{"id":112103,"date":"2020-02-28T16:33:07","date_gmt":"2020-02-29T02:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=112103"},"modified":"2021-03-31T16:27:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T02:27:22","slug":"rescuing-limu-reviving-olelo-hawaii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/02\/28\/rescuing-limu-reviving-olelo-hawaii\/","title":{"rendered":"Rescuing limu; reviving \u02bb\u014dlelo Hawai\u02bbi"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_34247\"  width=\"676\" height=\"676\"  data-origwidth=\"676\" data-origheight=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-SHgclFKAZk?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Rescuing limu; reviving \u02bb\u014dlelo Hawai\u02bbi (social)\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>Piles of limu (Hawaiian seaweed) washing ashore or abundantly sprouting from rocky reefs is a sight that is quickly disappearing from the islands. Limu conservationists link the fading supply to a spectrum of causes like improper harvesting, climate change and even suffocating invasives. But interests in replanting and restoring limu in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\u2019s\">Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s<\/span> waters are growing in a number of communities, and <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M&#257;noa<\/a> <span aria-label=\"olelo\">&#699;&#333;lelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> (Hawaiian language) haum&#257;na (students) are doing their part to support those efforts from inside the classroom.<\/p>\n<h2>Incorporating language into limu preservation<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_112109\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-112109\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/manoa-limu-restoration-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Ito teaching class\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-112109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/manoa-limu-restoration-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/manoa-limu-restoration-2-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/manoa-limu-restoration-2-630x353.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/manoa-limu-restoration-2.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-112109\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Hawaiian language students listen to limu expert, Uncle Wally Ito<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The non-profit organization <a href=\"http:\/\/kuahawaii.org\/\"><span aria-label=\"Kuaaina\">Kua&#699;&#257;ina<\/span> Ulu <span aria-label=\"Auamo\/a\">&#699;Auamo<\/span><\/a> (<abbr>KUA<\/abbr>) recently asked haum&#257;na to translate common terms associated with limu into Hawaiian, so practitioners can expand the use of the language in their work.<\/p>\n<p><abbr>KUA<\/abbr> facilitates the <a href=\"http:\/\/kuahawaii.org\/limu-hui\/\">Limu Hui<\/a>, a group of experts with cultural knowledge about limu working to preserve that knowledge and educate the public about the importance of restoration.<\/p>\n<p>Haum&#257;na translated simple phrases like, pae i ke one (washed ashore), ma luna o n&#257; moku (on top of the rocks), ke <span aria-label=\"ako\">&#699;ako<\/span> limu (to gather limu) or ka p&#333;p&#333; limu (ball of seaweed).<\/p>\n<p>The haum&#257;na are enrolled in third-year <span aria-label=\"olelo\">&#699;&#333;lelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> course, <abbr>HAW<\/abbr> 434: E P&#363; <span aria-label=\"Paakai\">Pa&#699;akai<\/span> K&#257;kou. The hands-on class taught by Kumu <strong>Kawehi Lucas<\/strong> studies traditional Hawaiian and contemporary food culture. <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa senior <strong><span aria-label=\"Ekolu\">&#699;Ekolu<\/span> Nakamaejo<\/strong> applauds efforts being made to include <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\u2019s\">Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s<\/span> native language with ongoing limu protection projects.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nui n&#333; <span aria-label=\"kou\">ko&#699;u<\/span> <span aria-label=\"hauoli\">hau&#699;oli<\/span> i ka makemake <span aria-label=\"ana\">&#699;ana<\/span> o n&#257; loea e m&#257;lama i ka <span aria-label=\"olelo\">&#699;&#333;lelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> ma o k&#257; l&#257;kou mau hana <span aria-label=\"koikoi,\">ko&#699;iko&#699;i,<\/span> no ka mea e <span aria-label=\"hoopili\">ho&#699;opili<\/span> ana l&#257;kou i ke kai&#257;ulu ma o ka nohona <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> a he waiwai n&#333; ke hana <span aria-label=\"ia\">&#699;ia<\/span> me ka <span aria-label=\"olelo\">&#699;&#333;lelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii.\">Â鶹´«Ã½.<\/span> (I think it\u2019s great that our cultural practitioners are wanting to incorporate the Hawaiian language into their practices because they\u2019re bringing together the community through the Hawaiian culture, and to be able to do that through the Hawaiian language is very valuable),&rdquo; Nakamaejo said.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related <em><abbr>UH<\/abbr> News<\/em> story:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/02\/14\/hawaiian-language-month-celebration\/\">February is mahina <span aria-label=\"olelo\">&#699;&#333;lelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> (Hawaiian language month)<\/a>, February 14, 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Limu healing powers, respected customs<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_112108\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-112108\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/manoa-limu-restoration-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"light yellow limu\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-112108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/manoa-limu-restoration-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/manoa-limu-restoration-1-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/manoa-limu-restoration-1-630x353.