WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:04.880 --> 00:00:12.080 All right. Aloha and welcome everybody. Thank you  for joining us today for the Cultural Significance   00:00:12.080 --> 00:00:19.600 of humpback whales in Hawai'i webinar". So we still  have a bunch of attendees joining us but this   00:00:19.600 --> 00:00:24.880 series is hosted by the Hawaiian Islands Humpback  Whale National Marine Sanctuary and is a great way   00:00:24.880 --> 00:00:31.280 to learn about some of the cultural significance  of our sanctuary. So during the presentation all   00:00:31.280 --> 00:00:36.320 attendees will be in listen only mode. You are  welcome to type questions for the presenters in   00:00:36.320 --> 00:00:41.600 the question box in the bottom of the control  panel on the right hand side of your screen.   00:00:43.120 --> 00:00:49.360 So this is the same area you can let us know about  any technical issues you may be having we'll be   00:00:49.360 --> 00:00:56.560 monitoring incoming questions and technical issues  and we'll respond to them as soon as we can. Also   00:00:56.560 --> 00:01:02.000 in your control panel you'll find three PDF  handouts available for you to view and download.   00:01:03.360 --> 00:01:06.960 We are recording this session and  we'll house it on our website in   00:01:06.960 --> 00:01:11.840 the future, after closed captioning  and of course Headquarters review. 00:01:20.640 --> 00:01:26.880 All right. So I am Cindy Among-Serrao, one of your hosts for this webinar.   00:01:26.880 --> 00:01:30.640 I serve as the Sanctuary Advisory  Council and Sanctuary Ocean   00:01:30.640 --> 00:01:35.280 Coordinator with the Hawaiian Islands  Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary   00:01:35.280 --> 00:01:42.800 and I am based on the island of Oahu. So my fellow  hosts for today are Allen Tom, the Superintendent   00:01:42.800 --> 00:01:48.560 of Hawaiian Island Humpback Whale National Marine  Sanctuary based on the island of Maui in Kihei. 00:01:51.040 --> 00:01:53.840 And also we have Amy Eldredge,  the volunteer coordinator   00:01:54.720 --> 00:01:59.760 for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National  Marine Sanctuary, who is also based on the island   00:01:59.760 --> 00:02:13.200 of Maui. They will be popping in a bit later in  the webinar. So just a brief overview the NOAA   00:02:13.200 --> 00:02:19.200 Office of National Marine Sanctuary serves as  the trustee for a network of underwater parks   00:02:19.200 --> 00:02:25.760 encompassing more than 600 thousand square  miles of marine and Great Lakes waters from   00:02:25.760 --> 00:02:33.600 Washington state to the Florida Keys and from  Lake Huron to American Samoa. The network includes   00:02:33.600 --> 00:02:41.120 a system of 14 national marine sanctuaries  and Papahanamokuakea and Rose Atoll Marine National   00:02:41.120 --> 00:02:49.840 Monuments. So on the screen you'll see a map of  the different sanctuaries and the two monuments. 00:02:53.200 --> 00:02:57.920 So the National Marine Sanctuaries seek  to preserve the beauty and biodiversity   00:02:57.920 --> 00:03:03.840 of these special marine and Great Lakes  places while also providing a place for 00:03:10.400 --> 00:03:15.440 some of the Nation's most iconic  maritime and cultural heritage resources   00:03:15.440 --> 00:03:19.040 that are located within National  Marine Sanctuaries such as   00:03:19.040 --> 00:03:22.640 shipwrecks and other significant  artifacts that are protected. 00:03:25.280 --> 00:03:30.800 Our National Marine Sanctuaries serve as living  classrooms and places for community stewardship   00:03:30.800 --> 00:03:36.400 and our outreach programs provide engaging  and fun learning opportunities as depicted   00:03:36.400 --> 00:03:42.160 in these pre-COVID photos and now  in new safe ways that have adapted   00:03:42.160 --> 00:03:46.960 to these changing times we have a lot of  virtual opportunities such as this webinar. 00:03:51.600 --> 00:03:55.680 Also National Marine Sanctuaries are  known for their research programs,   00:03:55.680 --> 00:03:59.840 resource and habitat monitoring activities also. 00:04:03.360 --> 00:04:08.320 We're also known for resource protection  and management initiatives of our   00:04:08.320 --> 00:04:13.840 underwater treasures and protect and  restore them for future generations. 00:04:16.400 --> 00:04:21.040 So these places are protected for your  enjoyment and pleasure and sustainability   00:04:21.040 --> 00:04:25.840 for generations to come. Your National Marine  Sanctuaries are the perfect place to get   00:04:25.840 --> 00:04:30.800 outside and take in the scenery,  wildlife, catch a wave, take a dip or more. 00:04:34.480 --> 00:04:39.120 Also Sanctuary volunteers are an important  part of National Marine Sanctuaries with a   00:04:39.120 --> 00:04:44.720 variety of different opportunities whether  it's with education or outreach, research or   00:04:44.720 --> 00:04:48.480 even during the current situations  with more virtual opportunities.   00:04:49.200 --> 00:04:55.840 If you're interested in volunteering, contact a  Sanctuary near you to find out how you can help. 00:04:58.240 --> 00:05:04.000 Oh sorry about that. And now Allen Tom  will be providing more information   00:05:04.000 --> 00:05:07.280 on our Hawaiian Islands Humpback  Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 00:05:09.360 --> 00:05:16.000 Okay. Thank you Cindy and I definitely want to  thank Cindy and Amy for all their work that   00:05:16.000 --> 00:05:20.880 they did have done to put these webinars  together for you and there's actually a   00:05:20.880 --> 00:05:27.200 lot of work still to come after we finished  today. But Aloha everybody. Aloha Monday   00:05:27.200 --> 00:05:32.640 and I really appreciate you all calling in  today. I see there's 228 attendees. Not to get Sol   00:05:32.640 --> 00:05:39.920 nervous, but this is also being recorded so  if you are unable to listen in for all of   00:05:39.920 --> 00:05:45.520 this or you want to go back and watch it because  this video is going to be so good, it is recorded   00:05:45.520 --> 00:05:52.080 and it will go up on our websites as Cindy  mentioned in about a month. It takes me that long   00:05:52.080 --> 00:06:00.160 to closed caption them and get them edited down  for viewing, but these will be in our library.   