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Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.46,0:00:03.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you come into Limahuli,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.54,0:00:04.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're gonna see plants that you see
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.86,0:00:06.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nowhere else in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.11,0:00:10.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of this biodiversity is the foundation
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.54,0:00:12.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Hawaiian culture was built on.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.49,0:00:16.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hear the voices of the old Hawaiians
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.82,0:00:18.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,talking about how special this place is
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.95,0:00:21.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and pushing me to really\Ncare for this place.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.36,0:00:30.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(tranquil music)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.97,0:00:36.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Limahuli Garden Preserve is\Na 1,000 acre botanical garden
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.23,0:00:38.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and nature preserve\Nsituated on the North Shore
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.98,0:00:41.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the island of Kauai\Nin the Hawaiian islands.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.81,0:00:45.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My job is to basically garner\Nsupport for our protection
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.55,0:00:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of this place and the\Nrestoration of this valley.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.51,0:00:53.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of the plants that we have now,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.30,0:00:55.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're so rare that you have\Nto go on a four mile hike
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.88,0:00:57.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,deep into the valley or risk your life
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.40,0:00:59.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and climb one of those\Npeaks to get to them.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.49,0:01:04.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the examples of that\Nis this plant called olena,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.95,0:01:07.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is the second\Nstrongest fiber in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.57,0:01:08.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now that plant is pretty rare,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.96,0:01:10.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they only exist way deep back
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.95,0:01:12.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the wet valleys of the island.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.01,0:01:16.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Within the context of\Nthe Hawaiian culture,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.07,0:01:17.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every plant has a name.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.49,0:01:18.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When a plant goes extinct,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.60,0:01:21.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's a part of our language that dies.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.03,0:01:23.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's our job to make sure that they
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.34,0:01:25.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stick around for a future generation.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.89,0:01:34.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this tree right here,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.86,0:01:36.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is a really\Nimportant tree culturally.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.74,0:01:39.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a hardwood, it's the second\Nhardest wood in the forest.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.29,0:01:40.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Its name is uhiuhi.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.51,0:01:43.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's down to two trees left\Non the island of Kauai,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.67,0:01:45.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so this is one tree that you're not
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.76,0:01:47.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gonna really find anywhere else.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.25,0:01:53.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,200 years ago, all of these\Nplants were all around.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.51,0:01:55.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The community was\Nactively cultivating them,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.90,0:01:58.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but there's been a huge\Ndisconnect in the past 200 years
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.31,0:02:01.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between the community and\Nthe resources of the valley.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.24,0:02:05.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is actually the state flower.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.53,0:02:06.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unfortunately, our state flower is down
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.78,0:02:08.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to just a handful of\Nindividuals in the wild.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.95,0:02:11.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it’s kind of a\Npretty strong statement
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.69,0:02:14.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the state of affairs\Nof our native plants.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.39,0:02:21.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can feel the rare\Nplants calling for help.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.43,0:02:23.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We talk about sustainability nowadays.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.15,0:02:24.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't have to reinvent the wheel.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.83,0:02:26.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The ancient Hawaiians did it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.23,0:02:28.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They were doing it for\Na millennium at least.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.98,0:02:32.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Hawaiian culture always\Ntry to be at a point
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.08,0:02:34.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where you've given more than you've taken.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.33,0:02:35.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That resource management system
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.94,0:02:38.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is viable in the 21st century to address
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.49,0:02:40.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a lot of the problems we're\Ndealing with nowadays.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.56,0:02:45.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we're engaging with the ocean,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.01,0:02:46.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we don't just go down there and fish.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.82,0:02:49.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We build fish houses so\Nthat there's more habitat
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.22,0:02:51.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the fish to live in.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.25,0:02:54.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in the forest, you go\Nand take care of the place,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.68,0:02:56.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,make sure that the plants\Nare healthy before you gather
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.98,0:02:58.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then before you leave,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.60,0:03:01.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you replant behind you so that\Nthere's more for tomorrow.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.44,0:03:04.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you take responsibility for something,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.89,0:03:06.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then you have a right to access it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.47,0:03:12.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(tranquil music)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.64,0:03:17.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Humanity doesn't have to\Nbe separated from nature,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.50,0:03:21.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there are ways for\Nhumanity to engage nature
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.11,0:03:22.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such that both benefit.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.02,0:03:26.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This place can be a model.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.49,0:03:30.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can be a model of how\Nhumanity is connected to nature
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.55,0:03:32.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that is probably the most\Nimportant story in Hawaiian culture.