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Volunteers restore cultural identity and abundance at Ho‘ola Hou ia Kalauao

Anthony DeLuze and his family began restoring a parcel of land about 15 years ago, and it now hosts the lo’i he calls Ka’onohi. The name belongs to the subsection of the Kalauao ahupua’a (land division) where the farm is located. About two years later, he opened the work there to volunteers, and put together the community organization called Ho’ola Hou ia Kalauao to oversee it.

By Cindy Ellen Russell

June 8, 2024

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Kalo leaves are seen at Ho'ola Hou 'ia Kalauao.
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Ho'ola Hou 'ia Kalauao founder Anthony DeLuze, right, and program manager Dani Espiritu.
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Ho'ola Hou 'ia Kalauao is located in Kaʻonohi ili of the Kalauao ahupuaʻa which is commonly known as Pearlridge.
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Anthony DeLuze left and Dani Espiritu check on a lo'i where they grow organic kalo.
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Ho'ola Hou 'ia Kalauao founder Anthony DeLuze, right, and program manager Dani Espiritu. They grow organic kalo in the Kaʻonohi ili of the Kalauao ahupuaʻa, commonly known as Pearlridge.
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Anthony DeLuze checks on his kalo.
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Kalo grows in elevated mounds.
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Hezekiah Cypriano-DeLuze, 16, plants kalo.

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