00:06:00.160 --> 00:06:06.160 Again I'm the Superintendent, I am based here  on Maui and I just want to speak a little bit   00:06:06.160 --> 00:06:13.520 about what we do here. Next slide. Our next  slide should be a boundary map of where our   00:06:13.520 --> 00:06:20.160 Humpback Whale Sanctuary is actually located  and once the next slide comes up you'll see   00:06:20.160 --> 00:06:28.400 part of the northern boundary, you see the red area  is or the red lines are the boundary of the   00:06:28.400 --> 00:06:34.480 Humpback Whale Sanctuary. We have portions off the  island of Kauai, two portions off Oahu. The   00:06:35.040 --> 00:06:41.760 Maui Nui or the four island area of Maui  County. Next slide. And these are the areas   00:06:41.760 --> 00:06:47.680 where the Sanctuary actually works, where we do  our research, where we do a lot of our education   00:06:47.680 --> 00:06:54.240 and outreach and our headquarters is based in  Kihei, Maui but you also see that we have boundary   00:06:54.240 --> 00:07:00.320 off the Big Island and the island of Lanai and  this is where our speaker is from today. He is   00:07:00.320 --> 00:07:06.800 from the island that is completely surrounded  by the National Marine Sanctuary. And I think   00:07:06.800 --> 00:07:11.360 what's important for people to understand is this  Humpback Whale Sanctuary has been in existence now   00:07:11.360 --> 00:07:16.880 27 years and yet we still have people who drive  to the coastline and they don't even know it's a   00:07:16.880 --> 00:07:22.640 National Marine Sanctuary. So having webinars like  this, having outreach events like this and having   00:07:22.640 --> 00:07:28.240 speakers of the community like Sol talk about  what the Sanctuary does is very important to us.   00:07:28.800 --> 00:07:36.720 And so I appreciate you all calling in today. Next  slide. We also have a number of handouts that are   00:07:36.720 --> 00:07:43.680 available to you to download and these are really  just to give you an idea of kind of what we do   00:07:43.680 --> 00:07:50.000 and who we work with. And one of them is a  very important workbook called "The Ocean   00:07:50.000 --> 00:07:57.120 Users Workbook". On November 6, we did an Ocean User's  workshop on on video, like this and you can also   00:07:57.120 --> 00:08:03.120 view this video online. I believe it's at the Maui  Nui Resources Council home page, we'll get that   00:08:03.120 --> 00:08:10.160 home page to you in a minute. But this booklet has  all the laws and regulations that protect not just   00:08:10.160 --> 00:08:15.840 humpback whales but all the marine mammals and  sea turtles in Hawai'i. But the most important thing   00:08:15.840 --> 00:08:20.160 about this workbook is it has phone numbers that  you can call. So if you see a harassment going on.   00:08:20.880 --> 00:08:26.480 You can call this number and somebody will  take your information down and follow up. And   00:08:26.480 --> 00:08:32.080 that's very important, even in this time of  COVID, where we may have only 50 percent of the   00:08:33.360 --> 00:08:38.560 various folks out on the water, there still may  possibly be harassment occurring. So we want to   00:08:38.560 --> 00:08:46.160 make sure that everybody follows the law, when they  are interacting with our marine species. Next slide   00:08:46.160 --> 00:08:52.960 please. I believe our next slide is actually a free  handout that you can get and you can download. It's   00:08:52.960 --> 00:08:59.120 actually a Tide calendar that was created in  conjunction with the Waikiki Aquarium and it is   00:08:59.120 --> 00:09:05.760 actually every month of the year and the various  tides in Hawai'i, so that is a gift from us to   00:09:05.760 --> 00:09:10.320 you. We didn't actually print a lot of copies this  year. We felt that going virtual would be the best   00:09:10.320 --> 00:09:15.440 thing and so unfortunately if you're calling in  from Maryland or the East Coast, this Tide calendar   00:09:15.440 --> 00:09:20.400 probably isn't going to do you any good but for  the folks in Hawai'i this is a free gift to you.   00:09:21.120 --> 00:09:30.400 And next slide, I believe our next slide is  the real time I get to talk about our speaker.   00:09:30.400 --> 00:09:35.840 So it is really with great pleasure that  I get to introduce you to you Mr. Solomon Pili Kahoohalahala. 00:09:38.240 --> 00:09:43.360 He is a seventh generation Native Hawaiian  descendant from the Island of Molokai.   00:09:43.360 --> 00:09:48.960 But more than that you know, he is a community  activist he was a County Council member, he   00:09:48.960 --> 00:09:54.800 was a State Legislator, he was the Director of  the Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission. He was   00:09:54.800 --> 00:10:00.720 a crew member on the Hokule'a, he sits on three  advisory councils for Marine Protected Areas, out   00:10:01.360 --> 00:10:07.840 here in the Pacific. He is a community member  for the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National   00:10:07.840 --> 00:10:13.440 Monument. He is a Native Hawaiian elder on  Papahanamokuakea's Reserve Advisory Council.   00:10:13.440 --> 00:10:17.120 Of course most importantly for me,  he is the Sanctuary Advisory Chair   00:10:17.760 --> 00:10:23.200 for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National  Marine Sanctuary. But you can learn more about   00:10:23.200 --> 00:10:30.160 Sol if you go to our home page, we have a video  of him talking about his growing up on Lanai   00:10:30.160 --> 00:10:37.360 and why it's important for him to protect to  protect places like National Marine Sanctuaries.    00:10:38.160 --> 00:10:43.200 We also have an Earth is Blue magazine which I  think maybe also be in the handouts. That also   00:10:43.200 --> 00:10:50.640 has an interview by Sol but you know Sol was  graciously gracious enough to do this talk. This   00:10:50.640 --> 00:10:55.920 is a presentation he did to the Advisory Council.  He did part of a presentation like this to our   00:10:55.920 --> 00:11:01.920 Advisory Council, several years ago and everybody  was just so enthralled with it, that I'm so glad he   00:11:01.920 --> 00:11:09.120 is here with us today. So without further  ado I'd like to introduce Mr. Sol Kaho'ohalahala. 