Mahalo for tuning in to our first episode of 2025! We are changing up the format of this "Above the Sides" episode to bring you a story that was gifted from Uncle Pono Shim to our dear friend Hye Jung Kim Tano from Education Incubator and Foundations of Aloha. This story is about his experience being part of the groundbreaking ceremony and blessing of the Prince Kuhio Federal Building in 2010 after a major renovation. Hye Jung had the foresight to record her conversation with him in 2020 when he recounted this story to her and that recording is included in this episode. She also gives her backstory about receiving this story from him in the introduction. Mahalo for listening. Episode Highlights 0:23 Introducing Hye Jung Kim Tano and this special episode 2:15 Hye Jung's backstory of being gifted a story from Uncle Pono Shim in 2020 6:15 Uncle Pono Shim's recording on the blessing of the Kalanianaole Federal Building in 2010 6:39 Being asked to bless the federal building 8:24 History of the federal building and the surrounding land 10:17 Planning the blessing ceremony 12:02 Receiving a map of Honolulu Harbor in 1810 14:28 Hewahewa Nui and his Kahuna Hale 16:14 Kaaawa and Waialua 18:23 Look deeper 20:49 Meeting John De Fries 22:28 Strange occurrences at the building during construction and 23:38 Maile lei 25:40 Being present and in harmony 26:17 The story underneath 27:56 Finding how and when to share stories
Mahalo for tuning in to our first episode of 2025! We are changing up the format of this "Above the Sides" episode to bring you a story that was gifted from Uncle Pono Shim to our dear friend Hye Jung Kim Tano from Education Incubator and Foundations of Aloha. This story is about his experience being part of the groundbreaking ceremony and blessing of the Prince Kuhio Federal Building in 2010 after a major renovation. Hye Jung had the foresight to record her conversation with him in 2020 when he recounted this story to her and that recording is included in this episode. She also gives her backstory about receiving this story from him in the introduction. Mahalo for listening.
Episode Highlights
0:23 Introducing Hye Jung Kim Tano and this special episode
2:15 Hye Jung's backstory of being gifted a story from Uncle Pono Shim in 2020
6:15 Uncle Pono Shim's recording on the blessing of the Kalanianaole Federal Building in 2010
6:39 Being asked to bless the federal building
8:24 History of the federal building and the surrounding land
10:17 Planning the blessing ceremony
12:02 Receiving a map of Honolulu Harbor in 1810
14:28 Hewahewa Nui and his Kahuna Hale
16:14 Kaaawa and Waialua
18:23 Look deeper
20:49 Meeting John De Fries
22:28 Strange occurrences at the building during construction and
23:38 Maile lei
25:40 Being present and in harmony
26:17 The story underneath
27:56 Finding how and when to share stories