Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu - Kāne (2023 Hula ‘Auana)
Updated: Apr. 15, 2023 at 2:24 PM HST
It was always enjoyable watching Kawai Cockett and his mother “Mama Mahuiki” sing and gesture to “Nā ʻOno O Ka ʻĀina,” a lively song filled with kaona. The different ways of preparing the many types of fish are recalled, along with the kaʻukama kai, the sea cucumber. “Pāpaʻi Hula” documents the ways of catching and preparing delicious crabs found on Kalaʻau, Molokaʻi.
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