00:11:09.120 --> 00:11:22.080 Sol ? Hi. Aloha kakao apau. I'd like to start by offering an oli for all of you and if you can    00:11:22.080 --> 00:11:27.840 bear with me I oh I get to join in 00:11:40.800 --> 00:11:41.300 E hō mai, E hō mai, E hō mai, E hō mai ka ʻike mai luna mai ē 00:11:41.300 --> 00:11:41.840 (Give forth knowledge from above) 00:12:08.800 --> 00:12:09.840 O nā mea huna noʻeau o nā mele ē (Every bit of wisdom contained in song) 00:12:22.800 --> 00:12:23.840 E hō mai, e hō mai, e hō mai ē (Give forth, give forth, oh give forth) 00:12:35.040 --> 00:12:37.840 00:12:48.240 --> 00:12:54.960 Aloha and thank you for joining us today  and I'm very pleased that I can be with you   00:12:54.960 --> 00:13:03.360 and if all things go well today with all the  technical difficulties that it takes   00:13:04.240 --> 00:13:08.800 it takes a lot of hands to help this presentation  come forward so i'm looking forward to    00:13:09.680 --> 00:13:16.720 no glitches and just have a smooth presentation today and hopefully that you'll be enlightened.   00:13:17.680 --> 00:13:21.360 So I wanted to begin our talk today by   00:13:22.640 --> 00:13:28.320 talking about Kanaloa and the  genealogical and the cultural significance. 00:13:30.640 --> 00:13:34.320 So for those of you who are not familiar.   00:13:35.440 --> 00:13:42.720 Kanaloa is also represented or manifested  in other life forms or kinolau,   00:13:43.920 --> 00:13:54.080 like the octopus or the he'e. Another representation  of Kanaloa is the kinolau of the Kohola   00:13:54.080 --> 00:14:01.840 or the great whale. And so I'd like to begin my  presentation by taking a look at Kanaloa and it's mo'oku'auhau 00:14:04.080 --> 00:14:11.120 or it's genealogy and to do this we need to  talk about its foundation and its significance.   00:14:12.160 --> 00:14:18.640 We need to talk about how all things  are related and so I invite you to   00:14:19.840 --> 00:14:29.840 take this moment to examine with me  and take a closer look at the Kumulipo. 00:14:29.840 --> 00:14:31.840 Hanau ka po, Hanau Kumulipo ika po, he kane Hanau Po’ele I ka po, he wahine Hanau ka ‘Uku-ko‘ako‘a, hanau kana, he ‘Ako‘ako‘a, puka 00:14:56.960 --> 00:15:04.080 So these lines of the Kumulipo which is  our traditional chant or the story of creation   00:15:05.200 --> 00:15:14.000 it is our song describing first the realm of  Po or the darkness. It is the realm of the gods,   00:15:14.000 --> 00:15:20.960 it is where the gods dwell. It is the place our  ancestors were created and it is the place of   00:15:20.960 --> 00:15:30.960 origin where all things are created. It is also the  realm where all things return after death. So like   00:15:30.960 --> 00:15:40.400 the lines of the Kumulipo said "born was Kumulipo  in the night a male. Born was Po'ele in the night   00:15:40.400 --> 00:15:49.920 a female. And so in the union of Kumulipo and Po'ele, the  first creature to be birthed is the coral polyp. 00:15:54.880 --> 00:16:07.840 The coral polyp is our eldest sibling,  it is our kupuna, it is our ancestor.   00:16:09.520 --> 00:16:16.880 So the Kumulipo helps us to understand our  origins and how it emerges. It comes out   00:16:16.880 --> 00:16:25.760 of darkness, it is the beginning of the source  of life and the Kumulipo is a place of creation. 00:16:29.040 --> 00:16:32.480 So let's take a look at  the parts of the Kumulipo. 00:16:35.840 --> 00:16:44.320 There are 2102 lines in the story  or the chant of the Kumulipo. 00:16:47.120 --> 00:16:55.040 It is a cosmogonic genealogy in that it deals  with some of the things that are intangible   00:16:55.040 --> 00:17:00.000 as well as the things that would  become tangible and be birthed to life. 00:17:02.400 --> 00:17:07.680 And it relates to the stars,  the moon and to the universe. 00:17:14.880 --> 00:17:26.080 Now let's talk about the divisions of the Kumulipo.  So the divisions are called Wa. Of the 2102 lines,   00:17:27.680 --> 00:17:39.520 it is divided into 16 Wa, which are 16 eras  or 16 ages. So in each Wa something is born   00:17:39.520 --> 00:17:50.560 whether it is a human, a plant or creature.  The first seven Wa fall in the time of Po  00:17:51.440 --> 00:17:59.440 or in the time of darkness. It is the age  of spirits, the earth may or may not exist   00:17:59.440 --> 00:18:04.000 but the events described do not  take place in a physical universe. 00:18:06.480 --> 00:18:09.760 This is very evident in the few lines here it says: 00:18:13.840 --> 00:18:16.160 O ke au i kahuli wela ka honua, at the time when the earth became hot 00:18:21.200 --> 00:18:23.520 O ke au i kahuli lole ka lani, at the time when the heavens turned about 00:18:24.960 --> 00:18:31.200 O ke au i kukaʻiaka ka lā, at the time when the sun was darkened 00:18:35.440 --> 00:18:41.840 O ke au o Makali'i ka po, at the time of the rise of  Pleiades. 00:18:41.840 --> 00:18:43.840 O ka malamalama ho'okumu honua ka walewale o ka' walewale 00:18:46.560 --> 00:18:48.480 The slime, this was the source of the Earth. 00:18:53.600 --> 00:18:55.840 E hoe ʻo mālamalama i ka mālama, to cause the moon to shine 00:18:59.040 --> 00:19:05.120 The second section of the Kumulipu  contains the remaining nine Wa.  00:19:06.560 --> 00:19:16.560 Ao. Is signaled by the arrival of light and the  Gods, who will watch over the changing of animals   00:19:16.560 --> 00:19:29.680 into the first human forms. So Ao is a time of  light. So let's examine a little bit of each   00:19:29.680 --> 00:19:39.040 of the Wa. So the first Wa is where the "uku ko'a ko'a, the coral  polyp is the first creature created in the sea.    00:19:40.880 --> 00:19:48.240 And also in the first Wa there are sea  urchins and limu or seaweed that are born. 00:19:50.800 --> 00:20:01.120 In the first Wa, the limu and plant pairs include  limu kala as a seaweed and akala strawberry   00:20:01.120 --> 00:20:09.680 which is a plant of the land. There's pairings  also in limu manauea which we all know to be   00:20:10.560 --> 00:20:19.680 a very delicious seaweed and it is paired with the  kalo manauea, the upland taro. So in these land   00:20:19.680 --> 00:20:27.840 plants were born really to help protect their sea  cousins, so this is an example of that pairing and   00:20:27.840 --> 00:20:38.400 this is all in the first Wa. The second Wa, there  are over 73 types of fish, some are deep sea fish   00:20:38.400 --> 00:20:45.120 including the nai'a and the mano and also  reef fish including moi and weke and certain   00:20:45.120 --> 00:20:51.200 plants have similar names that are related to  these fish and are born as protectors of the fish. 00:20:54.480 --> 00:21:03.920 Also in the second Wa, the palaoa was born and  lived in the sea and it was guarded by the aoa   00:21:03.920 --> 00:21:10.160 or the sandlewood tree that grew in the forest.  So this is our connection to the Kanaloa   00:21:10.960 --> 00:21:15.840 of the sea and the aoa, the sandwood of the land. 00:21:19.840 --> 00:21:26.240 In the third Wa there are 52 types of  flying creatures which include birds   00:21:26.240 --> 00:21:32.720 of the sea, such as the ewa, these sea  birds have land relatives such as pueo  00:21:33.680 --> 00:21:43.840 so in this Wa insects are also born such  as the pe'elua and the pulelehua, the butterfly.   