Native Hawaiian culture

 

Interested in native plants? Like making a difference? Come join the Sierra Club, Hawaii Service Trip Program, and the City and County of Honolulu establish a demonstration native plant garden at Queen Kapiolani Gardens.

Learn more about native plants from one of Hawaii’s leading authorities, Rick Barboza of Hui Ku Maoli Ola native plant nursery, and enjoy a fun morning with other people interested in environmental service. Contribute to the future enjoyment of Kapiolani Park by visitors and locals alike.

Na Meakanu o Wa`a o Hawai`i Kahiko, by Lynton Dove White.

Canoe Plants of Ancient Hawaii tracks the path of various important plants carried in voyaging canoes crisscrossing Oceania, and finally to the middle of the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii. Includes the history, the botanical nomenclature, the cultural significance, cultivation and uses of the plants.

University of Hawaii - College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources - Native Hawaiian Plant Propagation Database

This extensive though not comprehensive database of Native Hawaiian Plants and their propagation features a search function by botanical, common or Hawaiian name as well as links to other relevant websites.

Olohe Kahakauila Toledo. Students will learn how to make a leiomano, a short handled tool with inset shark's teeth. Cost for the class is $20, plus $50 for Leiomano kit. The kits include a roughed out piece, six shark's teeth, and banana cordage; enough to make one Leiomano. Students must be 18 years or older, and have some experience using power tools. Participants will learn through demonstration and actual production. They will learn how to make the channel to hold the shark teeth, to drill and lash the teeth. Finishing options will be demonstrated. To register, call 988-0461.

In this hands-on class, participants will learn about some of the available ti varieties, how to select and grow ti plants, and then learn how to make ti leaf lei and ti rosettes. Friday, 11/7/08 - 9:00-11:30 a.m. $10 A registration form can be found on page 4 of the attached program schedule.

Hawaiian Cordage - Ka`imi`ike Maile This demonstration features how to gather and prepare hau (Hibiscus tiliaceus). Participants will learn to hilo (spin and braid) the hau to make cordage for lashing. Saturday 11/8/08 - 9:30-11:30 a.m. $15 A registration form can be found on page 4 of the attached program schedule.

Niho Oki Workshop - Olohe Kahakauila Toledo

Learn how to make a Niho Oki, the traditional Hawaiian utility knife with a shark tooth, used to strip outer bark from wauke or mamaki. This multipurpose tool can also be used to expose inner bark for making kapa, and to carve patterns on the i`e kuku (kapa beater). Other uses include shaving hair, carving wood, and cutting food.

Saturday 11/1/08 - 9:30-11:30 a.m. $20 class fee + $25 supply fee (includes one Niho Oki kit)