KUPUNA KALO ... it's all about the 'aina and family

Aloha,

If you have just joined us at "Malama I Ka `Aina" please start here with the initial post "LEI ..."
This post will help you navigate and weave between Part 1 and Part 2 of the workshop-study.


If you have not yet watched the initial preview of "Malama I Ka `Aina" please go here and enjoy the videos with Kawikapu Hewett.

Photo and Link Credit:  Kupuna Kalo

http://kupunakalo.com/index.php/kalo_varieties/detail/aweu/

Nā ‘Aumākua mai ka lā hiki a ka lā kau

Mai ka ho‘oku‘i a ka hālāwai

Nā ‘aumākua iā Kahinakua iā Kahina ‘alo

Iā ka‘a ‘ākau i ka lani

‘O kīhā i ka lani

Ōwē i ka lani

Nūnulu i ka lani

Kāholo i ka lani

Eia nā pulapula a ‘oukou

‘o nā mamo a Hāloa

E mālama ‘oukou iā mākou

E ulu i ka lani

E ulu i ka honua

E ulu i ka pae ‘āina o Hawai‘i

E hō mai i ka ‘ike

E hō mai i ka ikaika

E hō mai i ke akami

E hō mai i ka maopopo pono

E hō mai i ka ‘ike papalua

E hōmai i ka mana

‘Āmama, ua noa.

Ancestors from the rising to the setting of the sun

From the zenith to the horizon

Ancestors who stand at our back and at our front

Who stand at our right hand

A breathing of the heavens

An utterance in the heavens

A clear, ringing voice in the heavens

A voice reverberating in the heavens

Here we are your descendants,

the descendants of Hāloa

Safeguard and take care of us

Let the heavens grow

Let the earth grow

Let the islands of Hawai‘i grow

Grant us knowledge

Grant us strength

Grant us intelligence

Grant us understanding

Grant us second sight

Grant us power

So be it, it is free.

The Kupuna Kalo website is full of information, curriculum and research focused on Kalo.  The rights and practices of the kalo farmers is still ungoing.  How do you protect the quality of a purely unadulterated (non-GMO) kalo plant? 

I was on the phone with my son.  "Mom, a couple questions."  "Okay."  "When was Tutu Lady's birthday, and where was she born?"  I gave him the answers.  "What about Tutu Man?"  I gave him the answers.  "Are you doing geneology?"  "Yeah."  "Oh, that is so terrific!"  I said.  "It's perfect timing, because some of those questions and answers(anticipating them) ... I'm starting to forget."  He chuckled softly.

Within the next half hour he was back with more questions, and I pulled what I remembered out of memory shelves with less ease than in the past.  My son is doing what I could not finish before leaving the islands.  Sad and glad at the same time,  I feel my mother nodding and see my father's thin lips curve, his hooded eyes holding back tears.  Some things are left for the next generation.  Some things you have to do yourself.

Kalo is inseparable from the 'aina of the islands of Hawaii.  Family, 'ohana is a word and a symbol born from kalo.  In this month of Malama I Ka `Aina in the sign of Taurus 'HOME' and everything that relates to the sense of security that makes you feel comforted will be highlighted.  Cj Wright author of Auntie Moon has a monthly  post that covers the Moon Phases (gregorian) of May here's the link to that post
http://auntiemoon.wordpress.com/2011/05/01/moon-phases-for-may-2011/

About this May New Moon Cj writes:

New Moon in Taurus ~ May 2nd or 3rd ~ Legacy

Taurus is the most bountiful sign in the zodiac. She is the burgeoning of life and promise of nature’s treasures yet to come. The most basic way to give back to Mother Earth is to plant something that will endure and sustain life. A tree or a shrub that will provide berries or fruit for birds, squirrels, and bats is an excellent choice. These creatures are natural planters spreading the “good news” of tomorrow’s flora. Flowers that provide nectar and pollen for butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds give us much more than their beauty. Native plantings assure the next generation has what it needs to flourish. What we leave behind is our legacy. Let’s do everything we can to leave a good Earth for those who come after us...

Any planting going on in your life?