00:21:45.200 --> 00:21:53.680 In the fourth Wa, they say the creepy and crawly  creatures are born these include the honu, the ula   00:21:54.800 --> 00:22:01.200 the mo'o, the o'peo'peo or the  jellyfish and their cousin on the land   00:22:01.200 --> 00:22:07.280 include the kuhonua or the maile  vine and the ohe'ohe or the bamboo. 00:22:10.720 --> 00:22:11.840 In the fifth Wa, 00:22:13.920 --> 00:22:18.160 Kalo or taro is born. Very significant   00:22:18.160 --> 00:22:25.840 and very important for us because it is  where our ancestors come from, the Kalo. 00:22:28.560 --> 00:22:35.120 And then in the sixth and the seventh Wa we have things like the iole the rat is born   00:22:35.760 --> 00:22:39.840 and also the ilio, the dog or the ope'ape'a, the bat. 00:22:44.560 --> 00:22:52.880 In the eighth and the ninth Wa, there are four  divinities that are born. So la'ilai, the female, ki, the male, kane, the god, and kanaloa. 00:22:57.680 --> 00:23:05.520 In the ninth Wa they says la'ilai takes her eldest  brother ki'i as a mate and the first humans are born   00:23:06.160 --> 00:23:10.000 from her mind she can only envision it. 00:23:13.200 --> 00:23:22.160 And then as we move on, we're now entering into  the time of Ao in the tenth Wa, La ila'i takes   00:23:22.160 --> 00:23:31.120 her brother Kane and here is where the genealogy  of the families begin so children are born   00:23:31.120 --> 00:23:38.960 to La'ilai and Kane and then the genealogy  begins to move forward in the tenth Wa. 00:23:43.280 --> 00:23:54.480 In the 11th Wa, it pays homage to the moa or the  rooster and it is said that it is a time at which   00:23:55.120 --> 00:24:03.840 change occurs within the genealogies of  those that are now coming to be. So the moa. 00:24:06.240 --> 00:24:15.840 In the 12th and the 13th Wa, this is the most  important for us because this is where   00:24:16.720 --> 00:24:24.000 the Hawaiians honor the lineage of  Wakea and Papa whose son is Haloa.  00:24:25.280 --> 00:24:31.840 And Haloa as we know is the  ancestor of all the people. 00:24:34.160 --> 00:24:45.520 In the 14th Wa, the genealogy continues and  then in the 15th Wa, the genealogy continues   00:24:45.520 --> 00:24:50.720 with the lineage that moves to Maui and  the adventures and the siblings of Maui.   00:24:52.000 --> 00:25:03.040 And then finally in the 16th Wa, it recounts  all of Maui's lineage for 44 generations   00:25:04.080 --> 00:25:16.880 all the way down to the mo'i of Maui Pi'ilani and so  in this last of the 16th Wa. The 44 generations   00:25:18.160 --> 00:25:28.720 equal to over 1000 and 100 years of  genealogies. So these are the sections   00:25:28.720 --> 00:25:38.160 of the Kumilipo that kind of give us real  detailed information on our origins and   00:25:38.160 --> 00:25:46.160 although it sounds simplified in a presentation  I will tell you it is a very complex story that   00:25:48.000 --> 00:25:55.840 even for me is challenging but nonetheless  very intriguing and very enlightening. So 00:25:58.960 --> 00:26:08.880 the Kumulipo really talks about the 'aina as  being sacred and it says that it sustains   00:26:08.880 --> 00:26:16.800 our identity and health and it focuses our  attitudes, our instincts and our perceptions   00:26:17.520 --> 00:26:28.560 and values. And it exacts appropriate character  because it requires us now to become a part of   00:26:28.560 --> 00:26:35.760 the Kumulipo because we are the Kumulipo.  So I wanted to share a part of the Kumulipo   00:26:35.760 --> 00:26:48.000 especially because it is the version that has been  written by our last reigning Queen Liliuokalani.   00:26:49.840 --> 00:26:57.760 So we know the history on January 17 1893, Hawaii's  only monarch and reigning Queen Liliuokalani   00:26:57.760 --> 00:27:04.960 was illegally overthrown by the U.S Marines  at Iolani Palace in Honolulu. And imprisoned   00:27:04.960 --> 00:27:10.960 in her palace room during the darkest and most  difficult days in Hawaii's history, the Queen   00:27:11.600 --> 00:27:21.360 decided to take the ancient Hawaiian chant and  song and translate the Kumulipo into English. Now   00:27:21.360 --> 00:27:30.320 there are other versions of work that relate to  the Kumulipo but for today's presentation I will   00:27:30.320 --> 00:27:47.840 focus on the translated work of Queen Liliokalani entitled "The Kumulipo, a Hawaiian creation myth." 00:27:51.200 --> 00:28:05.120 So the Queen says that the Kumulipo was composed  by Ke'ulumoku in 1700. And then she says that she   00:28:06.480 --> 00:28:15.840 wanted to transcribe this during the imprisonment  in her own palace in 1895 in Honolulu.   00:28:17.520 --> 00:28:25.760 And then her work in the translation concluded  in Washington D.C. on May 20th of 1897. 00:28:28.480 --> 00:28:35.360 She says that the translation work pleasantly  employed her during her time of imprisonment. 00:28:38.960 --> 00:28:46.400 And she says to my friends it might be a souvenir  of that part of her life that they can have. 00:28:49.200 --> 00:28:57.440 And then she also says that maybe the value it  may be of value to genealogists and to scientific   00:28:57.440 --> 00:29:05.520 societies and it is definitely a part of the  record of genealogy of the late reigning king   00:29:05.520 --> 00:29:13.040 her brother King David Kalakaua and his dynasty.  And the Kumunipo was recited at his coronation. 00:29:16.080 --> 00:29:21.680 It is also recorded that the Kumulipo was  recited during a makahiki honoring the god Lono.   00:29:23.520 --> 00:29:32.800 And then it was sung by Pu'o at the deification of  Captain Cook at Hikau Heiau in Kealakekua, Hawaii. 00:29:36.080 --> 00:29:46.800 I'd like to share some of the thoughts from this  volume of the Kumulipo by Pualani Kanahele and   00:29:47.600 --> 00:29:53.840 it was written in October of 1997 and  I'd like to share her words with you. 00:29:58.240 --> 00:30:05.440 She says that the Kumulipo is a mele koi'honua it  is a remembrance from the lepo of our deep past   00:30:06.000 --> 00:30:12.640 to the lepo of our unknown future. It herald's  existence from dawn to dawn or the numerous   00:30:12.640 --> 00:30:19.440 beginnings and endings. The Kumulipo acknowledged  the wali wali as the earthly matter from which   00:30:19.440 --> 00:30:26.400 all living forms have ascended. The fundamental  images, thoughts, forms and shapes from wali wali, 00:30:26.400 --> 00:30:33.520 evolved and increased into familial patterns. It  is the organic inception of all family systems. 