5pm Opening Reception, 6 - 8pm Film Screening and Discussion

Aloha kākou, please join us as we celebrate the work of Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina (Joan Lander and Puhipau) who documented and perpetuated the land and peoples of Hawai‘i for over forty years.

The work continues through Hoʻomau Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina, a partnership with Puʻuhonua Society that breathes new life and makes publicly accessible the invaluable ʻike kūpuna housed in Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina’s collection. In 2023, after three years of digitizing materials associated with their 1992 film Ahupuaʻa, Fishponds and Loʻi, produced by Nālani Minton, we began returning raw footage and transcripts to communities across ka paeʻāina in the form of screenings, exhibitions, and resource desks. The second iteration of this ongoing project, Ahupuaʻa, Fishponds and Loʻi: Maui honors kūpuna, kupaʻāina, and makaʻāinana who share their ʻike around loʻi kalo, loko iʻa, and storied places in various ahupuaʻa on the island of Maui. 

Please join us October 4, 2024 for an opening reception, film screening, and discussion in collaboration with Ala Kukui, a non-profit organization that hosts cultural programs, workshops and events for the local Hāna community. The screening will present never before seen footage featuring Uncle Parley Kanakaʻole and Marion Kelly recorded in Hāna during the making of Ahupuaʻa, Fishponds and Loʻi. A talk story will follow the film program with Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina co-director, Joan Lander, Ala Kukui Executive Director and daughter of Parley Kanakaʻole, Kauʻi Kanakaʻole, and community members. Please let us know you’re coming by sending an email to emma@puuhonua-society.org or leaving a message with the Ala Kukui office staff at (808)248-7841.

If you have not seen the edited Ahupuaʻa, Fishponds and Loʻi film before or could use a refresher, please enjoy a free-viewing here: vimeo.com/57394037

We look forward to gathering again, as our kūpuna always have, sharing ʻai pono, remembering and envisioning what once was and what will be.