Kuʻi Kalo - ʻIke Hana Noʻeau "Experience the Skillful Work"

Poi is the staple food of the Hawaiian people and kuʻi kalo is the process of pounding cooked taro corms to make poi. For many Native Hawaiians, this process is a way to connect with their older brother Hāloanakalaukapalili who in a cosmology story fed them and continues to feed them today. 
In this short film, Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Park Ranger Sean Miday sits down with Kamehameha Schools senior Hayden Konanui-Tucker who demonstrates how to ku'i kalo (pound poi) in sacred Waipiʻo Valley on the island of Hawaiʻi.
Kui Kalo is the first film in a captivating new video series produced, created and hosted by Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park rangers. The video series, titled ʻIke Hana Noʻeau (Experience the Skillful Work), evolved from the in-person cultural demonstrations hosted by Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park at Kīlauea Visitor Center. The in-person programs are on hold, but the park’s mission to share authentic Hawaiian culture is stronger than ever and these videos allow the park to share important, authentic Hawaiian cultural practices beyond the park to homes and classrooms anywhere.
The short documentary films are both “talk story” and tutorial and enable a friendly connection to traditional Hawaiian lifestyle practices. Viewers are introduced to three skilled local practitioners who delve into the rituals of kuʻi kalo (making poi), weave lei lāʻī (ti leaf lei), and create an ipu heke ʻole (single gourd drums) in beautiful settings on the island of Hawaiʻi. The latter two films will be released in April and May 2022, respectively.

[@aipaIV]

Love this video - so much mana'o from this young man! Love to see it!

[@GiGiGoesShopping]

Wonderful video. Mahalo!

[@johnthomasdesign]

Great video - before I mad my board and stone I used a thick freezer bag and the just pounded with my fist while the kalo was in the bag. Then you can add the paʻiʻai with some hot water in a blender and make your poi that way.