Coverage dated January 2, 2024

Native Hawaiian salt makers combat climate change and pollution to protect a sacred tradition

Headline from KVIA El Paso

By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press HANAPEPE, Hawaii (AP) — 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.

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  1. Washington Times

    Hawaiian salt makers combat climate change, pollution to protect sacred tradition (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    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.

  2. Green Field Reporter

    Native Hawaiian salt makers combat climate change and pollution to protect a sacred tradition - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    HANAPEPE, Hawaii (AP) — 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.

  3. KVIA El Paso

    Native Hawaiian salt makers combat climate change and pollution to protect a sacred tradition (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press HANAPEPE, Hawaii (AP) — 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.

  4. Kokomo Tribune

    How Native familes make salt at one of Hawaii's last remaining salt patches (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    A salt patch on the island of Kauai is one of the last remaining locations in all of Hawaii where sacred salt is made by Native Hawaiian families following methods

  5. Fox News

    Hawaii families preserve sacred salt making tradition at state's last remaining salt patches (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The process of making salt from sea water on the island of Kauai is a traditional, labor-intensive practice passed down through Native Hawaiian families for centuries.

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