📯 The Pū: The Voice of Ancient Hawaii! 🌊✨ More than just a shell, the pū (conch shell trumpet) was a sacred instrument in Hawaiian culture, used to announce the arrival of chiefs, signal war, and call ceremonies. Its deep, echoing sound carried across land and sea, connecting people to their gods and traditions.🌺🌿 📽️: @pania_olivia #hawaii #travel #100Hawaii #nature #traditonal #culture #Pu | 100% Hawaii

Known in Samoa as ‘foafoa’, conch shells are blown in the evening to signal prayer and family time, and again in the morning to herald the dawn of the new day. But how did this custom come to be? Learn how the immortal being Tapuitea ascended to the heavens in this ancient tale of deception, cannibalism, and ultimately, redemption. To view this animation with Samoan narration, please click here: https://youtu.be/mjKB-y_1cd0 This project was made in partnership with the Pacific Peoples music comm

🏝️ We escaped the winter storm last week (totally unplanned but worked out great 😂) and vacationed at Treasure Cay, Abacos Islands, Bahamas!🇧🇸 It was an adventure for sure as we opted for a non-touristy area! We enjoyed the sparkling water, the white beaches, turtles and sting rays in two different locations, to needle fish, dolphins and nurse shark. We enjoyed a day charter where we enjoyed fishing 🎣 (can’t post Jerrod’s big catch as it is out of season), kayaking, visiting Green Turtle Ca