Aloha all,
MALAMA HALOA - PROTECTING THE TARO with Jerry Konanui
will cablecast on O`ahu on the First Friday program tonight at 7 pm,
Oceanic cable channel 53 NATV.
This program features taro grower and Native Hawaiian practitioner Jerry Konanui
as he works to propagate and save from extinction the numerous varieties ofkalo.
Jerry's mission is also to protect kalo from the risks of genetic engineering.
The film is set to the song "Na `Ono o ka `Aina" - The Delectable Taros of the Land,
inspired by Hawaiian cultural educator Edith Kanaka`ole.
Written by Kalani Meinecke and George Kahumoku, Jr. and performed by
Kekuhi Kealiikanakaoleohaililani Kanahele, `ohanaand friends,
the song praises several kalo varieties for their beauty, taste, fragrance and spiritual significance.
In this video survival guide, Jerry Konanui shares a lifetime of knowledge
on identifying kalo varieties, successfully cultivating kalo and preparing poi.
His passion is reflected in the massive turnout of taro growers and eaters
who converge upon the capitol in Honolulu to proclaim their spiritual connection
to this ancestor plant and to oppose any form of genetic modification.
They are joined by Native Americans, including Winona LaDuke,
who face their own battles with the genetic engineering of rice and corn.
The program closes with a scene of the capitol rotunda filled with the sound
of poi pounders as the largest poi-making gathering in history takes place.
This program was made possible with support from Hawai'i People's Fund,
the Hawai'i Community Foundation and Deviants from the Norm.
The film was recently accepted by the 8th Pacific International Documentary Film Festival
to screen in Tahiti in January 2011.
Below is the cablecast schedule for the rest of December.
Will let you know the neighbor island schedules when we get them.
Mahalo
~Puhipau
~Joan Lander
Na Maka o ka `Aina
Oceanic cable channel 53 NATV
Dec. 3 (Friday) 7:00 pm
Dec. 8 (Wed.) 10:00 am
Dec. 15 (Wed.) 10:00 am
Dec. 17 (Friday) 7:00 pm
Dec. 22 (Wed.) 10:00 am
Dec. 29 (Wed.) 10:00 am
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