Join hosts Drew Kapp, Leilani DeMello, and guest storytellers for a huaka‘i, or journey around the island of Hawaiʻi, starting in Hilo and moving to Puna, Kaʻū, Kona, Kohala and Hāmākua. Each episode will hoʻokamaʻāina, or acquaint listeners with storied places, histories, people, traditions and lessons through stories told by community members with connections to the ʻāina. Look for new episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month! **Follow along as you listen with interactive Story Maps on our website!** https://hilo.hawaii.edu/blog/kaleookauluau/
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In conclusion, The Ka Leo o ka Uluau podcast is an incredible resource for anyone interested in Hawaiian culture, history, and language. It offers a unique and authentic perspective that is both educational and entertaining. The hosts' knowledge and soothing voices make for an immersive listening experience that leaves you longing for more. I highly recommend this podcast to anyone who wants to learn and appreciate the historical and spiritual stories of Hawaii.
Hosts Lei and Drew introduce season four of Ka Leo o ka Uluau starting with Kohala.
ʻĀhui manu members join Lei and Drew to share their mele oli, Ka Lele a nei ʻĀuna (in it's current form), and to reflect and expand on what was shared this season.
Bret returns to Ka Leo o ka Uluau with Lei and Drew to share uplifting stories of the resilience of manu Hawaiʻi.
Lisa Kapono Mason joins Lei and Drew to talk about ethical birding.
Kekuhi and Luka join us once again to talk about shorebirds and the magic of Hina.
Patrick Hart and Lisa Kapono Mason join Drew and Lei to talk about the cultural changes of Hawaiian manu and their calls.
Noah Gomes joins Lei and Drew to talk about awesome creepers.
Luka joins Lei and Drew to share about manu of the wetlands, including the aeʻo and the ʻalae!
Patrick Hart and Lisa Mason from ʻĀhui Manu join us to share about the amazing evolution the nuku (beak) of Hawaiian birds.
Kekuhi, Noa, and Kaleiheana all join Drew and Lei in this fun filled episode about backyard manu friends that can be found right outside.
Ande Buskirk joins Lei and Drew to talk about manu Hawaiʻi who make long journeys across the ocean, the Kōlea and ʻUaʻu.
Kaleiheana and Rachel join Lei and Drew to talk about manu, the pueo and ʻalalā, that are sometimes associated with the night. But are they really?
Bret joins Drew and Lei in the first episode of season III to share about manu Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian birds) with "fancy feathers" that are important to Hawaiian ecosystems and culture.
The Ka Leo o ka Uluau team gets behind the microphone together for a bonus episode to pani (close out) season II at the end of 2022 and announce exciting news for 2023.
Kainani Kahaunaele joins Lei and Drew to share about the practice of haku mele, Hawaiian song composition.
Lahela Camara joins Lei and Drew to share about the importance of our Hawaiian forests, and how a watershed works.
Leiokekoʻolani, Kauʻi, and La from HaKū join Lei and Drew to share about ala kūpuna, Hawaiian trail systems.
Henani joins Lei and Drew to tell us about holo moana, Hawaiian voyaging traditions.
Kaʻiana joins Lei and Drew to talk about mahi ʻai, kalo, Hāloa, and the farmer within.
Noa Lincoln joins Lei and Drew to share about the past, present, and future of Hawaiian agroforestry and the role of ʻulu in our lives.
Kalei Nuʻuhiwa joins Lei and Drew to tell her story of learning about the practice of kaulana mahina (observing and following lunar cycles) and how it can guide us in living sustainably today.
Pele Kaʻio joins Lei and Drew to talk about Hawaiian plants, lei making, and our interactions with the flora of Hawaiʻi.
In this episode of Ka Leo o ka Uluau, Kumu Kekoa joins Lei and Drew to share his manaʻo (thoughts) about hula and sustainability.
Kamala, Nāhōkū, and Mānoa from Hui Hoʻoleimaluō visit Lei and Drew to tell us about their work at Honokea Loko Iʻa (Hawaiian fish pond).
Uʻi Nāipo and Kaʻimi Kaupiko join us to share about their beloved fishing village of Miloliʻi, it's traditions, and ongoing efforts to implement konohiki (resource management) practices today.
