Undergraduate student Kalikoonāmaukūpuna Kalāhiki spent their summer at a traditional taro farm, known as a loʻi kalo, in their home island of Oʻahu. At the farm, they engage with traditional Hawaiian practices of kalo (taro) cultivation to build deep connections with their land, culture, and community. Through growing kalo, they are able to educate their community about Hawaiian moʻolelo (stories), building pilina (relationships) to ʻāina (land) that are based on reciprocity, and the importance of food sovereignty. Their role was to assist with day-to-day operations, such as harvesting, weeding, and maintaining the patches, as well as occasionally leading groups who came to the farm to volunteer.