming traditions.
The skiff holds buckets of harvested kalo and the huli, cut-off
stalks, that Clarence will replant.
Photo copyright 1990 by Anne K. Landgraf.
Clarence Eli Kaona: Mahi`ai / Farming- With muck between his toes and under his nails, Clarence Kaona
pulls up a kalo corm loosened from the mud by an 'o'o, a
Hawaiian digging stick. After he tears off the corm's hair-like
roots, Clarence sorts the kalo by size. Then he weeds the lo`i
section, tossing the debris onto the banks to decompose.
Photo copyright 1990 by Anne K. Landgraf.
Chapter 2: Louis Robert "Moon" Kauakahi: Mele / Music. - Louis "Moon" Kauakahi records "Ho`oluana," the Makaha Sons'
tenth album at Honolulu's Dolphin Sound studio.
Photo copyright 1990 by Anne K. Landgraf.
Chapter 3: Mapuana and Kihei deSilva: Hula / Dance. - Two Halau Mohala 'Ilima dancers embrace, sharing the love that
helped the fifty-two women to dance as one at the Merrie Monarch
Festival of hula.
Photo copyright 1990 by Anne K. Landgraf.
Chapter 4: The Wong Family: `Olelo Hawai`i / Hawaiian Language. - Lilinoe Kealoha Wong shares a story with Kalena Honda at a
Punana Leo school in Honolulu. Parents of students at Punana Leo
are required to know or study Hawaiian so they can reinforce
their children's learning at home. Studies find that teachers in
public-school immersion programs have difficulty maintaining
Hawaiian as the teaching language with children who come from
families where Hawaiian is not spoken at home.
Photo copyright 1990 by Anne K. Landgraf.
Chapter 5: Albert Kamila Choy Ching, Jr: Hoe Wa`a / Canoe Paddling. - Al Ching is one of a few Hawaiians in California still involved
with outrigger canoe racing. He began paddling racing canoes
thirty years ago, when the party after the regatta lasted longer
than the competition. These days, his best paddlers train
year-round so they will be strong enough to compete in the
annual Moloka`i to O`ahu race.
Photo copyright 1989 by Bernie Baker.
Chapter 6: Brian Lopaka Keaulana: He`e Nalu / Surfing. - Brian Keaulana drops down a twenty-foot wave at Waimea. When a
surfer wipes out in a swell this size, Brian says it feels like
"being one ant flushed down a toilet." Brian survives by having
the right surfboard, being in top physical condition, and,
mainly, knowing the ocean.
Photo copyright 1990 by Anne K. Landgraf.
Chapter 7: Dennis Kana`e Keawe: Kapa / Tapa.
- An ancient-style Hawaiian cape begins with thousands of tufts of
feathers. Using twine, Kana`e Keawe secures each tuft into a net
framework. Once braided from olona, a native shrub, the original
netting material has been replaced here with cotton netting from
a fishing supply store.
Photo copyright 1990 by Anne K. Landgraf.
Chapter 8: William Kalunakeaki Kahu`ena: Lapa`au / Healing. - Hands prepare the medicine, but many healers believe faith in
the remedy and in God are the most important ingredients for a
patient's recovery.
Photo copyright 1990 by Anne K. Landgraf.
Chapter 9: Mahealani Kamauu: Pono / Righteousness. - Sovereignty demonstrators placed a "Justice for Hawaiians"
message beside a statue of Queen Lili`uokalani, the last monarch
to reign over Hawai`i. `Iolani Palace, in the background, is
where the queen was imprisoned following her overthrow by
pro-American businessmen in 1893. Afterward, the palace was used
as headquarters for the new government.
Photo copyright 1990 by Anne K. Landgraf.
Chapter 10: Craig Neff: Ho`omana / Religion. - An altar of lama wood, used to honor the god Lono, stands on the
Kaho`olawe summit of Pu`u Moa`ula Iki. Worshipers believe their
Makahiki ceremonies helped bring an end to fifty years of Navy
bombing practice on the island. The federal government has
promised funds to help clean up the ordnance that limits access
on Kaho`olawe.
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