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Malama Haloa - Protecting the Taro
January 1 2010 (almost 15 years ago)Rating
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- Directors: Puhipau, Joan Lander
- Genre: Documentary
- Runtime: 39 m
Taro grower and Native Hawaiian practitioner Jerry Konanui works to propagate and save from extinction the numerous varieties of kalo (taro), a staple of the Hawaiian diet. Jerry’s mission is also to protect kalo, revered as the elder sibling (Haloa) of the Hawaiian people, from the risks of genetic engineering.