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Photographer: Barry Swackhamer
Taken: August 26, 2017
Caption: Farming the Land, Fishing the Sea Marker
Additional Description: Captions: (bottom, left to right) Nā Pā'ani (Games) The game of kōnane is similar to checkers. It is played on a stone or wooden board called a papamū. The game pieces concept of black and white pebbles placed within the depressions on the board. Several stone papamū have been found in the park.; How to Make Pa'akai The making of pa'akai (salt) was an important activity along this shoreline. Salt water is placed in a depression on the surface of a boulder and as the water evaporates, salt crystals are left behind. Salt is used as a medicine and to season and preserve food.; Lā'au Lapa'au Lapakahi is a healing center and training area for the traditional practice of lā'au lapa'au, the use of plants and limu (seaweed) for medicinal purposes The thatched hale by the shoreline is the restored home of one of there practitioners from the early 1900s. Please respect the site.
Submitted: November 20, 2017, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p404855
File Size: 3.712 Megabytes

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