• EAT PLENTY WATERCRESS

WELCOME TO SUMIDA FARM

NOURISHING OUR COMMUNITY

For nearly 100 years, the guardians of Kalauao Spring and Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate, have supported Sumida Farm to carry on the tradition of nourishing the community through fresh, nutritious watercress and by educating past and future generations of the cultural significance and importance of protecting the fresh water resources of the island.

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He Moʻolelo Kaao no Laukaieie

“The Waʻahila rain beautifies Hālawa,
Remaining atop ʻAiea,
Fierce heat rolls across the plains of Kalauao.

Makanikeoe arrived to Kalauao and saw the waters of Kahuawai. He searched for the source of this water that was flowing up from the ground, which he found high above in the uplands of Waimalu.

The water could not be seen flowing above ground, but our explorer knew it to be flowing beneath the earth. Many hidden grottos are situated on the sides of the Waimalu cliffs, and within some of these grottos lie some of the ancient aliʻi.”

— “He Moʻolelo Kaao no Laukaieie” by Moses Manu (1895), translated by John Jacob Chock and Jefferey “Kapali” Lyon 

MANA OF THE SPRINGS

Feel the guardian spirits of Kalauao with all of your senses. See, touch and taste the mana in the green crops growing in the gurgling waters of the Farm. We hope you feel inspired to join in caring for the springs and the islands and in turn find nourishment through Kalauao.

KALAUAO SPRINGS