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MAMA PRESENTS… Airielle, Jason & Katrina ’95 to Keanae Maui 1996 A beautiful day on the road to Hana in maui, Hawaii, Jason takes Airielle and Katrina on a journey on the road to Hana, a classic journey when visiting Maui. On the way, they get to stop and explore Keanae. Keanae journey on Jimmy’s flower farm and overlooking the peninsula.
Summary & Transcript
The video transcript presents a vivid and heartfelt exploration of life and culture in Maui, specifically focusing on the community of Kīpahulu (often shortened to Kī). The program blends elements of musical celebration, local politics, environmental advocacy, and a deep dive into the agricultural and cultural practices of the region. It opens with an island-themed musical introduction, evoking the beauty of Maui’s beaches, trade winds, and community spirit. Then, Jason Schwarz, a Green Party candidate running for South Maui Council, discusses the importance of district voting versus at-large voting, highlighting the challenges local residents face in having their voices heard and the need for political reform to better represent Maui’s diverse communities.
The narrative then shifts to a warm, personal tour of Kīpahulu’s tropical gardens and flower farms, led by local farmer Jimmy and his family. Viewers are taken on a scenic ride through flower fields, learning about the cultivation of exotic flowers like the “sexy pink” ginger, and the challenges faced by farmers, such as water scarcity and invasive snails affecting taro crops. The episode also touches on the local culture, including traditional Hawaiian dance, handmade crafts, and family stories that connect the present to the historical past, including the 1941 tsunami (referred to as the Title Wave) that reshaped the community.
The video closes by emphasizing community resilience, environmental stewardship, and the significance of preserving local heritage and natural resources. The presenters invite viewers to appreciate the beauty, culture, and challenges of Maui while encouraging political engagement and environmental awareness.
Highlights
- [05:08] Jason Schwartz campaigns for district voting reform to better represent Maui’s local communities.
- [11:00] Visit to the Keanae flower farm, showcasing the vibrant local agriculture and community life.
- [16:43] Discussion of the 1941 tsunami (Title Wave) and its impact on the Kīpahulu area and families.
- [22:36] Insight into the cultivation of “sexy pink” ginger flowers and sustainable farming practices.
- [48:00] Presentation of traditional Hawaiian crafts and cultural dance, highlighting community heritage.
- [52:57] Overview of environmental challenges, including invasive snails threatening taro crops and local ecosystems.
- [56:56] Emphasis on critical water issues and the community’s effort to restore taro production and preserve cultural agriculture.
Key Insights
- [05:44] ️ Political Representation and District Voting: Jason Schwartz’s candidacy underscores a critical issue in Maui’s political system—at-large voting dilutes the voice of local communities like South Maui. His advocacy for district voting aims to ensure council members directly represent their constituents’ specific needs, addressing disparities in political influence caused by island-wide voting. This reform could lead to more equitable resource allocation and stronger local advocacy.
- [08:08] Balancing Environment and Economy: As a Green Party candidate and local business person, Schwarz promotes an integrative approach that values environmental sustainability alongside economic viability. His leadership of the Arts and Music Association further ties cultural enrichment to environmental stewardship, suggesting that vibrant communities depend on both ecological health and cultural vitality.
- [11:34] Agriculture as Cultural Backbone: The visit to Jimmy’s tropical flower farm reveals how agriculture in Maui is intertwined with family heritage and cultural identity. The farm’s story—passed down through generations and surviving natural disasters—shows that preserving land and traditional farming methods is essential not only economically but also for maintaining community cohesion and cultural memory.
- [20:59] Innovative Farming Practices: The detailed explanation of soaking flowers in soap and water before market indicates local efforts to maintain product quality and hygiene while minimizing chemical use. This practice reflects a commitment to sustainable agriculture and community health, balancing market demands with environmental concerns.
- [38:19] Challenges from Global Market Competition: The local flower market faces significant competition from imports, especially during summer months when prices and demand drop due to cheaper flowers from Florida and the Caribbean. This economic pressure threatens small-scale farmers and stresses the need for local support and diversification of markets, including direct sales at swap meets and online orders.
