First they put rocks in the hole.
Then they added wood and lighter fluid to get a fire going so the rocks could get really, really hot. The people in the picture are (in the front) Lynn Benabise and then her two boys. Then her husband Paul Benabise and in the back is Paul's father.
After the rock got hot enough they cut the pig in certain spots and placed some of the hot rocks right into the pig.
Here Keith and Brother Helm, the Elders Quorum President are lowering the pig in with the hot rocks.
Then because we don't have any bamboo leaves around they had to cover the pig with wet burlap.
Here Keith helped cover the hole with a tarp to keep the dirt out and heat in. Look at all that steam.
Then they covered it with more dirt.
At about 5:30 that night the pig was done and here we had lots of people to help take the tarp off. They were trying to keep the dirt off the pig as well.
The cooked pig.
Time to eat! Here the ward is digging in. One thing that I didn't take a picture of was my banana lumpia. The Benabise's also gave out some traditional Hawaiian recipes for people to make and this is the one I got to try. Luckily for me Paul was at our house most of the day and helped me make them the right way. They are bananas with honey wrapped up in an egg roll and then fried. After they cool you top them with powdered sugar. They were so good and gone in no time flat!
Here is our Bishopric learning a Hawaiian dance.
Then it was the sister missionaries turn. 
What a great time we all had thanks to the Benabise family.
Then they added wood and lighter fluid to get a fire going so the rocks could get really, really hot. The people in the picture are (in the front) Lynn Benabise and then her two boys. Then her husband Paul Benabise and in the back is Paul's father.After the rock got hot enough they cut the pig in certain spots and placed some of the hot rocks right into the pig.Here Keith and Brother Helm, the Elders Quorum President are lowering the pig in with the hot rocks.
Then because we don't have any bamboo leaves around they had to cover the pig with wet burlap.Here Keith helped cover the hole with a tarp to keep the dirt out and heat in. Look at all that steam.Then they covered it with more dirt.At about 5:30 that night the pig was done and here we had lots of people to help take the tarp off. They were trying to keep the dirt off the pig as well.The cooked pig.Time to eat! Here the ward is digging in. One thing that I didn't take a picture of was my banana lumpia. The Benabise's also gave out some traditional Hawaiian recipes for people to make and this is the one I got to try. Luckily for me Paul was at our house most of the day and helped me make them the right way. They are bananas with honey wrapped up in an egg roll and then fried. After they cool you top them with powdered sugar. They were so good and gone in no time flat!Here is our Bishopric learning a Hawaiian dance.Then it was the sister missionaries turn. What a great time we all had thanks to the Benabise family. 
2 comments:
You are making me miss Hawaii! We roasted our turkeys that way every Thanksgiving that we lived in Hawaii. So very yummy. Looks like you guys had a great time.
That is awesome! Where did they get the pig and how deep was the hole? I wanted to jump in the picture and try the roasted end result! Maybe you can make your banana treat for our "farewell to mom and dad" dinner. Yum!
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