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Native Hawaiian salt makers protect sacred tradition

Summary by Ground News
Hanapepe salt patch on Kauai is one of the last remaining salt patches in Hawaii. Salt can be traded or given away but must never be sold. Hawaiians use it in cooking, healing, rituals and as protection. Climate change threatens to obliterate the practice with rising sea levels.

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Native Hawaiian salt makers protect sacred tradition

On a warm summer afternoon, Tina Tani­guchi was on her hands and knees scraping dirt off an oblong depression in the ground. Thick brown hair peeked out from her coconut leaf hat. Splotches of mud stuck to her T-shirt and speckled her smiling face.

·Honolulu, United States
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Star Advertiser broke the news in Honolulu, United States on Monday, January 8, 2024.
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