00:00Kupu ka niu, kupu ke ka naka, when the coconut grows, humanity flourishes.
00:05Mau ka pono o ka niu, mau ke ea o ka aina, meaning forever, when the niu is planted, we
00:11have our freedom.
00:21The loss of coconut knowledge started at Contact, 1778. Our people were decimated.
00:27We're reestablishing our connection to the niu.
00:31So the collective historical intergenerational trauma that Hawaiians have received is now being able to heal itself by our own
00:40actions.
00:45We're continuing the storyline for the next generation to understand that we have a food source.
00:51Water, milk, oil.
00:53We need to understand what is the function, what is the point, why do we plant this tree, what our
00:59ancestors did with this.
01:01Our kupuna are our holders of knowledge and if they can do it, why can't we, you know?
01:06Our niu is being attacked by a pest that has a chance to kill off this special diversity.
01:12What can we do to safeguard this gene pool?
01:15We are talking about something that people need to eat, drink and connect and harvest.
01:20We need to have a community.
01:22Watch the transformation.
01:24It's going to absolutely blow your mind and open your heart to the possibilities of our own native forests.
01:32Returning to Hawaii because we have awakened together.
01:39Let's go together.
01:41Let's go together.
