Oral History with Audio
Treasures in Our Own Backyard (4 part series)
Part 1: The Berdons
Introduction
Part 2: The Bertelmanns
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E Ku'u Morning Dew
Na Pu'u
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Canoe Building with Kimo Peleiholani-Blankenfeld
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Hana Ka Naia
When New Zealand Kauri pine trees were cut down at the Hawai'i State Arboretum in Hilo, Steve Hirakami from the Hawai'i Academy of Arts and Sciences (HAAS) was on hand to claim the only tree not infested with termites. This began a canoe building project that gave birth to Hana Ka Naia, a coastal sailing canoe, orchestrated by Kimo Peleiholani-Blankenfeld, who shared the canoe building process with me. Interview Recording:
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Mele Paniolo
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Hawaii is in My Heart: Bill Garcia
Part of a series organized by Pua Case and Ku'ulei Keakealani. The sessions offered stories from talented paniolo musicians that provide a glimpse into both Hawai'i and Waimea history. Interview Recording:
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Canoe Voyaging Stories: Dennis Chun
KCC Hawaiian studies and voyaging teacher, Dennis Chun, brought his Japanese students to Makali'i to give them an authentic voyaging experience in April 2012. This is a talk story with Dennis, Pomai Bertelmann and Kyoko Ikeda that shares some of the canoe voyaging stories and trans-Pacific connections made between the Japanese maritime school and KCC's voyaging courses. Interview Recording:
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Hawaiian Language Gathering with Larry Kimura
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The gathering at Anna Ranch in the fall of 2016 was a rare opportunity to learn more about Waimea through mele and the Hawaiian language at two workshops and a concert, a two-day event called HO’OLA.Waimea’s own Larry Kimura was the master behind the story at all three events with a Nani Waimea Ku’u One Hanau — beautiful Waimea, my birth land — theme. An associate professor of Hawaiian language and Hawaiian studies at University of Hawaii at Hilo, he is often described as the “grandfather” of Hawaiian language revitalization in modern Hawaii.
Larry Kimura opening talk story
Pua Lincoln part 1. A presentation on the history of the origins of the core Waimea Families and the intermarriage of sea men and Hawaiian Ali'i.
Pua Lincoln part 2.
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World Wide Voyagers Talk Story:
Kahilu Theater July 2019 When the Hōkūle`a began her journey around the world, Oiwi T.V. crew were on board, recording almost every hour of the voyage, from which they created a movie documenting the experiences, encounters and crew stories. The following audio recording is the talk story that took place with five crew members after viewing the movie. Interview Recording:
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A Trip to Kaloko-Honokohau Historic Park
As part of the 2016 Nahelele Dryland Forest Symposium, we gathered at Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park for a tour with Mark and Jill to explore forest connections. The park consists of 1100 acres, half of which is ocean. There are also fish ponds that have been rebuilt and revived through many hours of volunteer help. This is a special area where early Hawaiians thrived in connection with the `āina: “To survive in a hot and arid environment the native Hawaiians (kanaka maoli) used ancient fishing skills, including the building of fishponds, and the knowledge of the location of precious fresh water (wai) that flows into the many brackish pools throughout the park. The spirit of the people (poe) and the knowledge of the elders (kupuna) created a tradition of respect and reverence for this area.” http://npshistory.com/brochures/kaho/keeping-spirit-alive.pdf |
Hana Ke Kapa
Twenty-five contemporary kapa makers gathered before the stage of Edith Kanaka`ole Stadium to see their creations come to life on the dancers of Hālau O Kekuhi at the 2011 Merry Monarch Festival hōʽike. It was an other-worldly experience as the dancers, adorned in stunning kapa pa’u, kihei and malo, resurrected an image of pre-contact majesty, a magical melding of cultural practices, documented in the film Hana Ke Kapa, screened at the Kahilu Theatre on October 12, followed by a talk story with Marie McDonald, Roen Hufford, director Craig Howes, writer Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl and producer Joy Chong-Stannard. The film captures some of the journey of the kapa makers from ancestral voices to contemporary art. The following recording is from the Kahilu Theater presentation of some of the kapa makers.
Kahilu Theater presentation: