Hoea Ea: land education and food sovereignty in Hawaii

Abstract

This short piece offers two literal and figurative snapshots of what land education looks like in action in Hawaii. The first snapshot depicts a contemporary example of Indigenous Hawaiian taro cultivation in the Limahuli valley on the island of Kauai. The second snapshot illustrates the food sovereignty movement in Waianae, Oahu located at the Kaiao Garden grown by the Hilo Boys and Girls Club.

Keywords:

• land education
• food sovereignty
• Hawaii

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Notes

1. National Tropical Botanical Gardens. Limahuli Garden and Preserve.