A farmer in a salakot — the wide-brimmed hat that shades workers under a tropical sun — tends a bright green field, with palms nearby and a mountain on the horizon.
Scenes like this honor the everyday dignity of Filipino rural labor: rising early, working the land, and living close to the harvest. That same dedication shaped the lives of sakada workers who came to Hawaiʻi to cut sugarcane and harvest pineapple. Their skill and perseverance helped build the islands’ agricultural history, and their descendants continue that story with pride today.
On display inside the bahay kubo at Kepaniwai Heritage Gardens, ʻĪao Valley, Maui. Scan the QR code beside this work — or share this page — for the same story in your hand.