Kumulipo and Hāloa
Our tradition of inviting Lanakila Mangauil to share parts of the Hawaiian creation story. The Kumulipo, and the mo`olelo of Hāloa with students continued this year.
On the first day he visits, parts of the Kumulipo are shared with the students as well as the story of Hāloa. On the second day the same students, then get the chance to harvest kalo, prep a huli, and plant a new bed. From one 6th grade class to the next over and over for the last 16 years. We have started our own huli here in the garden and its impactful to see how this lesson effects our students and their relationship to their garden.
Our students harvested over 40lbs of Kalo (taro corm), lau (taro leaf) and hā (taro stem). We’ve planted 32 huli so far and have more to plant. The students got to sample the kalo in its raw cooked form, just plain.