- [48:00] Cultural Preservation Through Craft and Dance: The inclusion of traditional Hawaiian crafts and hula dance highlights ongoing efforts to preserve and celebrate indigenous culture. Teaching younger generations about native plants used in crafts and the cultural significance of dance helps maintain cultural continuity and fosters pride in Hawaiian identity amidst modern challenges.
- [52:57] Environmental Threats to Traditional Crops: The invasive golden apple snails pose a major threat to taro production, a staple crop deeply tied to Hawaiian culture and diet. The community’s use of ducks and mosquito fish as biological controls demonstrates innovative, eco-friendly pest management strategies. However, water scarcity exacerbates these challenges, signaling urgent need for sustainable water management to protect agriculture and cultural heritage.
- [56:56] Water Scarcity as a Critical Issue: Water shortages limit taro cultivation and threaten local food security and cultural practices. Jimmy’s prioritization of snail eradication and water restoration underscores how environmental issues are directly linked to community well-being. This highlights the broader challenge Maui faces in balancing development, environmental conservation, and sustaining traditional livelihoods.
The video serves as both a cultural celebration and a call to action—encouraging political engagement, environmental responsibility, and community solidarity to preserve the unique heritage and natural beauty of Maui.
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me helloha my name is Jason Schwarz I am the Green Party candidate for Council from the South Maui seat we have residency requirements here in Maui which you all know and being that I live in South Maui I’m running in South Maui seed against Wayne Niki our present incumbent who many think including myself has done a real good job as a watchdog but we have things that we need here in Maui and I’m running and the main reason I’m running is to clarify the idea and issue of District voting
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versus our at large voting now with a residency requirement for seat um without getting too much into detail about it many of you who live in different areas vote for people Islands wide you vote in Maui m and the I seats in if you have special interest in your area it’s a very big challenge to get someone in that represents your needs everyone in your area could vote for example for me if you lived in South Mali and the rest of the islands could carry based on a vote for Wayne or Helen or Robert Tanaka so how are you going to
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make a change the one way is to get voting by districts that each area we vote for someone to our area and I think that’s a really important point and needs to be brought home I’m really running and hope that you will challenge all the incumbents to get District voting on the ballot in 1998 by a simple vote that they can do just between them to get it on the ballot as opposed to 20% of the signatures of all the voters in the last election which is quite a task if we put this issue to the back
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burner it’s likely going to get pushed off another two years and another two years and it’s too important an issue this year we see that Dennis Nakamura who many think is one of the most most challengeable of council candidates wasn’t challenged because people I spoke to feel that by the dollars he has to support his election and the fact that you have to get known so widely without the time and money it’s a real challenge to be um bumping if you will an incumbent so we need to change in that
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system or someone like sahala is running against the primary Goro hok’s son Ricky many people around the county may know the name hokama and vote hokama not really carefully understanding that they’re voting for the son they don’t really know him the people on the nine may have a very different opinion of hokama versus kah halahala how is that fair you know we talk about laai only having enough people to get part of a seat uh part of a voice but they get no voice now because of the way that voting is done
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Islands wide I think that’s important enough an issue to take so much of the time that I have here with you about that um you know me as a green party member which means to many of you that I’m a strong environmentalist not a radical environmentalist someone that recognizes that environment and economy have to work together I am also the director of the Arts and Music Association promoting art music and environment we have a local television show here on this same akaku um television station we hope that
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do enjoy our show we have all kinds of different guests and all kinds of people that bring a lot of different subjects to Maui we’ve had people that are healers people that are doctors people that are presidents of electric companies we’ve had all kinds of different people on to share with the people of Maui the many spectrums of our um people and ideas that are happening here on Maui and from all around the world and to all around the world many of you should pick up this simple booklet the charter of the county
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of Maui in there you will see that um it’s very clear that we need to get the council to act with only a a little time before the election in the primary and then primary and then election and then 2 years and they’re running again we have to choose our time and the time is now before the election to get the council to vote to put this on the ballot for the next election so we want to focus on that and challenge all our candidates it would be my great pleasure to serve you the people of Maui if in
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fact you choose to elect me and um I guess you say I’m green I’m a loan officer and I do mortgages I’m green I care about the environment I have a sense about business and numbers I also have a sense of coming from the heart and I listen to all the things around me and all the things that are said to me and then I make my own decision and um green is really an independent bridge I feel between traditional Democrats and Republicans it allows Independents and everyone to be able to vote in a new way
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to take the best of all ideas and put them in something new thank you my name is Jason Schwarz I’m the green candidate for Council in South Maui Aloha this is Ariel and Jason with Mar Music Association Aloha and we have a great adventure for you today because we um had a great adventure and took you with us yeah we did riding on a back of a truck that was a good one riding on the back of a truck anyway we have a delightful adventure to a few beautiful Hawaiian families you know we go to the swap Beach each week
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many of the families around here that find the prices of produce and the price of things in the market find a real strong alternative in supporting the local people through on Saturday going to the swamp meat I love that part you know you’ve seen us on uh on a little on shows before where we stop at the side of the road on our trip to Hana and Ariel is looking at the flowers well we have I guess you’d say you can see it by this beautiful girl she loves flowers and so when people come to our place
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they see beautiful flowers that Ariel gets at the swap meat and through that process we’ve come to meet some wonderful local people of this island so we decided to take a ride out to K Andi right sure and we saw uh Jimmy and we saw uh Jasmine and we saw the family that is creating these beautiful flowers on on their beautiful place so that’s what you’re going to see in K and I their land in K and I watching the world go by we also went down to the tarot field and you’ll see some of the issues that
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are happening out in K and I through this process we got a little to visit some of the the vendors that sometimes frequent down in the the base wasn’t that a great spot yes it’s really a beautiful beautiful place out there and the thing that I love the most about it are the stories of how the land pulled together and the families that make all this happen and you know as Jimmy will tell you how his mother left him the land at K and I and then the tidal wave came and Title Wave so people moved up
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the mountain and I love um the local people and their stories and how they care about the land and move it through their families and I honor that very much and it’s wonderful to see that in here and how Jimmy is caring for this flower farm so grandson will have the farm one day and it’s very beautiful and very beautiful heart people and we were so happy to have this opportunity to bring them to you and you to them and also to be able to show you some of the things that are their challenges like
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the water like the problem with the snails and the tarot uh these are things that I think we hope hope we’re doing our part to share with the people of Maui so we can search for the solutions to some of these problems and again to share the beautiful people I really enjoyed going on to Jimmy’s farm and seeing these sexy pinks these huge flowers growing naturally in fields of beautiful flowers was very very exciting and you’ll share it with us that’s okay and we’re glad to bring it to you have a
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good journey have a good journey I hope it’s not as bumpy as part of what mine was oh wait till you see these guys riding on this track it was fun it was an experience I don’t know if I can make it imagine riding on a plastic chair in the back of a tractor through a flower farm holding flowers you’ll get to see it live it’s like we felt like Queens I thought of it more like a Maui roller coaster ride it was quite an exciting videotaping from the back of this little scooter was fun anyway thank
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you again for joining us we hope you enjoy the show aloha aloha stach is upset oh yeah the drive that that’s a long drive you know hello good to see you you remember my friend Katrina love well here we are where are we were at in K and I at right K and I tropical gardens huh that’s right and uh I know everyone around here probably knows you but you’re Jimmy why don’t you tell everyone who we are cuz we’re standing here and we’re talking to all the people of Maui and people from all over
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actually from all over the world aloha aloha well you in K tropical G right now and uh how I met you was going to swap me swap me that’s right Ariel is absolutely the queen of the flowers and we couldn’t have stop your Saturday you know so now we going to visit the garden itself up here maybe I should put some Che on that thead you can sit out on the quad maybe huh that’s a good idea let’s do that oh now there’s a classy ride that’s a classy ride H come here how many people get to ride first
