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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" ...

Kamehameha Schools  Presents  "The Bounty of He'eia" , an excursion of the  Hawai'i Food and Wine Festival .  This outing was brought back by popular demand and I'm glad they did, I missed out last year.  The first part of the day was held at the He'eia Fishpond, located on the Windward side of  O'ahu .  We headed over to the He'eia ahupua'a and Paepae o He'eia .  Ahupua'a is a land division, often extended from the mountains (mauka) down to the ocean (makai) and provided everything needed for a sustainable lifestyle.     The ancient fishpond known as Paepae o He'eia was our first stop.  Run by a private non-profit organization is dedicated to the caring for the fishpond.  Paepae o He'eia works in partnership with the landowner, Kamehameha Schools, to manage and maintain He'eia Fishpond for education and also the community. Hi'ilei Kawelo welcomed us to  Paepae o He'eia . We began this beautif...