Makahiki

Airline officials discuss what the Hawaiian-Alaska Airlines merger means for the companies and their customers; a food systems professor details the policies and efforts needed in food security and local agriculture; HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol reports on a Makahiki ceremony on Kahoʻolawe and its connection to the healing of the island.

Observances of the Makahiki season are held around Hawaiʻi each year. On Kaho’olawe, Kānaka Maoli have been gathering for the opening and closing of Makahiki since 1982, centering around religious ceremony. For Molokaʻi resident and cultural practitioner Kanoelani Davis, gathering on Kahoʻolawe brings heightened awareness and readiness for the seasons to come. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports.

We get an update from the ACLU about a lawsuit against Maui County, we talk to artists whose mediums are wood and mist, and we kick off Makahiki season with festivities on Oʻahu and Molokaʻi.

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