Hōkai ua Lawaiʻa Makapaʻa

Produced by Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina

Set to the songs of the Kahumoku Brothers, this music video demonstrates a traditional Hawaiian method of catching ʻopelu (Pacific mackerel) off the Waiʻanae coast of Oʻahu.

Featuring Walter “Keli’iokekai” Paulo and Eddie Ka’anana, who have been fishing partners since their younger days in Miloli’i, a fishing village of South Kona.

Produced and directed by Puhipau and Joan Lander of Nā Maka o ka ʻĀina

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