This episode talks about the music and culture in South Kona in Hawaii. South Kona residents talk about the history of the fishing industry and music in South Kona. This episode explores the various ways that the people of Kaui are preserving their heritage. Steel guitarist, Ken Emerson keeps the traditional music alive by teaching his apprentice, Michelle Edwards through the Fold Artists Apprentice Program, Marc Code runs the Pacific Tropical Botanical Gardens that preserves rare and endangered tropical plants, Geraldine King Tam illustrates those plants, and members of the town of Hanapepe are trying to preserve the original buildings in Hanapepe. This item is part of the Pacific Islanders section of the AAPI special collection.
