Moʻolelo Mai | Episode 1: "Ka ʻIewe Incident" (w/ English Subtitles)

Mo'olelo Mai
He polokalamu haʻi moʻolelo kēia ma ʻŌiwi TV e kālele ana i nā moʻolelo mai loko mai o ko kākou mau kaiāulu i pili i ka nohona a moʻaukala Hawaiʻi. E nanea mai ka pepeiao i ka lohe aku i kēia mau moʻolelo kūpaianaha!

ʻŌiwi TV's original television program highlights stories about our history, our islands, and our communities - told by various people across the pae ʻāina. Come and listen to these amazing stories!


Ka ʻIewe Incident
Ma kēia pukana mua e lohe ai kākou no ka hana wiwoʻole o kekahi ʻohana ma ka ʻimi a hoʻōla ʻana aʻe i kekahi hana kuʻuna, ʻo ke kanu ʻiewe hoʻi. E hoʻolohe mai nō iā Kīhei Nahale-a lāua ʻo Nohea Stibbard ma ka haʻi moʻolelo ʻana no kā lāua ʻimi ʻana i ka hiki ke mālama i ka ʻiewe o ko lāua keiki mua i loko o kekahi wā i kūikawā loa ai ia hana a manaʻo.

In this first episode, we hear about the valiant efforts put forth by one ʻohana as they worked to revitalize a traditional birth practice of burying a childs' placenta. Come and listen to Kīhei Nahale-a and Nohea Stibbard as they recount this story of how they sought out the rights to retain their first-born's placenta during a time when such requests were unheard of and not practiced.