Back to the Roots

Back to the Roots
Overview
Kalo (taro) production on each of the major islands of Hawai'i circa 1994. Meet the amazing people who love and continue to cultivate taro on lo'i that in some cases has been in the family for generations and centuries! Young, old, and family growers on Maui, Moloka'i, Hawai'i, O'ahu, and Kaua'i islands. Includes history/culture of kalo, Issues related to land and water, uses of kalo, and prospects for the future.
Casts & Credits
Similar
Olympia: Part One – Festival of the Nations (1938)
Olympia: Part Two – Festival of Beauty (1938)
Warrior of Light (2001)
Amazona (2016)
The Good Son (2013)
Kurosawa's Way (2011)
Cycling the Frame (1988)
Classified People (1987)
An Evening (2013)
Dig! (2004)
In the Realms of the Unreal (2004)
Adriana's Pact (2017)
How to Cook Your Life (2007)
Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids (2004)
God's Ways (2006)
Full Metal Village (2007)
Citizen Schein (2017)
Baronesa (2018)
John Ford & Monument Valley (2013)
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger (2019)