WOW- Building Lo'i Workshop

On Saturday, April 27th, 2013 we visited Ka’onohi Lo'i with Anthony Deluze. You are no longer in Pearl City here, Anthony states when we arrive. And he is right! On either side of this beautiful green oasis rises Pearl Ridge mall, but in Ka'onohi we are growing kalo working the earth. Anthony shares with us all about kalo and building lo'i. What better way to learn how to build a lo'i than to get in the mud and start shoveling! He shows us how to shape and measure the pa (walls),  we talk about how to level the water in the lo'i and how farming is our way to become food sustainable in Hawai'i. I am certainly more appreciative of the amount of work that goes into building  lo'i!

Mahalo to Anthony for spending the day with us, sharing Ka’onohi Lo'i and his mana'o with us.

This workshop is sponsored by Voyaging Foods. Mahalo!

 

On March 30, 2013, UH Honeybee Project members Ethel Villalobos and Scott Nikaido showed interested bee keepers the basics of bee keeping and importance on taking care of pollinators in Hawaii. Participants got to view beehives, learn about the tools used to take care of the hives, look closely at hive problems and even taste some fresh honey!