Food
Our guides discuss how they ate growing up, and the various ways different foods were prepared. Octopus (he‘e) remains one of the major foods of He‘e-ia.

Water
Two streams provide the water for He‘eia, but there are also several water holes. Water diverted from the streams is also critical to the agricultural production here.

Planting
Donnie, Alice and Rocky talk about agriculture in He‘eia in the past. Kanekoa and Nick Reppun talk about the taro fields (lo‘i) at Hoe. On separate pages, we learn more about growing, processing and eating taro.

Gathering
The forest provides numerous foods as well as medicinal plants. Some of these are introduced plants that have become naturalized. Hunting also continues to be an important part of local sustenance.

The Reef
The abundance of the reef is described, along with the vvarious types of foods that are gathered there, how they are gathered, and how they are prepared as food.

Fishing
Hi‘ilei explains different methods of fishing: hook and line, trap fishing, net fishing, and spear fishing. She emphasizes the importance of knowing the resources and seasons of the species in your place.