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I HAWAI`I O UTAH HAWAIIAN CIVIC CLUB

SUMMER 2011

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Kokua in Action

Spotlight On

Malama Haloa

Ohana Retreat

Upcoming Events

We’ve been busy in our Hawaiian Community here in Utah! Our Hawaiian

language classes have been going great, we’ve been partnering and collaborat-

ing with individuals and organizations to better serve our people and we’re

loving it.

We’re looking forward to an exciting Fall issue, to be out mid October. Until

then, malama i ka ‘ohana, malama i ke kaiaulu, a malama kekahi i kekahi.

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We are fortunate that in our club we have three special `opio who are recognized throughout our

Hawaiian community as beautiful examples of “Kokua in Action”. They are active volunteers at

numerous community events. Most recently they were instrumental to the success of Keiki Kamp 2011

at the Hawaiian Cultural Center. They consistently serve their community as youth volunteers and

were a credit to their „ohana. Mahalo nunui ia Brianna Richards, Kapeka Gaui and Garin Richards for be-

ing great examples to those who come after you, and as inspiration for all.

How very fortunate we are, here in Utah to have two sources for fresh kalo! Malama Haloa O Utah, and now, Po`okela Poi. Here’s the story behind Po`okela Poi…

“My wife’s name is Lauren Kaiminaauao Muaina Te`o, I’m Ephraim Malosi Te`o Jr. We both are from La`ie O`ahu and both graduated from Kahuku High School. We started our company here in Utah about 2 months ago and it’s called Po`okela Poi and Taro.

It all started back home in Hawai`i when my wife and I grew taro in our garden and wanted to pound our own poi. We talked to a few of the kupunas who still knew the old art of ku`i. We were directed to an old timer in Hau`ula, back towards the mountains. We met him and talked for a few minutes. Our visits soon became a regular thing. I was hungry to learn all of the old ways and the old man wasn’t just going to show us everything in one time so we had to come often. Every week he would make his own poi, kulolo and laulau. We became his ap-prentices and worked for him. Our experience was priceless. He taught me how to make eve-rything that he made and gave me old school recipes for his haulolo and kulolo. I felt I had earned that. From cleaning the cooked kalo for poi to scraping the fresh coconut for fresh haupia, there we were, step by step with uncle.

My wife and I knew we were going to be moving to Utah to finish up school. We told him we would be moving and would have to leave. He encouraged us to complete our education but also suggested we continue doing the same things in Utah that we learned from him. We had-n’t thought about it before then, but thought it would be a good idea. Here we are now and through a lot of leg work, and elbow grease, have been able to bring Haloa to Utah.

Our company is owned by my wife and I and we make all of our product by ourselves. We bring in the kalo from Kaua`I, the palau lehua variety and mill fresh poi, kulolo, and haulolo. For those who are not familiar with haulolo it’s a layer of kulolo on the bottom with a layer of homemade haupia on the top. We are able to get our taro here within a week of it being picked from the lo`I so we get the perfect freshness for our products. We were taught that you can never hide the quality of your kalo and for that very reason we fly it in from back home. We now make it available for everyone in Utah and its neighboring states. Our mis-sion is to preserve the old traditions of our Hawaiian ancestors through hard work and tradi-tional ingredients. We hope that everyone will get a chance to experience the quality of our products so we can share what has been given to us.

Feel free to call/text Malosi at 808-351-2408 or email is at pookela.poi@gmail.com You can also look us up on facebook at Po`okela Poi & Taro.”

Malos and Lauren Te’o—Po`okela Poi.

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Thursday, July 28th saw a group of Ha-

waiians and Pacific Islanders engaging

in the age old tradition of ku`i kalo.

Some having experience at it, others

newly come to the practice, it was nev-

ertheless, a thoroughly engaging time.

These gatherings serve to fill different

needs for different people. Some have

always wanted to try it, and are eager

to embrace the opportunity. Some par-

ticipate so as to have kalo on their ta-

bles for their families. And still others

come to re-fuel, to fill themselves spiri-

tually, culturally, emotionally and physi-

cally. It’s a soothing balm for those

feeling a little bruised or battered by

Western mentality.

A little pocket of home, where Hawai-

ian is spoken, food is shared, families

gather, and where aloha is the norm.

Who wouldn’t want to be a part of that?

To check when the next ku`i is happen-

ing, check

www.malamahaloaoutah.blogspot.com

Malama haloa o utah

`Ohana Retreat ‘Ohana Retreat 2011 was a definite success. There was a great turn out, the weather was beautiful and the time spent with our community was priceless.

The Keiki Fishing tourna-ment was fun with all of the kids helping each other

and having a blast. Because of traffic from the boats, and other watercraft, not many fish were to be had, but better luck next year. We were fortunate to have lots of prizes for all the kids though, courtesy of dona-tions from our civic club,

Team Kalea, and Kauwahi `Anaina Hawai`i Hawaiian Civic Club.

Kupuna Vermine Haws led the children in singing Ha-waiian songs, and taught them a hula. We are so blessed to still have actively engaged kupuna with us.

Uncle Mike Tejada, and Team Kalea were so amaz-ing in taking everyone for canoe rides on the lake. That was definitely a high-light for many, especially the kids. Mahalo to Kevin Cowan for bringing his stand up paddle board down and letting the kids try it out. They absolutely loved it.

There were games as well, with Lei Aloha O Ka `Ohana

presenting their Lokahi game for families to partici-pate in. It was great having them use Hawaiian lan-guage and work together to complete their obstacle course.

Another great hit was the `ono shave ice our club pro-vided. It was a welcome respite from the heat of the day and a terrific way for everyone to enjoy a sweet treat. Mahalo to David

Carden, ka `ohana Rich-ards, and Kapeka, Malu and Lasi Gaui for all their kokua with the shave ice!

It’s been stated before but cannot be emphasized enough that this was done by four Hawaiian organiza-tions partnering for this event. It’s a first for us here, and we are deter-mined that it not be the last time. Building and sustain-ing strong community ties

should always be our goal. It is necessary for our fami-lies to gather. It is neces-sary for us to demonstrate the love we have for our families, our culture, com-munity, and each other.

We are already planning for next year with new ac-tivities, games and work-shops. We hope that next year will find more Hawai-ian organizations partner-ing for this terrific event.

For those that attended, if you should have ideas on what you’d like to see next year, we welcome your mana`o! Just email us at huihawaiiou-tah@yahoo.com

Mahalo to all those who participated, for those whose hard work and ko-kua made this possible, ma-halo. And for those that were instrumental in its planning, mahalo nunui.

Please enjoy the photos, if you’d like to see more, check us out on facebook, www.facebook.com/huihawaiioutah

Upcoming Events August 20: Mainland Council Gathering in TN

August 22: BACK TO SCHOOL

September 16/17: We are excited to be collabo-rating with ‘Aha Kupuna, and other Hawaiian organizations in doing an imu event out at Io-sepa! The event is to provide the opportunity for our younger generations to learn how to do an imu, and other traditional foods, and the protocols and practices that go along with it. More info to come.

September 29th: Meet and Greet with Te Vaka at the Hawaiian Cultural Center 741 Smelter St. from 6:30 pm. Potluck, come meet the band, grab some cds, get them signed!

September 30th: Te Vaka concert! See flyer on the right.

October 1st: Hawaiian Jam at Lindon Harbor. Food, Crafts, and of course beautiful music.

www.rebelzionmusic.bandcamp.com