Ahupua‘a, Fishponds and Lo‘i poster

Ahupua‘a, Fishponds and Lo‘i poster

Ahupua‘a, Fishponds and Lo‘i

1992 1h 30mMovie

Documentary

The Hawaiian system of land use allowed access to all resources in the ahupua‘a, a land division that stretched from mountain to sea. Within the ahupua‘a, highly specialized technologies such as fishponds and lo‘i kalo (taro gardens) ensured an abundance of food.  Our Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) ancestors achieved a rare balance between meeting their needs and enhancing the productivity of the land and sea. Their social system ensured survival from generation to generation. 

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Nā Maka o ka ‘Āina

Director

Joan Lander

Director

Puhipau

Director