Kapalai Kitchen KUʻI ʻAI

Dean Wilhelm, co-founder and director of nonprofit organization Hoʻokuaʻāina demonstrates the traditional Hawaiian practice of Kuʻi ʻAi learned from Kupuna Earl Kawaʻa.
STAGES OF KUʻI ʻAI
Nahā - to smash or break: Smashing the corm to break into large pieces
Mokumoku - islands: The kalo has been pounded into many smaller pieces or islands.
Paʻipaʻi - to slap: Gathering the “islands” all together with the hands, and pounding them until they stick to each other.
Pili - stick together or adhere: The small pieces are starting to stick to each other, and the many pieces are unifying to a single slab.
Paʻi ʻai - undiluted pounded kalo: Paʻi ʻai is a thick, solid slab, with little to no lumps, ready to be transported and then later watered down to one’s preference.
Wali - smooth: To blend the paʻi ʻai or poi until it is smooth and ʻono to eat!

[@OneHitAway]

Awesome mahalo for sharing! I took board and stone with Uncle Earl and now get to feed poi to my family and baby every week with fresh kalo from Hoʻokuaʻāina.

[@Hookuaaina]

Mahalo for sharing Jordan. This is exactly what we love to hear!!! 🙌🏽 #mahaloplantkalo

[@heavenlycall]

Really enjoyed the breakdown + identification of the stages of poi pounding. Mahalo!

[@87Kanaka95]

Howzit Unko,
Where can buy one pounder and board?
Mahalo for the videos 🤙🏾