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Moku of Kaʻū Podcast Episodes Season 5

Episode 4, Season V: Kalae with Nohea and Leiahiʻena Kaʻawa

Nohea Kaʻawa and her daughter Leiahiʻena join hosts Lei and Drew to share about seas and currents of Kalae, as well as about other areas of Kaʻū in this episode.

Kalae
Kalae, PC: Drew

This fifth season of Ka Leo o ka Uluau consists of 12 episodes beginning in Welehu 2025, in October,  as we continue to focus on our astonishing and inspiring Mauna and bodies of Wai & Kai of Hawaiʻi Island.  Just like Season IV (2024-25).

In previous seasons, we highlighted our relationship with native manu of Hawaiʻi (Season III 2023), Hawaiian sustainable practices (Season II 2022) and moʻolelo wahi pana of Hawaiʻi Island (Season I 2021).

Season V episodes will be released throughout the year on the Hilo moon phase of every malama, also known as mahina or lunar month, to raise awareness of and honor this indigenous practice of keeping time.

This episode was released around January 19, 2026, initiating the Hawaiʻi lunar month of Kaulua, a lunar month of the Hoʻoilo or “winter” season in Hawaiʻi.

Season V Episodes, with Release Date

Season IV Episodes, with Release Date

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Moku of Kaʻū Podcast Episodes Season 5

Episode 3, Season V: Kalae – Hoʻolauna~Intro with Lei and Drew

Hosts Lei and Drew introduce Kaʻū, especially Kalae and seas and currents of that region in this kamaʻilio episode.  In our next episode, our mau mea kipa ~ special guests Nohea and Leiahi Kaʻawa will share moʻolelo and ʻike about Kalae and Kaʻū.  Check it out anytime on or after January 18, 2026, when we usher in the next lunar month Kaulua!

Kalae, Kaʻū
Kalae, PC Drew Kapp

This new, fifth season of Ka Leo o ka Uluau consists of 12 episodes beginning in Welehu 2025, in October,  as we continue to focus on our astonishing and inspiring Mauna and bodies of Wai & Kai of Hawaiʻi Island.  Just like Season IV (2024-25).

In previous seasons, we highlighted our relationship with native manu of Hawaiʻi (Season III 2023), Hawaiian sustainable practices (Season II 2022) and moʻolelo wahi pana of Hawaiʻi Island (Season I 2021).

Season V episodes will be released throughout the year on the Hilo moon phase of every malama, also known as mahina or lunar month, to raise awareness of and honor this indigenous practice of keeping time.

This segment was released December 20, 2025, initiating the Hawaiʻi lunar month of Kāʻelo, a lunar month of the Hoʻoilo or “winter” season in Hawaiʻi.

Season V Episodes, with Release Date

Season IV Episodes, with Release Date

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Inoa Matters Moku of Kaʻū

Inoa Matters – Moku of Kaʻū

Listen to Inoa Matters for Kaʻū to learn more about place and street names – how to pronounce them and some background information for each. It can be tricky to pronounce names because not all public signage includes the diacritical marks like the ʻokina (glottal stop) and kahakō (macron or line over a vowel).

Ka Leo o ka Uluau’s producer and sound engineer, Bruce Torres Fischer, created these quick audiograms because names are important. Pronunciation of names is essential in conveying the manaʻo or meaning behind these places we navigate day-to-day. It’s also a way to celebrate the rich history and culture of places while we accustom our mouths to ‘ōlelo Hawaiʻi, the Hawaiian language.

Audiogram – Kīlauea:

Audiogram – Kalae:

https://youtu.be/zrOG9wEdjf0

Audiogram – Kawaihūakauila:

Audiogram – Makanau:

Audiogram – Honuʻapo:

Audiogram – Palahemo:

Audiogram – Kamilo:

https://youtu.be/iueUonEom4o

Audiogram – Waiohinu:

Check out Inoa Matters for the Moku of Hilo and the Moku of Puna.

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Moku of Kaʻū Podcast Episodes Season 1

Episode 12: Pele and ʻĀina, Moku of Kaʻū

Guests Pelehonuamea Harman and ʻĀina Akamu join hosts Lei and Drew for our last episode in Kaʻū as they share about the nature of this moku and its people.

To learn more about all of our guests, including this episode’s guests Pele and ʻĀina, visit the mea kipa page. To guide your journey as you listen, use the StoryMap for this installment of Ka Leo o ka Uluau in the moku of Kaʻū.

Listen to earlier episodes of Ka Leo o ka Uluau:

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Moku of Kaʻū Podcast Episodes Season 1

Episode 11: Kekuhi Kealiʻikanakaʻoleohaililani, Moku of Kaʻū

Guest Kekuhi Kealiʻikanakaʻoleohaililani joins hosts Lei and Drew, telling us the story of shark-people migrations to the moku of Kaʻū.

To learn more about all of our guests, including this episode’s guest Kekuhi Kealiʻikanakaʻoleohaililani, visit the mea kipa page. To guide your journey as you listen, use the StoryMap below.

Listen to earlier episodes of Ka Leo o ka Uluau:

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Moku of Kaʻū Podcast Episodes Season 1

Episode 10: Nohea Kaʻawa, Moku of Kaʻū

In episode 10, Nohea Kaʻawa joins hosts Drew and Lei, taking us on a huakaʻi through moʻolelo to Punaluʻu and Puʻuʻenuhe in Kaʻū. To learn more about all of our guests, including this episode’s guest Nohealani Ka‘awa, visit the mea kipa page. To guide your journey as you listen, use the StoryMap for this installment of Ka Leo o ka Uluau in the moku of Kaʻū.

Listen to earlier episodes of Ka Leo o ka Uluau:

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Moku of Kaʻū Podcast Episodes Season 1

Episode 9: Noah Gomes, Moku of Kaʻū


Join us as Noah Gomes kicks off our huakaʻi in the moku of Kaʻū, starting at the home of Pele. Make sure to follow along with the story map below for this place-name rich episode!

Learn more about all of our hosts and mea kipa along with this episode’s guest Noah Gomes.

Listen to earlier episodes of Ka Leo o ka Uluau: