Hawaiʻi Rooted

EVERY ISLAND HAS A STORY. IF YOU LISTEN, IT WILL SPEAK TO YOU.

Beneath the breathtaking natural wonder and exotic beauty unique to each of the Hawaiian Islands, there are vital roots. These are the stories of the people who tend to them. Who cultivate ancient ways of living in harmony with the environment and embrace local and Hawaiian culture with equal parts aloha and responsibility. For the next generation. And for Hawaiʻi to stay rooted.

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Keoni Kaholoʻaʻā

A park ranger once disconnected from his culture embraces his identity as a descendent of Pele, the volcano goddess.

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Kyle Reutner

An ex-bartender works with Hawaiian researchers and local farmers to return glory to noble cane with craft and mixology, redefining the Mai Tai as a worthy cocktail.

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Isaac Bancaco

A spearfisherman and chef exemplifies taking only what you need, defending the ocean’s bounty and representing local farmers and fishermen in his cuisine.

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Lyndsey Haraguchi-Nakayama

An epic storm tests a fifth-generation taro farmer’s legacy of sustaining the community.

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Cliff Kapono

A young Hawaiian leaves home to further his education and returns with the ability to use chemistry as a platform to share ancestral wisdom with the modern world.

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Mark Noguchi

A tough decision to leave a coveted hula hālau paves the way for a chef to introduce people to cooking - and living - with intention.

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Kau‘i Kanakaʻole

A kumu hula teaches how to respect the mana (power) of her Native Hawaiian stronghold.

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Dustin Tester

A trailblazing big-wave surfer empowers women to overcome the gnarliest challenges through surf therapy, just like she did.

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Leinā‘ala Jardin

A teacher dedicates her life to take on the duty of bringing hula—the life of Hawaiian culture—from prohibited to celebrated.

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Brandon Baptiste

A chef gives up culinary fame to come home, and reinvents a humble plantation-era dessert with world-class technique and local ingredients.

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Kala Tanaka

An ocean voyager leaves the safety of land to find her connection with her ancestors, and ultimately, herself.

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Anela Evans

A cultural practitioner bridges both worlds so that luxury and ease can coexist with the grit and authenticity that shaped her native land.

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Greg Solatorio

A cultural practitioner sacrifices everything to carry on his ancestors’ way of life, even as the modern world encroaches.

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Kaumakaiwa Kanakaʻole

Battling stereotype and cliche, a hula luminary expresses the meaning and power of hula from her Native Hawaiian perspective.

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Sheldon Simeon and Brandon Lee

Two Hilo natives buck industry convention to create a more holistic, sustainable farm-to-table experience that can only be created here.

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Keone Nunes

A Native Hawaiian tattooist bestows ancient, hand-tapped kākau upon worthy recipients willing to endure a rite of passage.

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Tom Pōhaku Stone

A misled youth returns in his later years to the source of familial wisdom to become a shaper of ancient alaia surfboards.