One attendee to the Na Mamo Kaiaulu event on Saturday at the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall said the food was delicious, but the lines to the food tent were long.

How about some ulu poke?

Sharon de la Pena, the registered Dietitian at Ho‘ola Lahui Hawaii, had samples for people to try, as well as recipes people could take so they could create their own poke at home, or away from the festival of Hawaiian culture.

Organizers said Na Mamo Kaiaulu was created by a small hui, Pihana Ka ‘ikenaka, a halau dedicated to the perpetuation of Native Hawaiian traditional healing and culture. The name of the festival pays reverence to the grove of mamo lehua that once grew in Wailua, the home of the halau.

”We work with our many wonderful partners and kumu, many of whom are here today, to ground

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