Molokaʻi: Living Off The Land

Native Hawaiians share their desires and efforts to preserve ancient cultural practices to put food on the table like the restoration and maintenance of fishponds, raising and harvesting kalo in a loʻi or kalo patch and the almost-forgotten skill of throw-net fishing in this Spectrum Hawaiʻi episode from 1993.
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Classics Episode 303
Original Broadcast Date: 1993
Rebroadcast Date: July 17, 2024
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[@blakeaholelei3648]

Today’s problems seem menial when you compare them to Uncle Mac’s story of his Dad dodging bullets/bombs just to gather food for his family! Beautiful stories of old to never be forgotten

[@patriciakeanini6803]

My husband family the Keanini's lived off the land on Molokai and I love the culture and land, many still live here. 🌺🤙

[@navajo6931]

Don’t forgot Jarai Central highland people we are Polynesian speaks austronesian language family we lost our ancestors land to Kinh Vietnamese Vietnam
That man with baby deer he look real blood Polynesian, we have many Jarai looks alike him

[@KentKiner-dt5rp]

East end is old molokai. West end has been taken over by molokai ranch not a good thing if you live there you know what lam talking about!

[@PriusPrime123]

Man I was half a year old when they premiered this