00:30:35.600 --> 00:30:37.600 This our kupuna believe. 00:30:43.040 --> 00:30:46.800 The Kumulipo articulates  and reveals the connections   00:30:46.800 --> 00:30:54.480 of the sky and the earth, the ocean and  the land, the land and man and man and gods   00:30:54.480 --> 00:31:01.280 and returns again to repeat the cycle with the  sky and the interrelationship of all things   00:31:01.280 --> 00:31:08.800 in everlasting everlasting continuum.  It is puna'a keola, a chaotic whirlwind of life. 00:31:11.360 --> 00:31:22.800 This our kupuna knew. The Kumulipo echoed the  complexities and details of the Hawaiian thought   00:31:22.800 --> 00:31:30.080 process. This skillful observation and examination  brought understanding and respect to everything   00:31:30.080 --> 00:31:36.480 in his world, he realized that the powers of growth  and the bounty were the basic universal elements   00:31:37.040 --> 00:31:40.240 the moon cycle was a principle  motivator of the earth   00:31:40.240 --> 00:31:46.240 it generated extreme movements of the ocean and  caused the eyes of the land and sea to bloom   00:31:46.240 --> 00:31:51.040 and dedicated the time dictated  the time for the earth to commence   00:31:51.040 --> 00:31:57.280 or to rest from production. The sun and rain were  the penetrating nourishing forces into the earth,   00:31:58.000 --> 00:32:03.600 the wind, ocean currents and rivers provided  mobility for things and objects incapable of   00:32:03.600 --> 00:32:09.840 movement and the Hawaiian and all other natural  forms of his world were the beneficiaries of this   00:32:09.840 --> 00:32:17.120 primal cadence and flowed with the rhythm  of the universe. This our kupuna experienced. 00:32:23.760 --> 00:32:30.080 The Kumulipo maintained the theme of survival  urgency for the life and preservation of the   00:32:30.080 --> 00:32:36.560 species with procreation and evolution as a  sign you. The dualistic nature of this poem   00:32:36.560 --> 00:32:43.440 supports this theme. The dichotomy of land,  ocean, hearing strengthened the notion   00:32:43.440 --> 00:32:51.360 of procreation and survival of the species. The  drama of manipulation between Wakea's, sky father   00:32:51.360 --> 00:32:58.640 and Papa, earth mother, is the ultimate example of  procreation and regeneration. The assimilations   00:32:58.640 --> 00:33:04.880 with the taro child and the many fold generation  forms of Haumea and Hina are the multiple nature   00:33:04.880 --> 00:33:12.480 forms continue the episode of preservation,  evolution and survival. This our kupuna learned. 00:33:19.600 --> 00:33:24.960 The Kumulipo is the reality of a dim  past, the foundation of our present,   00:33:26.000 --> 00:33:33.840 the pathway of our future. It is a cognizant reminder of our ancestors, their intelligence,   00:33:34.480 --> 00:33:41.680 failure, conquests and defeat. This song is a  gift which encourages the warrior within us   00:33:41.680 --> 00:33:48.320 to awake to the contests and challenges which  constantly confront us on using intelligence   00:33:48.320 --> 00:33:54.720 and ancestral experiences. It is our  genealogy, connecting mankind to earth and sky.   00:33:55.680 --> 00:34:02.240 You are the Kumulipo. Know that esoteric soul  inside of you and celebrate your punahakeola. 00:34:08.640 --> 00:34:11.680 This is a gift given to us by our kupuna. 00:34:14.160 --> 00:34:16.960 And so with that I share a few  thoughts the Queen had written   00:34:17.920 --> 00:34:21.680 of the Kumalipo, she says  this will be a useful tool   00:34:21.680 --> 00:34:27.280 for modern Hawaiians attempting to understand,  preserve and revitalize the Hawaiian culture. 00:34:30.960 --> 00:34:35.200 I refute the claim that Hawaiians  were ignorant savages and had had   00:34:35.200 --> 00:34:39.360 no culture prior to the arrival of Captain Cook.   00:34:40.640 --> 00:34:49.200 She says our culture evoked in the rich haunting  lyrics of the Kumulipo is viable today as when   00:34:49.200 --> 00:34:56.800 it first was published and she says we speak  not only of affection for pastimes and people   00:34:56.800 --> 00:35:02.480 but of respect and understanding for them as  we try to understand the things we have valued   00:35:02.480 --> 00:35:08.880 and still value in Hawai'i. We create a moral  vision of what we would like a future Hawai'i to be. E hoʻomau ia kākou. 00:35:13.440 --> 00:35:15.840 And as the Queen herself 00:35:18.640 --> 00:35:30.000 she stood fast. Onipa'a was her motto. So with that  I would like now to turn just now to the cultural   00:35:30.000 --> 00:35:39.520 part of kanaloa. So in this last portion of  my presentation I wanted to kind of share   00:35:39.520 --> 00:35:47.120 with you that given the understanding of the  Kanaloa. Giving an understanding of the depth   00:35:47.120 --> 00:35:54.720 and the knowledge and the responsibility that are  written within the immense volume of the Kumulipo.   00:35:56.000 --> 00:36:04.480 I am in I'm inspired to try and connect  that Kumulipo, that Kanaloa with culture.   00:36:05.120 --> 00:36:12.800 So as a member of the Sanctuary Advisory  Council, I was inspired as Chair to help our   00:36:13.520 --> 00:36:19.440 council members to know that our work goes  far beyond just the physical responsibility   00:36:19.440 --> 00:36:27.280 of caring and enforcing and replenishing. That  there is a cultural connection here and so I   00:36:27.280 --> 00:36:33.840 put together a video of images and thoughts that  are culturally related and I'd like to share them   00:36:33.840 --> 00:36:40.960 with you and i hope that they inspire you to look  at the Kohola, to look at Kanaloa and its cultural 00:36:41.680 --> 00:36:53.840 presentation. 00:37:31.760 --> 00:37:35.840 00:38:03.280 --> 00:38:11.600 so the palaoa has a way of expressing  itself that's very culturally tied 00:38:14.000 --> 00:38:24.560 and so when I think about the songs of the Kanaloa  I'm reminded of oli oli in the Hawaiian culture   00:38:24.560 --> 00:38:27.440 it is a way of expressing oneself through song,   00:38:28.160 --> 00:38:36.800 through stories. It is a genealogy. It's a  memory of things that have come and past. 00:38:41.760 --> 00:38:50.560 And the Kanaloa is also known as palaoa and in the  Hawaiian culture palaoa is a symbol of authority.   00:38:51.760 --> 00:38:59.840 The high chiefs use the palaoa  to indicate their ability to be   00:39:00.720 --> 00:39:13.840 the talking chiefs and so the authority  that the palaoa has is immense. 