How Native familes make salt at one of Hawaii's last remaining salt patches
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How Native familes make salt at one of Hawaii's last remaining salt patches

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The process of making salt from sea water is a lengthy and laborious one that requires patience, perseverance and stoicism. Step 1: Deep wells or puna are cleaned of dirt and debris so the sea water that enters them through underground channels is clean and conducive to salt making. Step 5: Over several weeks, the water evaporates and slushy layers of white salt begin to form. After the Maui fires in August that claimed 100 lives, spiritual practitioners from the island specifically requested white Hanapepe salt from Nobrega-Olivera to bless and “calm” the traumatized island, particularly areas that housed makeshift morgues.

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How Native familes make salt at one of Hawaii’s last remaining salt patches
1 year ago

How Native familes make salt at one of Hawaii’s last remaining salt patches

Associated Press  

HANAPEPE, Hawaii — The process of making salt from sea water is a lengthy and laborious one that requires patience, perseverance and stoicism. Step 1: Deep wells or puna are cleaned of dirt and debris so the sea water that enters them through underground channels is clean and conducive to salt making. Step 5: Over several weeks, the water evaporates …

Native Hawaiian salt makers combat climate change and pollution to protect a sacred tradition
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Native Hawaiian salt makers combat climate change and pollution to protect a sacred tradition

Associated Press  

HANAPEPE, Hawaii — On a warm summer afternoon, Tina Taniguchi was on her hands and knees scraping dirt off an oblong depression in the ground. “It’s hard work, but for me it’s also play,” Taniguchi said, adding with a laugh, “I play in the mud all day.” Taniguchi’s family is one of 22 who over generations have dedicated themselves to …

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