Baba Yim

Early Saturday morning, we all pack into the car for a trip to the Anuenue School in Honolulu. The Anuenue School is a cultural immersion school where the students there learn about the Hawaiian culture by talking in Hawaiian and participating in traditional arts and crafts, from basket weaving to hula.

Our host for the day was Baba Yim, a graduate of the University of Hawai'i with a degree in education, and also a stretcher in the art of traditional tatooing. We toured the school, which is location up along the mountains and we also got down and dirty, working to clean up the lo'i where the kalo plants grow. If you want a free mud mask for your feet, this is the place to go.

baba yim

the water that runs from the stream into the lo'i

mud mask for my feet

kalo planted on land

rushing waters

working in the lo'i

baba yim tells us the stories of kalo and what it means to the hawaiian people

For more information on Baba Yim and the art of traditional tattooing click here.