The Kai ʻO Anahola pareu was created in collaboration with Aloha à la Mode Studio and the Hosea Lovell Foundation for last year’s Koʻolau Limu Festival. This design draws from the living ecosystem of Anahola Bay.

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“I come from a legacy of limu pickers,” said organizer Nalani Kaneakua of the Koʻolau Limu Project. “My grandma, great-grandmother and great-great-great-[grandparents], they were all limu pickers in Anahola.”

“The word ‘limu’ is synonymous to Anahola,” Kaneakua continued. “If you knew somebody from Anahola village, most likely they would come up to you and tell you: you get limu?”

A world renowned Chef, former Hokule’a sailing canoe crew member, a business owner and a community Educator, “Aunty Nalani” is loved and revered in the communities she is engaged in. The study, science, spiritual and practical uses of Limu (Hawaiian Seaweed) is Nalani’s deep love and inspiration.

A film honoring wāhine and limu, featuring Malia Heimuli, Miwa Tamanaha, Lei Wann, and Nalani Kaneakua, inspired by the legacy of Dr. Isabella Abbott.

“We had an overwhelmingly positive response and interest in more programs that are fun and focused on ʻāina and kai-based learning,” said Kaneakua, adding that project participants also “have a greater appreciation for limu and of its importance on all levels.”

“No mo’ limu, no mo’ fish,” Kaneakua said, summarizing the role of limu in Hawaiian life and outlined in the gubernatorial proclamation signed in January.