Mahina Pō Hua
-walking from Black Sands community, Kaimū towards Kīkala "As we walked through the brush to get to the water, I remember all the memories under the low milo tree grove. The big boulders mixed with 'ili'ili pebbles, sitting on the shore and strong as ever. In union they sit under the sun waiting to be washed by the cool, salty water as the tide rises and the waves get bigger. Under the big milo trees stand baby milo trees, perfectly sheltered by their parents' canopy. It's nice and hot today and as we walk along the cliffs I stop to feel the pa'akai that has dried up in little pukas in the pāhoehoe above the cliffs." -M.K. "In all my experiences of tidepools on Oʻahu, I have never been to one that holds so much diversity and life until I came to Hawaiʻi island. It is a refreshing feeling to see tidepools that are still healthy and full of traditional limu that our kūpuna used in their everyday lives. The treacherous walks across the ʻaʻā protects these resources fiercely. One wrong step can potentially be a fatal move on this coast line. It is as if natures knows that it needs to create these barriers to keep these resources alive. The limu kala, limu ʻakiʻaki and even limu kohu are all prevalent. Something regrettably I have never seen back home. I hope I never live to see these resources vanish from this wahi pana." -K.G.
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