00:39:21.360 --> 00:39:36.720 And often when we're seeing pods of whales  and we see a calf and then we see how carefully   00:39:38.560 --> 00:39:47.280 the mother will care for her calf and so it  reminds me of the concept of ohana. Ohana is   00:39:47.280 --> 00:39:56.400 the family, it is what we care for and what we  love and how we nurture the family or ohana.   00:39:57.360 --> 00:40:05.440 And in that nurturing you know there is  embrace and so here a mother embraces her calf   00:40:06.240 --> 00:40:12.240 and in that embrace there are many things that  are going on that help to impart in that child   00:40:12.240 --> 00:40:19.760 or that calf things that they need to learn and  that they know that they are supported by their   00:40:19.760 --> 00:40:40.960 makua, their parent. So ohana is exemplified in many  of the actions of the Kanaloa Ah Ha, the breath.  00:40:42.480 --> 00:40:49.920 the force of the sound of that "ha" is a reminder  how important "ha" is in the Hawaiian culture.   00:40:51.680 --> 00:40:53.920 Because without "ha" there is no life.   00:40:55.360 --> 00:41:02.080 And so when the kohola sends out her breath, you  hear it from afar and you see the force of that   00:41:02.080 --> 00:41:10.800 breath then you know "ah that is life" and so we're  reminded of life through the breath of the palaoa. 00:41:18.400 --> 00:41:25.840 Mana is the intangible, it's the things  that we don't see, we can't touch it but the   00:41:26.960 --> 00:41:33.840 Kanaloa exemplifies this miraculous  strength and power. That is all about mana.   00:41:34.640 --> 00:41:41.120 And when we see an animal leaping from the depths  of the ocean and taking flight into the air, ah the mana, 00:41:42.240 --> 00:42:01.840 the spirit of that palaoa. That is the strength  of mana and the Kanaloa teaches us about mana 00:42:05.600 --> 00:42:15.840 00:42:18.720 --> 00:42:29.840 00:42:52.640 --> 00:43:11.840 00:43:24.320 --> 00:43:30.400 Okay Mahalo everyone.  Thanks for amazing videos Sol.   00:43:31.200 --> 00:43:36.640 And now we're going to kind of switch over  to questions. So if folks have questions   00:43:36.640 --> 00:43:43.440 please submit them and then Amy will help be the  question liaison. We do have time for questions. 00:43:48.880 --> 00:43:57.120 Well first of all I want to say thank you again  for allowing me to be able to make a presentation.   00:43:58.960 --> 00:44:04.960 The Kumulipo is a very complex story of  creation but nonetheless what it does it is   00:44:04.960 --> 00:44:12.400 a foundation that ties us culturally to all  things that are created and it makes us not 00:44:14.720 --> 00:44:22.320 the first but it is clear that the people come  much farther along in the creation of the Kumulipo   00:44:22.320 --> 00:44:29.200 so it puts all of those that precede us to be our  kupuna or our ancestors and I think that in parts   00:44:29.200 --> 00:44:35.840 to me the responsibility that we  all bear, is to care for our kupuna   00:44:36.400 --> 00:44:41.120 and care for them because they precede us and  they are the ones that really spawn our life   00:44:41.680 --> 00:44:45.360 and therefore we have responsibility  to continue that and so emao   00:44:46.080 --> 00:44:52.400 you know to continue is to to be responsible  to be understanding and to be supportive of   00:44:52.400 --> 00:44:58.560 a culture that it recognizes, so thank you  again for this sense so I'm open to questions. 00:45:03.680 --> 00:45:08.800 Aloha everyone. My name is Amy, I'm the  volunteer coordinator here at the Sanctuary   00:45:08.800 --> 00:45:13.440 and I have been reading over  your questions coming in for Sol.  00:45:13.440 --> 00:45:22.480 So Sol, the first one you have is about next generation and learning about the   00:45:22.480 --> 00:45:27.600 Hawaiian culture and language. Is the next  generation learning all this to keep it alive 00:45:30.400 --> 00:45:40.640 The answer is is yes. Probably around 20 or 25  years ago that what might have been an answer   00:45:40.640 --> 00:45:49.680 that was tentative but I can tell you right  now that in the last 25 years the language has   00:45:50.480 --> 00:45:59.840 grown, the appeal and na makua, the children who  are the speakers of language are now adults and   00:45:59.840 --> 00:46:07.040 parents themselves and and those who have  also become very acquainted to the language   00:46:07.040 --> 00:46:13.840 which is very important have also become  very involved in other disciplines and   00:46:14.480 --> 00:46:20.960 so they're accomplished scientists, they're  accomplished engineers as well as language   00:46:20.960 --> 00:46:28.400 speakers, they're navigators, they're voyagers and  so I'm very confident that the next generation is   00:46:28.960 --> 00:46:37.920 capable and ready to take on the challenges that  our kupuna have left for us to to decipher and to   00:46:37.920 --> 00:46:47.520 to find solutions for. Great thank you.  This next question that comes in   00:46:47.520 --> 00:46:53.440 uses some Hawaiian terms so if I mispronounce  them I do apologize. Are the words palaoa and kohola, 00:46:56.800 --> 00:47:03.440 used interchangeably for all species of whale  or does palaoa refer specifically to sperm whales. 00:47:06.480 --> 00:47:16.160 In the Kumulipo the the the name palaoa is   referenced in several different places. So 00:47:17.680 --> 00:47:21.040 you know we know that the humpback whales   00:47:22.240 --> 00:47:31.600 are by research deemed to be fairly new arrivals  to the Hawaiian islands and when I was asked   00:47:31.600 --> 00:47:38.160 that question years ago about whether or not  the palaoa was referencing the humpback whale   00:47:39.520 --> 00:47:47.600 It was clear to me that the Kumulipo is not  confining itself to just the Hawaiian Islands. So   00:47:47.600 --> 00:47:54.240 the Hawaiian people are Polynesians and the  genealogies that the Kumulipo talked about   00:47:54.240 --> 00:48:00.320 are not just confined to the Hawaiian Islands.  