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UH taro patch will be showcased in Smithsonian Festival EMI A IKO News Editor
The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s kalo (taro) farm, Ka Papa Lo‘i ‘o Kānewai, will be showcased in Washington, D.C., as part of a ten-day festival starting on June 27. The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is a program commemorating the 150th anniversary of the founding of land-grant universities and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and seeking to put research into action in the areas of agriculture and food, health care, sustainable living, urban and rural revitalization, and education. More than one million people are expected to attend this annual event. UH Mānoa is among 20 public land-grant universities to be featured in the festival. Uluwehiokapulapulaikalaakea Cashman, a student majoring in ethnic studies and minoring in Hawaiian language, is headed to D.C. to participate in the festival to bring these partnerships to life through demonstrations, discussions, and hands-on activities via the campus kalo patch.
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“We hope to be showcasing some of the values and practices associated with Ka Papa Lo‘i ‘o Kānewai,” said Cashman in an email interview. “As a representative of Native Hawaiian programs at a land-grant university, our goal is to showcase an example of cultural practices that integrate connections between our natural environment, native people and indigenous plants to support viable
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Graduate student Kaulana Vares preps the lo’i exhibit for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington D.C. food resources and other sustainable outcomes in Hawai‘i.” Cashman is one of the 80 people participating in the showcase from Hawai‘i, including a 25 -member hula hālau from Hawai‘i Community College. The lo‘i exhibition will be a four-feet by six-feet irrigated area with mounds of mud that support the kalo plantings and other native plants. This structure will also help to set the scene of a traditional lo‘i, said Cashman. “It is our hope that appreciation and value for our cultural practices is realized and that this example can be relatively ap-
plied to similar contexts beyond Hawai‘i,” said Cashman. “Kalo cultivation in lo‘i is not only about raising kalo as a staple food. There is so much more cultural and genealogical significance to kalo for Native Hawaiians.”
G ROW I N G H I S T O RY Since 2007, Kānewai has provided experiential, cultural and educational opportunities for students and the community by promoting Hawaiian language and encouraging the revitalization of traditional Hawaiian values, concepts, and practices through the collection of kalo.
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All Hawaiian kalo varieties can trace its lineage to the first kalo plant, named Hāloanakalaukapalili. “Stories and lessons associated with them include the importance of ancestral connections, aloha ‘āina or mālama ‘āina, as well as reciprocal responsibilities of family to respect, care and provide for each other,” said Cashman. “These cultural practices associated with lo‘i cultivation portray meaningful examples of Hawaiian culture.” Cashman and other students will also prepare kalo to make poi and will put on other cooking demonstrations that include traditional Hawaiian delicacies such as raw fish and limu. “I feel honored to be a part of this project, as a first year student, traveling not only with a small group, but with larger group of Hawaiian programs supported by the UH systems and executive leaders,” said Cashman, who will be traveling to the east coast for the first time. “ I’m excited for this great opportunity to meet other land-grant universities and to see their work and how they connect with their communities and how they have made an impact as well.” Along with the mini kalo patch, UH will also build an aquaponics garden and demonstrate non-instrument navigation with the Hawaiian star compass chart. Native Hawaiian dances, Hawaiian languages, and healing practices will also be showcased in the festival.
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