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/manoa-limu-restoration-1.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-112108\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Limu kala can be used to treat small scratches. Lei containing the limu were given as a symbol of forgiveness. (Photo credit: Wally Ito)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On February 26, Limu Hui coordinator Uncle <strong>Wally Ito<\/strong> talked to the third-year Hawaiian language students about different limu strains, like <span aria-label=\"eleele,\">&#699;ele&#699;ele,<\/span> kohu and p&#257;lahalaha, a light green seaweed served with raw fish or sometimes added to soup. The marine biologist helped start the Limu Hui in 2014 at the request of k&#363;puna (elders) who were concerned that limu knowledge wouldn\u2019t be passed down to the next generation. Ito broke down how Hawaiians used limu medicinally. Women who had a difficult time conceiving were fed manauea. Children suffering from mouth sores were given l&#299;poa. He also highlighted limu customs practiced in ancient <span aria-label=\"Hawaii.\">Â鶹´«Ã½.<\/span> Eating limu <span aria-label=\"lipeepee\">lipe&#699;epe&#699;e<\/span> was kapu (taboo) to hula dancers because it was believed they would slip and fall during a mele (song). <span aria-label=\"Pakeleawaa,\">Pakele&#699;awa&#699;a,<\/span> a black and slippery textured limu was said to be a favorite of Queen <span aria-label=\"Liliuokalani.\">Lili&#699;uokalani.<\/span> Ito was thrilled his presentation motivated haum&#257;na to want to get involved with replanting opportunities at <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> beaches. &ldquo;That\u2019s what keeps me going. That\u2019s my motivation,&rdquo; Ito said.<\/p>\n<p><abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa Hawaiian language student <strong><span aria-label=\"Kahoalii\">Kahoali&#699;i<\/span> Keahi<\/strong> also teaches at Chaminade University and is excited to share what he learned with students.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Makemake au e <span aria-label=\"ao\">a&#699;o<\/span> i <span aria-label=\"kau\">ka&#699;u<\/span> mau haum&#257;na i ia <span aria-label=\"ike\">&#699;ike<\/span> limu i mea a <span aria-label=\"loaa\">loa&#699;a<\/span> ka l&#257;hui ma n&#257; kuahiwi laua o ke kai. (I would like to pass on this knowledge to my haum&#257;na and hopefully get more of our l&#257;hui not just in our forests but in our waters),&rdquo; Keahi said.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related <em><abbr>UH<\/abbr> News<\/em> story:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/01\/23\/turnout-overwhelms-organizers-olelo-hawaii-class\/\">Turnout overwhelms organizers of free <span aria-label=\"Olelo\">&#699;Olelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> class<\/a>, January 23, 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Limu by any other name<\/h2>\n<p>According to Ito, there are more than 500 species of limu in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii,\">Â鶹´«Ã½,<\/span> and a majority don\u2019t have Hawaiian names. Some believe a number of names were simply lost through the years. In the future, <abbr>KUA<\/abbr> is interested in working with <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa <span aria-label=\"olelo\">&#699;&#333;lelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> students again to create names.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He waiwai ka <span aria-label=\"ike\">&#699;ike<\/span> <span aria-label=\"ana\">&#699;ana<\/span> i n&#257; inoa <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> o n&#257; limu i ka lehulehu. He <span aria-label=\"hooia\">h&#333;&#699;oia<\/span> hou aku k&#275;ia no ke k&#363;lana k&#363;helu o ka <span aria-label=\"olelo.It\">&#699;&#333;lelo.(It<\/span> would be valuable for the public to know the Hawaiian names of those limu. It is another validation of the status of the Hawaiian language),&rdquo; Kumu Lucas said.<\/p>\n<p>The organization also supports other m&#257;lama <span aria-label=\"aina\">&#699;&#257;ina<\/span> hui like those that oversee the preservation and management of loko <span aria-label=\"ia\">i&#699;a<\/span> (fishponds). <abbr>KUA<\/abbr> is also considering asking haum&#257;na to translate common terms associated with those efforts so the language can be utilized there too.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8212;By <span aria-label=\"Moanikeala\">Moanike&#699;ala<\/span> Nabarro<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Limu conservationists are turning to <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Hawaiian language students for help with translating common limu terms into Hawaiian.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,12],"tags":[665,33,1057,411,1465,9,56],"class_list":["post-112103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","category-video","tag-conservation","tag-hawaiian","tag-hawaiian-language","tag-kawaihuelani-center-for-hawaiian-language","tag-manoa-native-hawaiian-place-of-learning","tag-uh-manoa","tag-video-2","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112103"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":124470,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112103\/revisions\/124470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}