Danielle Coeterier leerde tijdens een opleiding lomilomi (Hawaïaanse massage) dat eerlijk eten en puur leven je wereld kunnen veranderen. Deze massage is voedend voor de ziel en daarom wordt er gewerkt met puur voedsel dat voedend is voor het lichaam en bevrijdend voor de geest.

Alle recepten in dit boek zijn gemaakt met pure producten zonder kunstmatige toevoegingen, vrij van geraffineerde suiker en tarwe en de meeste recepten zijn ook gluten- en koemelkvrij.

De opbrengst van dit kookboek komt volledig ten goede aan de Share Aloha Foundation. Een leuk cadeau of relatiegeschenk!

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Nani Mahiki

The Hawai’ian Islands were divided in regions like different pieces of a pie: every province/region had access to resources of the sea, the land and the mountains. The Koa-tree is indigenous tree that has been the source for many canoes sailing on the ocean.

During many ages different tree were imported and planted. Also plants there were not suitable for the long-term: like the mangrove tree (banyan) is taking up too much water for the land, and dried up many resources of water in the mountains.

Close to the mountain Mauna Kea Punahele Andrade, our Kumu Hula, has started with bringing back the Koa-trees on his land. The name of his land is Nani Mahiki which means beautiful Mahiki (that is the region where the land is).

Navigating and the sailing canoes

In the old days travelling on the sea requested a lot of knowledge on connecting to elements in nature like stars, sun and moon, different currents and the weather. The navigators especially were assigned to this task and had a deep connection and respect for the ocean and its richness.

In these days only a few navigators are left that had a lifetime of training. To pass on this knowledge and respect for the ocean to new generations, educational programs started on the Makali’i. The Hokule’a is making a trip around the world, travelling as it was like in the old days.

Besides passing on knowledge to a new generation, a different purpose is to raise awareness on how important water is in a human life. And also for scientific reason many specialist travel along to gather data for various researches.

During our volunteer trips we help to maintain the seaworthy canoes and support the Polynesian Voyaging Society (www.nakalaiwaa.org).

Taro Farmers

Kalo was the basic and the original staple of life for Hawaiian people. The first name of the taro is Haloa Naka, which means long stock trembling (leaf) and is considered to be a sacred ancestor and brother that is feeding and taking care of humans.

Taro is the name of the plant. The root, corm, is called Kalo in Hawaiian, the leafs Lau and the scions Huli. Especially the root was the main source for minerals and vitamins: it was a modern super-food in the old days. It takes one year to grow Kalo before it can be harvest. The Kalo will be eaten, the Hulí’s are planted. Some species grows in water, other on the land. Since the arrival of the Americans on the islands, this specific Hawaiian farming has not been supported.

Nowadays there are a few Kalo farmers that want to expand their Kalo-patches (lo’i s) in order to produce such an amount that the Hawaiian Islands are self-sustainable.

The Share Aloha Foundation supports these farmers.