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class on a on a quad Rider through the k& fields that’s wonderful the forest who’s this puppy come here what a beautiful place how long youve been here many years yeah uh you see this house here yeah oh you see the there the Gap yeah see show you folks uhhuh that’s where this house was built a plantation house they have big homes up there for the big bosses oh so we break it down and we brought it down here and buil this house down here wow was this many years ago this was 1941 right after the Title Wave
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we had a Title Wave 1941 wow so right after the Title Wave then we came here this house up here no people were living up here this side before Wow since the tile wave everybody moved up here they didn’t want to leave down in the valley oh is that right yeah you still have tar and stuff growing that’s right we’ll go down there and visit the place okay great so this is going to be a wonderful tour thank you for taking the time with us today all right no you see that right here I’ve
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do this this is like the Eide ticket at Disneyland that’s right she came to join you in the truck she did I wonder if she’ll take the ride with you girls I’m going to take you guys up there by banana then we get off then you can take picture right by Blue you know that purple banana good good oh good her favorite spot out look at the of this is the banana yeah stop here so you can see this is the banana know that the purple banana yeah yeah this is the one my favorite banana or boy this is fun this is them yeah this
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is it this is the banana this is the plant I’ll go and look if there’s any in here you can see yeah here come over here couple over here see them right here yeah see the per oh aren’t they beautiful there you go wow here’s another new one coming out I just love these there you go but now these don’t get banana no it’s just AOW just AOW wow they’re beautiful stay right there then he take your picture stay right there stay right there it’s beautiful isn’t it well now you favorite color you see
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we get such great benefit we go to the SWAT me and Jimmy’s out here I guess you work days days to get this stuff out of the field so you water them you care tomorrow tomorrow and Friday is a big day for us we start cutting all the flowers yeah and take it and then we soak it in a in a soap and water I see and then uh put it together to take it out to swap me satday soak it in what we soak it in a before I show you down there we have a big tub we soak it in there and we put that soap just in case
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in case there’s ants or any kind of bugs inside you know oh I see you know just to make sure it’s clean so you can also ship these flowers everywhere huh yeah ship them to the mainland and all that H what what’s the name of the business actually can I tropical garden can tropical gardens oh and all these beautiful flowers boy we’ll make sure to get some information why don’t you go in the field over here so he can take you for piure with the red and the flowers like that come out here I think you go
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in too you be a leader come here okay it’s beautiful here isn’t it jungle days huh just flowers as far as you can see oh something like that oh you want to go in the field oh you know what’s fun about this motion picture we can go wherever and people can come with us can take picture of in the field and you too please go yeah there right there so you’ve been here for more than 50 years have you seen this area change some over time I bet so yeah uh up here is about 10 acres we got 10 acres up here you got 10 acres
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10 AC it goes up to the end up there way up there and then the helicopter comes and land behind there bring the tourist there’s a big waterfall oh really yeah the water comes from under the ground Spring Water spring water so the T come out behind this there’s a home behind here on top the hill this is so beautiful what is this this the red yeah R if that’s the red yeah coming out it comes out pink it’s coming out s like that then they come on the r that’s it and this is mango trees that come in
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mango they they make the pick mango out of these this is the common mango they call the common yeah common mango you know I know when we lived I lived in people here oh yeah and our mango is okay now take you folks down here then you see the uh what do you call we have that uh sexy pink oh the sexy P I like them there lots of them have a whole Sexy pink Farm I’ll go turn around I okay boy that’s a big beautiful mango tree huh that’s the common mango the light’s funny there we go heyy go all
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[Music] board this is SE that’s my other oh are beautiful wow I love the way they feel here you isn’t that beautiful gorgeous here wow is like SE yeah all sexy things it’s a sexy pink so how long does it take them to grow oh this one been here for a couple of years already but you see the the young ones coming out there mhm so every time there’s a new one here so you get a new uh flower one branch one flower you know every year every year I see wow each branch grows one flower yeah so it takes