So they stretch across the expanse of the   00:48:00.320 --> 00:48:07.760 Pacific linking all the Polynesian  archipelagos so in in that in that light,   00:48:08.720 --> 00:48:18.320 is it conceivable that the kumulipo is familiar  with places far beyond just our islands here in   00:48:18.320 --> 00:48:26.960 Hawai'i and I think the answer is yes. So palaoa  isn't confined just to a specific species   00:48:28.000 --> 00:48:34.880 and a specific place but I think it is  referenced in what we understand to be Polynesia   00:48:34.880 --> 00:48:42.720 or the pakipika, the Pacific and so so that's my  response is that the Kumulipo is not confining   00:48:42.720 --> 00:48:53.040 it's not directed to one thing or one place or  one time yeah. Great. This question I think ties   00:48:53.040 --> 00:49:00.480 closely to that. So is the Kumulipo a song that  has traveled with Hawaiians from Polynesia across   00:49:00.480 --> 00:49:07.600 oceans and are there connections to creation  stories shared through Polynesia. The answer is yes.   00:49:08.720 --> 00:49:19.200 So if you take the genealogy and the generations,  you will find that in other parts of Polynesia   00:49:19.200 --> 00:49:26.800 that those names are going to be replicated  and that these are names of actual families.   00:49:27.440 --> 00:49:34.320 So we might look at it from a Hawaiian perspective  thinking that we're confined to this particular   00:49:34.320 --> 00:49:41.040 area of the Pacific in the Hawaiian Islands but  the names in the Kumulipo which are reflecting   00:49:41.040 --> 00:49:47.360 genealogies go far beyond just the Hawaiian  Island archipelago and then you will find them   00:49:47.360 --> 00:49:54.960 repeated in other places of the Pacific,  like in Tahiti, like in Aotearoa and so   00:49:56.720 --> 00:50:04.160 it is not just about Hawai'i, it's about the  entirety of the Pacific as we know it   00:50:04.160 --> 00:50:06.960 uh for a culture of people that are Polynesians. 00:50:09.120 --> 00:50:17.760 Great, thank you. How long does it take you to  recite the entire Kumulipo and when is it chanted   00:50:17.760 --> 00:50:26.880 in public ? I had black hair when I started  to memorize it and I have white hair now and   00:50:26.880 --> 00:50:35.520 I still haven't memorized it but I I think you know it should be noted that a a story or a   00:50:35.520 --> 00:50:43.360 chant that long that there were ways in how  this chant was actually put together so that   00:50:44.000 --> 00:50:48.640 when you're looking at the relationship between  the animals and the plants whether they're in the   00:50:48.640 --> 00:50:56.720 land, the sea or the sky, the Kumulipo pairs them  in this duality that I talked about briefly   00:50:57.360 --> 00:51:04.880 but in that duality there is replication in the  name of a plant or an animal or a seaweed and a   00:51:06.080 --> 00:51:16.720 and a bird so that memorization of the chant is  tied closely to familiar names. As an example 00:51:18.080 --> 00:51:31.200 like palaoa is used to describe the great  whale and then it's pairing is the plant called aoa,  00:51:32.720 --> 00:51:39.440 which is the sandalwood. So again you memorize  these things because the pairing also is similar.   00:51:39.440 --> 00:51:48.560 So when I say palaoa it's related to aoa and  this this this kind of a memorization and matching   00:51:48.560 --> 00:51:57.360 of plants and animals and similar and familiar  sounds help you to memorize 2100 lines faster. 00:52:00.480 --> 00:52:11.040 Great. Another question is the niho palaoa were  very prized by Hawaiians how about the meat were   00:52:11.040 --> 00:52:21.600 other parts of the kohola palaoa used by our  kupuna? Well I think you know the Kumulipo   00:52:23.360 --> 00:52:33.440 is a really a a story of puna hakioka is is the term  that's written in the Kumulipo's story and puna   00:52:33.440 --> 00:52:41.520 hakiola is talking about this cycle of life okay.  So we are a part of this cycle and we are given   00:52:41.520 --> 00:52:53.360 birth and at the same time we are passing on into  the end of life. In that process all things are   00:52:54.000 --> 00:53:02.240 important and all things are necessary. So the  passing of a large kohola or palaoa like this   00:53:03.600 --> 00:53:10.960 isn't just something that is isolated and alone  is that it's related because there are many other   00:53:10.960 --> 00:53:18.240 things that benefit from the passing of a whale.  In fact just recently there was a scientific   00:53:18.240 --> 00:53:26.640 dive of off the coast of of California. I believe  near Monterey, where they found an entire 00:53:27.360 --> 00:53:33.120 whales submerged through the very bottom of the  ocean and the scientists were really enthralled by   00:53:33.120 --> 00:53:39.200 the fact that they saw that all of the different  creatures of the sea that were benefiting from the   00:53:39.200 --> 00:53:47.840 passing of the kohola and so there are I think  for me it's just a reaffirmation of the story in   00:53:47.840 --> 00:53:55.120 the Kumulipo is that this continuation, emao, continues  so so we cannot look at this as an isolated   00:53:55.120 --> 00:54:02.480 event in time that happens and ends. It doesn't.  It continues and there are many others that are   00:54:02.480 --> 00:54:11.120 tied to that besides man, we have animals, we have  fish, we have all creatures that are going to be   00:54:11.680 --> 00:54:18.720 tied into that cycle and they're going to be part  of the the the beneficiaries of life as well as   00:54:18.720 --> 00:54:27.440 beneficiaries in depth. So great due to  time I'm just going to ask you one more question   00:54:27.440 --> 00:54:31.840 because we want to share some announcements  before we wrap up but I want everyone to   00:54:31.840 --> 00:54:36.960 know that you can still submit your questions  until the webinar ends and that we will send   00:54:36.960 --> 00:54:43.360 them on to Sol for him to review and then  provide those answers to everyone so please keep   00:54:43.360 --> 00:54:49.600 sending your questions in. But the last question  I have to give to you over video right now are:   00:54:49.600 --> 00:54:56.160 What are some of the ways in which the land and  sea connections are strengthened in the Kumulipo ? 00:54:59.920 --> 00:55:00.560 Well 00:55:05.120 --> 00:55:13.680 what it the Kumulipo does it it ties us to  this understanding of interrelationships you know   00:55:13.680 --> 00:55:19.840 as an example I told you that  the palaoa is paired with the aoa.   00:55:21.760 --> 00:55:32.320 The idea for this duality is that perhaps by  looking at the condition of the land or the aoa,   00:55:32.320 --> 00:55:39.040 the sandalwood would it also be a reflection of  what is the condition of the palaoa in the sea.   00:55:40.000 --> 00:55:46.320 And interesting enough in our history in Hawai'i  in the whaling' era you will find that when   00:55:46.320 --> 00:55:52.640 the whales are being taken out and used  by whaling ships in the Hawaiian Islands.   