Kīpuka Moʻolelo
Kīpuka Moʻolelo is a storytelling podcast that centers Native Hawaiian voices, histories, and lived experiences through intimate conversations rooted in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi and ʻike kūpuna. Each episode creates space for ʻike, memory, and manaʻo to be shared across generations, strengthening cultural connection and contemporary understanding.
Kīpuka Moʻolelo
Larry Kimura
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In this episode of Kīpuka Moʻolelo, Larry Kimura reflects on his early upbringing in Waimea that lad the foundation to his role as a leader in the Hawaiian language revitalization movement. Through stories of family, kūpuna, and early voice recordings that helped preserve native speakers, he reveals how ʻike Hawaiʻi was carried forward during a critical moment in history.
The conversation then explores the Kumulipo, the Hawaiian genealogy chant, as a source of cosmology, science, and identity. Larry shares why Hawaiian language is essential—not optional—for true understanding of Hawaiian knowledge systems, and how Indigenous thought continues to guide both cultural practice and modern scientific inquiry.
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This episode of Kīpuka Moʻolelo is a production of ʻŌiwi TV, a non-profit organization dedicated to amplifying ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, community voices, and ʻike Hawaiʻi through culturally grounded storytelling.
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