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a lot of water I imagine yeah we’re having a kind of dry time now the when they have water water that goes through the other side is that the same water that you would use or no no no no we get the rain you do that’s funny we just we just have the rain I see what is the white it’s just like a pow yeah just just protect the flower go on the all the of the year these are so beautiful this is are you a desert dweller I’m a desert you have a cave I know sand see all different typ and this is
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the kimy you know the pink Ginger uhhuh this is me right here going all the way down wow yeah this is so you must spend a lot of time harvesting this stuff oh yeah tomorrow and Friday just supposed to swap me yeah so how many years does it take to like have a sexy Kink one year take good care of it it comes out fast you know really yeah so we could have sexy pinks at our house yeah but do they have a little do they have a little cake how do they start them it’s like just like you see the young one there we just dig it out and I
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see plant it you know this one right here like this one right here we cut we dig this one and we cut them sh and this is terrific I look at this one I think Ariel wants to build a house right here in this Grove it is beautiful isn’t it m see now we can even more appreciate appreciate when we share these with all the people on the other side huh absolutely I know people come visit our house they can get flowers right here also from Jimmy k i tropical gardens beautiful he said in the place where the flowers take
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a ride down down to lower area huh yeah boy is this so beautiful flow you’re looking for to find one huh H she he found one for you Orel oh no no no let her pick what she want oh that’s a beautiful one wow yeah that’s gorgeous one now you pick which one you want you go ahead take a look I got my own flower it’s as big as I am it’s beautiful beautiful you’re the sexy pink expert you really are coming of beautiful ones wow wow wow it looks like a whole tree yeah wow look at that one thank you
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whoa oh that is so beautiful thank you that’s gorgeous thank you you girls like flowers huh oh aren’t they beautiful wouldn’t you oh yeah aren’t they really they’re sexy sexy yeah that’s right it’s sexy pink sexy pinks huh wow you see the yellow here it’s yellow Helia yeah let me see let me see oh my pretty wow uh breathtaking yeah and we have the red on stool with the rhythms are not coming out so people can just come out to the swap meet and you really do all the work
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for them and just deliver them to their door that’s right and they’re really so beautiful and they’re so wonderfully priced as well you know it’s fun that whole Arrangement that I got from you on Saturday I you know I have this beautiful arrangement in my living room and and people walk in they go oh wow well they can come down and see you that at the Swap me too yeah cuz flowers really add quite a touch to the houses you know this is the side on the other side they really miss these beautiful
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flowers so thank you so much we you know what I think is a wonderful thing to do too is to send you can call to me and and send to your friends and relatives on the mainland you know when people get Hawaiian flowers uhhuh they like they just they they love them so much CU they’re so different so like this one I don’t cut it until Friday evening Saturday morning we leave does this mail to the mainland something like this if we take them up to Kola we used they up to Kola every Mondays but I mean that
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they can deliver them to the mainland no problem no problem the cooler they process them and they ship them to the I see have a secret for um the bugs the some these girls are having challenge in the field they’re not they don’t bite you and me huh a they don’t like they don’t like they just like pretty girls I think okay all aboard train going down wow he you saved me from having to carry as much this weekend all right what a ride that looks fun better than Disneyland yeah thanks I was we trying to hike up
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the skirt thank you thank you wow well that was fun okay let’s go down let’s go down the house okay bring them in they ride in the cart like you do uhhuh right in there and we back it up right here put it right inside here and then my daughter you do this to get rid of all the the bugs and stuff I see my daughter didn’t do the trimming and all that it’s flower bathtub right thank you for having us here there’s another puppy you’re a different one A lot of and a lot of tractors huh and a lot
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of tractors I may run to the car in a minute hello aloha how you guys oh you’ll be on TV with [Music] us oh yeah over oh we got you over here too guys hoha where do you guys go to school close by graduated oh you did oh where did you go to school oh wow a long ride every day huh beautiful children is this your friend no baby brother your baby brother not Cousin Ohad baby you want to be part of it oh yeah yeah he want too no he’s your brother right he’s your baby brother how old is he is that old he’s a big boy huh for
