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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Luau Prep

A couple of weeks ago the big luau prep began.  We cooked the pig in an imu (see big rock pile/fire/pit below), and cleaned and cooked taro leaves for the squid luau.  We are having the  "traditional" food that you would see at a modern day Hawaiian luau.  After everything was cooked, it was bagged up and frozen until the party next week.  Everything else will be cooked/prepared that morning.  No caterers for us!  Noa and Papa would never hear of it.  We have amazing friends that all came out to help us (and continue to help us!).  Thanks everyone!

fire starting...a little bigger...there it is!  once fire burns down and rocks are flat, the pig goes in!  layered with banana leaf and wet burlap to keep the moisture in and cook the pig.  12 hours later, kalua pig!

Celia and Mamama cleaning, cleaning, cleaning.  80 lbs of taro leaves.  Thanks Kalawas too!  The men tending to the cooking of the taro leaves under the tent.  I wasn't much help because of....

a slightly high-maintenance almost 1 year old!

alohab @ 9:36 AM
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yay friend!! they're really are the best-- more family than friends! and that makena-- you just want to squeeze her. :)
# posted by Blogger maikib : July 3, 2009 at 8:36 AM
 
Wow, very impressive. Glad you are posting the preparation pictures, it's all so interesting.
# posted by Blogger Hauptmanns in Hawaii : July 6, 2009 at 5:31 PM
 
now how the heck did i miss an imu?

oh i know, it wasn't at nite (lol).

sorry!
# posted by Anonymous Aohoku : July 6, 2009 at 10:09 PM
 
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