Hawaii: The Bounty of He'eia II
Kamehameha Schools Presents "The Bounty of He'eia", an excursion of the Hawai'i Food and Wine Festival . We've moved up the mauka (mountain) to Papahana Kuaola, near the top of the He'eia ahupua'a of O'ahu . This is a continuation of " The Bounty of He'eia" Part I at Paepae o He'eia, see Part 1 . We spent the morning at the He'eia Fishpond at the makai (ocean) and now we are on the mauka side of the He'eia ahupua'a. Arriving at Papahana Kuaola , the non-profit arm of Hui Kū Maoli Ola , a Native Hawaiian plant nursery. Aloha! Rick Barboza explaining the Papahana Kuaola grounds and the future of the native Hawaiian plant population for generations to come. I met Rick at a media dinner in Los Angeles about a year and a half ago. He talked about the native plants and the health of the Hawaiian ecosystem. I'm fortunate that "The Bounty of He'eia" ...