00:55:54.080 --> 00:56:01.040 At the same time that this was occurring and the  population of the palaoa was on a decline, you   00:56:01.040 --> 00:56:09.440 will find that the aoa, the sandalwood was also  in decline and that these two happened to be   00:56:09.440 --> 00:56:16.720 a pairing and what happened was that the land  was being harvested and raped and denuded of   00:56:17.360 --> 00:56:24.880 sandalwood trees for it to be sent to Asia and  at the same time the whale was being harvested   00:56:24.880 --> 00:56:32.080 for its resources in oil and both of them  plummet. So if we understood the Kumulipo   00:56:32.080 --> 00:56:39.920 and its connection and the responsibility to  understand why, perhaps we would have looked at one   00:56:40.480 --> 00:56:44.800 to understand that we need to look  at the reflection of the other   00:56:45.520 --> 00:56:54.320 is there something that is needing help for both  and so I think spending more time in looking at   00:56:54.320 --> 00:57:00.240 the Kumulipo and understanding these kinds of  pairings and these kinds of relationships and   00:57:00.240 --> 00:57:09.600 that continuum of puna hakiola it will help us to  really make those connections and I and I think as   00:57:09.600 --> 00:57:15.520 part of the Sanctuary Advisory Council these are  the connections that we as a Council also need to   00:57:15.520 --> 00:57:23.760 make for the Sanctuary and its relationship to all  things for the kohola, the kanaloa and beyond so   00:57:23.760 --> 00:57:31.440 so I hope that you've been inspired and I hope  that it helps you to to seek out and to search   00:57:31.440 --> 00:57:41.040 more because I think Hawai'i has a lot to offer and  surely I support the olelo no eau that says ika wama na momua, ika wa   00:57:41.840 --> 00:57:45.680 hopi. If we're going to move forward  then we have to take a look backward. 00:57:48.000 --> 00:57:54.080 Thank you, Sol. I believe Allen will be returning  to just give us a few announcements and I just   00:57:54.080 --> 00:57:58.800 want to remind everyone that check out the  chat your there are links to our resources   00:57:59.440 --> 00:58:02.080 and Cindy has also answered some of  your other questions there as well. 00:58:04.560 --> 00:58:10.240 So thank you Sol. So talking about next steps  forward I know some of you or most of you had   00:58:10.240 --> 00:58:16.880 a hard time hearing Sol's narration over  the video, so what we're going to be doing is   00:58:16.880 --> 00:58:21.440 we're going to be sort of going back and  maybe re-editing it so that means that   00:58:22.000 --> 00:58:26.400 this webinar which normally would go on the  home page that you're seeing in front of you   00:58:27.440 --> 00:58:34.720 in about a month, may take a little longer, so  bear with us and we will get this edited and then   00:58:34.720 --> 00:58:39.680 posted and I think I definitely am going to invite  Sol back maybe in the summer, Sol, because I think   00:58:39.680 --> 00:58:46.400 you have a lot to share with us, so you know we  will continue this discussion and clearly this is   00:58:46.400 --> 00:58:52.880 a topic that people are interested in so folks  make sure you get on our email list or that   00:58:52.880 --> 00:58:57.840 you continue to check our home pages every now and  then because we will continue to have excellent   00:58:57.840 --> 00:59:04.800 webinar topics. Next slide. So just bear us  bear with me five more minutes because I have   00:59:04.800 --> 00:59:10.640 some slides I want to show folks to give you heads  up on what's coming up. So I believe everybody gets   00:59:11.440 --> 00:59:16.720 one hour of professional development credit so  you will get a certificate of attendance. I hope   00:59:17.440 --> 00:59:22.800 Cindy or Amy will be doing this. They'll be  sending it out to you we all have your names that   00:59:22.800 --> 00:59:27.920 were registered and you'll be getting this very  shortly probably another day or two. Next slide. 00:59:31.760 --> 00:59:37.680 And I believe also we are interested in your  comments so if you have comments about other   00:59:37.680 --> 00:59:44.320 topics you'd like to hear from us, other  things that maybe Sol can talk about on his   00:59:44.320 --> 00:59:50.480 next talk. Please let us know. There's an email  at the bottom there or you can email any one   00:59:50.480 --> 00:59:57.280 of us here at the Sanctuary and we'll make sure  that we move those forward. Next slide please. 00:59:59.360 --> 01:00:04.640 And I believe the next slide is also talking  about if you're a teacher we also have, oh   01:00:04.640 --> 01:00:09.120 no that's wrong. My next slide  is to give you a heads up so    01:00:09.120 --> 01:00:13.040 Sol actually ends our series  of talks with which were the Ho'i Kohola, 01:00:14.320 --> 01:00:20.320 the Welcome Back of the Whales to Hawai'i, and the  whales are indeed back here. They proved so popular   01:00:20.320 --> 01:00:25.200 we had they're all online we have we had to  talk about Hanauma Bay, we had to talk about the   01:00:25.840 --> 01:00:31.200 Western type of research that's being done on  humpback whales. So all of that is housed on   01:00:31.200 --> 01:00:38.400 that webinar link. We have some talks now coming up  one per month we have one next month, Ms. Hannah Bernard,   01:00:38.400 --> 01:00:43.280 a former SAC member will talk about sea  turtles and the research they've been doing here   01:00:43.840 --> 01:00:49.840 on Maui. We have in January, Dr. Jane Au will talk  about Hawaiian religious understandings of the   01:00:49.840 --> 01:00:56.160 ocean, the importance of the ocean. And in February,  we have Makaala Kaaumoana talking about Hanalei ahupuaa, 01:00:57.120 --> 01:01:01.680 or watershed. So please feel free to join us for  that and hopefully by then we'll also have more   01:01:01.680 --> 01:01:09.920 speakers lined up for you. Next slide. I think  that's the end and again I think I just want   01:01:09.920 --> 01:01:15.600 to thank everybody for their attention for their  joining us today and again I want to thank Sol   01:01:16.160 --> 01:01:22.400 for that great presentation and like I said we  will get that all subtitled and cleaned up and   01:01:22.400 --> 01:01:28.240 hopefully it on the web/internet within  the next month or so. So everybody thank you   01:01:28.240 --> 01:01:32.240 so much. I see there's a lot more questions but  we will take those questions and we will share   01:01:32.240 --> 01:01:37.840 them with Sol, so that he can get back to you. So  again everybody thank you for joining us today.