Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

  • Home
  • Local
    • Local News
    • Official Notices
    • Obituary
    • Bishop Silva
    • Catholic Schools
    • Office for Social Ministry
  • US/World
  • Columns
    • Mary Adamski
    • Msgr. Owen F. Campion
    • Christina Capecchi
    • Viriditas
  • Features
    • Quiz
    • Heralding Back
    • Photo
    • Pope Francis
    • Manaolana
      • Catechism Corner
      • Helpful Hints
      • Sidebar
      • Stories & Columns
  • Archive
  • Subscribe
  • Advertise
  • Podcast
  • Donate
  • Contact

You are the pa‘akai of the earth

04/12/2023 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

On Kauai, many generations have been harvesting salt in the old Hawaiian way By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald HANAPEPE — On the southwestern coast of Kauai, in Hanapepe, a small number of families have been harvesting salt from the ocean for thousands of years. The traditional Hawaii method of “pa‘akai” (“solidified sea”) is a […]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Hawaiian salt, Kauai, Local News

Catholic News Service

Make a donation

About us

The Hawaii Catholic Herald is published every other Friday. It is mailed to individual households and has a statewide circulation of about 17,000. SUBSCRIBE

Blog: “Stories behind the Stories”

Copyright © 2026 · News Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in