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Anthony Natividad tribute/benefit

Posted on 11.04.12 9:46PM under Uncategorized

At 1st Friday, Wailuku, Maui, a very moving ceremony with Oli (Hawaiian chanting) and pa’i ai (pounded taro with very little water). Pa’i ai will last for a month and was an essential food for the 3 week canoe voyages from Tahiti to Hawaii.

Anthony Natividad, passed away at age 48 last weekend of a massive heart attack while at a sweat lodge, Upcountry. A Grammy-nominated musician who could play any Hawaiian instrument, but especially the nose flute, Anthony also made exquisite stone poi pounders. Malcolm studied Anthony’s forms in the process of creating his glass poi pounders.

Kumu Hula Kaponai, owner of Native Intelliogence, created the event and Kahuna Bula Logan spearheaded the tribute/benefit by pulling taro and volunteering his students to pound poi at this benefit. All proceeds went to the Natividad Ohana.

Kaponoai plays the last nose flute that Anthony made just a week before his passing.

Six of Malcolm’s glass poi pounder were used in this event.

Here is a stone poi pounder made by Anthony. I talked with him at Hula o na Keiki 2011 about his process. It takes him a week to make. This one was going to be auctioned for charity, starting at $500.

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