Aunty Lolay visits Drew and Lei to tell us about the practice of ulana lau hala (lau hala weaving) in this very first episode of season II.
Lei, Drew, and Bruce reflect and close out our season one huakaʻi around Hawaiʻi mokupuni. They also discuss season two!
Kauila Kealiʻikanakaʻole joins Drew and Lei to share a contemporary kaʻao about Maunakea in the moku of Hāmākua.
Kuʻulei joins Lei and Drew to share an excerpt from the moʻolelo of Kāmiki, which tells us about some pana ʻāina of Hāmākua and other moku, as well as how they were named.
Kaʻiulani Pahiʻō joins Lei in this episode of Ka Leo o ka Uluau to tell us the moʻolelo of Nanaue that takes place in the awāwa of Waipiʻo.
The dynamic duo Noʻeau Peralto and Haley Kaʻiliehu join Lei and Drew to share their ʻike and moʻolelo about the moku of Hāmākua kihi loa.
Kāhealani Wilcox joins Drew and Lei to share about her upbringing in Waimea, along with a traditional moʻolelo of the moʻo wahine Manaua.
In this episode, Pomai Bertelmann joins Lei and Drew to share stories of her upbringing in the moku of Kohala.
Join Lei and Drew as Kēhaulani Marshall visits to tell us a moʻolelo focused around Hōkūʻula in Waimea.
We're in Kohala! Join us as Uncle Fred Cachola tells us moʻolelo of his kulāiwi and of Kamehameha the Great.
Makua Kihalani joins Lei and Drew in our last episode in Kona as she tells us moʻolelo of past and present.
Māhealani joins Lei and Drew to tell us about the moʻolelo of Kepakaʻiliʻula and Kahaluʻu in Kona.
Kuʻulei Keakealani joins Lei and Drew, taking us into the imagination place as we hear her enchanting oration of Kaulanapōkiʻi, a traditional moʻolelo of Kona and Kohala.
We're in Kona! Kiaʻi loko Loke Aloua joins Lei and Drew, taking us on a huakaʻi to the ahupuaʻa o Kaloko and its traditional Hawaiian fishpond.
Pelehonuamea Harman and ʻĀina Akamu join Lei and Drew for our last episode in Kaʻū as they share about the nature of this moku and its people.
Kekuhi Kealiʻikanakaʻoleohaililani joins hosts Lei and Drew, telling us the story of shark-people migrations to the moku of Kaʻū.
Nohea Kaʻawa joins Drew and Lei, taking us on a huakaʻi through moʻolelo to Punaluʻu and Puʻuʻenuhe in Kaʻū.
Join us as Noah Gomes kicks off our huakaʻi in the moku of Kaʻū, starting at the home of Pele. Make sure to follow along with the story map on our blog for this place-name rich episode!
Kalanipua Elia joins Drew and Leilani to take us on a huakaʻi through historic Puna, specifically in the ahupuaʻa of Kaueleau where she is from.
Piʻilani Kaʻawaloa joins Drew and Lei in this episode to tell two stories of Makani Halulu, or Halulu, the Man Eating Bird, and relates it to a land section and heiau in Puna of the same name.
Join us in our second episode in the moku of Puna as Leila Kealoha visits Drew and Leilani to share her connections to Pūʻalaʻa and other wahi (places) in the area.
To Puna we go! Join our guest Ryan McCormack, along with hosts Lei and Drew as we delve into the depths of the great ʻŌlaʻa forest of Puna.
In this episode, Ākeamakamae Kiyuna joins Lei and Drew for the last episode in our journey through the moku of Hilo. She shares a moʻolelo of two sisters that takes place ma uka at two prominent puʻu (hills), in the uplands of Hilo.
Join Lokelani Brandt and Ka Leo o ka Uluau hosts Drew and Lei as we explore the rich history Piʻopiʻo in the moku of Hilo.
Join us, and our first guest Mānaiakalani Kalua as he takes us on a journey through Hilo, starting with a moʻolelo (story) about how Mokuola came to be.
In this introductory episode, we explore the ahupuaʻa of Waiākea in the moku (district) of Hilo with Drew and Leilani.
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