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eight months wow all of them in here how old are you how old are you and what’s your name what is it Jarett this is Jarrett these are all the people in Maui that are watching you isn’t that fun yeah okay and how old are you nine nine wow and your name is tell them Shay shayy hi Shay I bet it must be so much fun to live here with all the beautiful flowers all the time huh yeah especially for girls girls kind kind of get off on flowers more than guys well we’ll see inside you are oh yeah
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Leo beautiful eyes Le and how old are you seven so we have six seven n and eight and eight months is there more no that’s it that’s family one more okay how old is that one one years old one a so there’s five that’s great AR thank you guys for joining us we’re on TV we called Mama presents come on come on come inside okay here we come the bathroom is over here the bathroom the bathroom that’s a girl thing thank you Dr that’s why back here he had a r because now the baby has it the baby
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has a kidney problem really this one the whole no not this one the other picture one yeah the the whole body your body everything the it was a herit thing I don’t know something what maybe what they’re eating or anything you have no idea I don’t know it’s I think it’s a salt things like that you got to keep them that’s why I keep coconut tree I gave him a lot of coconut milk what does the coconut milk do make flushy mil clean inside kidneys he had a real problem spill protein out of his this is
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my brother that died with his baby this the baby was only about 8 months I think wow 9 months so maybe old than that St on there last year is it something that they know September almost a year old was almost they don’t really know they don’t know whether or no that’s why the when we in Hulu yeah the father was like that so the doctor used to come up here all the time every month oh this this house is a lot of years so they brought it down piece by piece above huh yeah it was um the
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supervisor for um East Maui irrigation they had all their houses up in the mountain they brought the all the wood wow this house is at least 50 years wow cuz the Title Wave happened in 46 I see so it’s been a long time yeah they do they come right by here huh from all over the world oh so you sit out by the stand much sometimes no most of them we just sit over here so cool right over here so I happen to know that you uh have flowers that can go anywhere can’t they well um we don’t have a stamp so we
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used to take our flowers up to the wholesaler yeaha but summertime the prices drop and he drops the amount of the orders and stuff so usually summertime it’s a real bad time for us cuz um Caribbean and Florida does a lot of hnas and gingers now see um Central America they’re taking over the um the market basically is what happened happen during the summer that’s why we ended up going to the swap meet well I hear you that’s really changed a lot of that when is this the last couple of years uh yeah
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I’d say in the past five years or so wow yeah so we should have everyone come to the swap meet to see you guys K we yeah well we try to you know we’ve been donating a lot of flowers to my youth center and to this church in m and um the church up here and you know we try to promote ourselves but I you know we do pretty good at the Swap me just by word of mouth and and we’re going to have a couple of more words for one word is 248 7605 every week every Saturday that’s how we found you guys
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we’re happy to found you really we really really appreciate you letting us here into your home and you’re wonderful I was telling Jimmy that I had this huge group that I got last week last week I got all lot he just looks so beautiful like you walk in the room and they’re like taking over my whole living room yeah right tropical garden oh beautiful my tropical garden wow cuz I like [Music] those are nice those are beautiful hats who made those created by cousin Fran oh yeah wow let me come in close on them
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wow they’re beautiful and unique and they’re each hand painted and wow special yes sure are would you like to see my purple visor now yeah yeah is that like a supervisor wow got a home over here you see where the house is is there was a house there but the cocon trees over here there was another house over here and and the house over there they had homes all over the place going down when the water came hit the cliff went back and took the the homes like that what year was this 1941 wow and my aunti home
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was there where the houses she died they found her you know the title wave is a funny thing you know the women yeah yeah what was that I’m sorry do you know the women they you know they found most of the women they find the tit time there was only with their under cloes I wonder why that went I don’t know and one person was in the T so here they found in the that’s the house used to be right down here you see that uh the church that’s a church down there you see that big building with iron roof and you see one
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red house over there yeah that’s my house that’s your house yeah Upstairs Downstairs oh that’s beautiful house yeah and and and the Sha over here I call it the Sha you see right that right on right there uh that’s another one because my th is over there so I least it out wow that yeah and you’re up here yeah yeah wow this is a beautiful area you know I 10 you know 10 of us are like 12 children my mother then are like when me and my brother was born two boys I saw had two boys was born in a hospital
