Our Kalua Pig fundraiser Wood is stacked Water is boiled for shaving the pig Rocks in place, the fire is lit. No huffing and puffing here as Von Chee uses a leaf blower to get it roarin' La Hui O Ko'olauloa photos by Teresa Buren, Kathleen Kelleher and RH Hot water helps to soften the pig's bristles Kālua is a traditional Hawaiian cooking method that cooks food in a covered pit. We prepared that pit, fighting with the mud and rain. We collected and stacked wood and rocks and built a large fire. Members collected and smashed banana trunks to go over the hot rocks. Banana leaves were cleaned and stacked to be used to cover the food in the imu. The pig was shaved and quartered and when fully cooked, we shredded and packaged nearly 800 pounds of Kālua pig. Shaving the pig. No one likes hair in the food A simple rub of salt and soy sauce adds flavor Meat is lowered on a bed of crushed banana stalks The meat is shredded and packaged The pit is covered with banana leaves and a plastic sheet then sealed with dirt around the edges JUNE 2017 PACIFICPADDLER.com 27http://www.coralsafe.com http://www.PACIFICPADDLER.com