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in h all the girls was born at home really yeah that’s I told my mother you guys maybe she feels she should have gone to the hospital more what you think that switching to the other side you know I guess this side used to be the big city right the Hana side oh years ago where they like they built all the Emi ditches and stuff with all kinds of Labor well that’s why up there a tunnel you know up there the road go get Road up there you all the way really yeah road all the way the tunnel goes all under ground wow how do
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you get to that road there’s a road over here to go up uhhuh you got you got to get permission one like you get plenty go all in the mountain oh they go hunting wild pigs and stuff like that W over here used to have a store oh yeah post office yeah what happened they just decided not enough people not enough people to keep the business going yeah that’s how it goes so we go down to the Village there’s the village down there so you see them from up here now you go down and I love it’s so beautiful I’ve always
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led to look at this I’ve come and and done um you know they just spring renewal over at Camp k and I Every Spring I used to do that uhhuh um it’s it’s very nice I used to so I would be in this area you know for a week and I just always loved it so much that’s why you see that Island out there my father used to take me out there and drop me on that island and they go further out in the Cano you know I don’t bottom you see the island there coming back he picks me up I here with the
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bambo I see that that rock out there yeah Rock right out there yeah he dropped me off what a great spot to live and grow up [Music] so this is the church huh yeah that’s the Protestant church and your house is right there next door I see right there there yeah I see old man beautiful place what Happ your mother this is Jensen huh all right me I’m Jason Jason Jason Schwarz I trying to shake your hand tell your name what’s your name I’m sorry Benjamin good to meet you yeah you live down here in Kai
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yeah he’s going to run yeah I’m a Green Party candidate for Council Jason Schwarz I so you live uh these are all things right here huh look at all these Beau makes all these and he makes these Stones you see all these Stones he makes these Stone really yeah from what from the stone oh and then you r on and all that wow so you’re here most every day aren’t you people can come down and visit this is a great spot see that’s Bird Island over there you see Bird Island over there is that what that is yeah
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over there Bird that’s where the the Eva you know the birds that fly they hatch the babies there you can see some flying on that island oh yeah they hatch the babies out there so beautiful down here hello we’ll hope people come out and say hello such a beautiful Coastline huh we came down here with Jimmy we figured we’d say hello to you guys oh hi well it’s really nice you come down here every day and get to sit and enjoy a beautiful place oh we love coming here I want you to know that we’re showing this
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not only to the people of Maui but people from all over this country hope you’re going to see we have a new television series on local Island we have one called Mama presents Maui Arts and Music Association where we bring the art the music and the culture of our Islands to the people of the islands and different things that they might not otherwise see but we have a show we’re developing to the mainland to be able to show our Island and its culture and its people to people all over this country
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so maybe some of this is going to hit the mainlands as well I heard you’re the bus driver for the area huh yes yeah Aloha what’s your name I’m Lucille hi Lucille hi speak to say hi to the people hello everybody this is called kako uhhuh uh it’s called the mother’s SPL and is also called the crown of thongs wow and so all these different things what are some of these other seeds I’m looking at okay this here is African tulip I see this here African tulip this here the red one
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is ohigh and these are all found just commonly here all in yeah on Mau this brown one here is called the M elephant ears but it’s also called the Maui brown eyes W uhhuh and these next to them are willy willy you were saying huh yeah this is Willy Willy this is the C nutshell uh-huh this one right here and they were for Ceremony or just for decoration oh for that dancing and you know for dancing and for decorations and we also have the Turtles back this is what we call the turtles B when you look at the turtle mhm it’s
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exactly like the turtles B you want if you’d like the other day for that competition you are say hi you were dancing the the other day what’s your name k hi you know you’re speaking to all the people of Maui you live here in K and I yes oh what but found you on television what were you dancing for was I was dancing for KiKi hula and it’s like a whole competition that’s been going on yes wow you sure are beautiful do you want to dance for us here you think or no you’re welcome
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too special yeah well we know cuz we heard that you’re a great dancer she’s a good dancer huh she’s a good dancer hey you have wow look at all these beautiful things you have here this is like better than Front Street oh now you’re famous that’s [Laughter] it you did she just did this one oh yeah did you oh you teach people to do that huh yeah te wow and then we teach them about all these are handmade and these are things that are found right here in the area right wow did you that those are beautiful and
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they’re actually from Palm leaves right mhm right here show me the show me the strips you made that also uhhuh wow that’s pretty incred no I guess if they if they come and get it from you guys on this side of the rec it’s what they call wholesale H direct from the manufacturer yeah it’s beautiful yeah there look she’s Dy now oh and we missed her okay I’ll look away again you have to have an extra an extra side oh you have to wow she can dance oh I see what song is that have you been doing uh dancing a
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long time yes very beautiful F this is my fifth year wow five years it’s wonderful around here you know dance is something that has really been preserved around here of all the the Hawaiian culture the dance has really been applauded I’m real glad to see your mama did it too I bet right your mother she didn’t I see I was wrong I was just straight wrong is this your property too yeah yeah this is mine I own from here to the over there up here wow this is just beautiful and from that bananas over
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there the bananas over there you see something or something yeah yeah and you need water here huh lot of water yeah yeah put your feet in there what were you saying that there snam SS that have been here that been oh yeah there’s snails you see that yellow snail over there loaded see you see one over there oh yeah oh inside you see and it’s been a problem huh that’s why over get Ducks you see the r ducks for eat the snails oh I see we call them mosquito fish why CU they eat the mosquitoes
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no that e all the eggs before we used to have those gold fishes we still have the Chinese uh no not wiggles like a wiggle Chinese wiggle fish no they eat all that’s great so this T you can use the leaves you can the leav and the tar on the KN that’s one to make the PO which do you eat the leav the leaves uh take the leav from here you cut it here and then like how Water Crest or something like that it’s a staple of the diet for the Hawaiian people for many years you see all that gold s look at that see
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that’s they eat that’s eat eat yeah that’s why you know can’t make money anymore multip so and see you let some areas just lay dormant like these here huh wow that’s why I say you know s is hot because there’s no water you cannot reach down yeah dry none of them know no what anything to do with so you see the tubs up there they’re raising them to try and try sell it so see they dely sell this thing maybe they can make some food yeah snails interesting idea it’s good es eso yeah some of the
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restaurants they sell it some of the restaurants that’s well that’s a good idea but they turn lemon into lemonade they call that yeah there’s too much of them yeah see down here I used to have all heliconias you see down here too with snail yeah wow coming through there the water coming from that side to this side so they put thing there catch all the snails and how often do you that I don’t know how often wow but he came to pick up one of my they the slaugh house Sunday that’s other Sunday oh so where
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does he live over here no he lives in this you saw the C that kid was by the house doing some work and he came down with a bicycle over there yeah was fixing the grandmother’s house oh we’re down in K this year has been fun huh it has been fun you know I’ve been behind the camera and I just wanted to jump out in front it is my pleasure boy it’s a hot warm day here it is my pleasure to bring this area to you guys and to bring you guys to this beautiful spot more important than anything is you
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want to not only keep it beautiful but see what we can figure out all of us to find ways to help bring more water here to get rid of the snail problem right all the things that we need what would you like I mean if I was going to ask you Jimmy what is it that you here in K and I really would like to see what would you say I would say that we would like to have the snails as a first priority to get it out from k i that we can drop and and then I think we can have good tarot in k i but with the snails there’s no way we can have Tarot
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that’s why the PO shops today they don’t have enough po the the PO shops are crying for teror and the people here cannot give them the tarot so now before I would I would say there were about two truck of load of tarot would go out per week but now lucky if there’s five bag of tarot going out per week now wow because there’s no tarot Okay so we get to say goodbye and end this wonderful magical Disneyland Journey we are uh truly appreciative of you Jimmy and your family for letting us
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into your life and uh come down and give us the Royal tour of ke and I in your home and you’re such beautiful kind wonderful people thank you very much thank you thank you aloha
