Blog — Ulana lauhala
Aloha Festivities 2023
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Aloha Week seems to have become a month long Aloha Festival. There were many activities at different locations, but I only made it to two. Mauna Lani had their Aloha Festival on Thursday, September 28, and we demonstrated our respective lei hulu, ulana lauhala, and cordage work. Kaniela Akaka serenaded us with his acoustic instruments. Beautiful music and pleasant vibes. I always enjoy hanging out with these artists. (Below) Above, left to right: Me, Emily, Kathy, and Tanya. I wore my "vintage" '90s-ish Princess Kaʻulani Fashions holomuʻu and my fine weave pāpale. Tanya was wearing her ʻānoni Sassy Hat that she made...
Summer Galavantings 2023
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Back in November I had talked about sharing pics of the Hala-weenie Notecard set. I printed a small run for the Ka Ulu Lauhala O Kona weaving conference in May. Here's a current pic: In July, Emily and I went to help Jesse with cleaning/caring for pūhala he had planted several years ago. It was a beautiful day in Kohala. It was just the three of us. We didn't see any Monk seals, but Jesse said there was one that regularly rested in the area and prompted the warning signs. The region has great cultural significance as the birthplace...
KULOK 2023
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The past three weeks has blown by. Ka Ulu Lauhala O Kona's annual weaving conference was back to its regular time of the year. Last year I used lauhala from our yard but learned, with my haumana the hard way, that lau from wet places like Hilo (and Hōnaunau apparently) becomes extremely brittle in dry places like airconditioned rooms. My plans to use my own thornless lauhala, which I think is very hardy, was thwarted by the wet weather. The leaves had mildew stains. No good for pāpale. Luckily, I acquired kukaʻa of Fiji voivoi (lauhala). While it was already light...
February & March
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Not lauhala related, but I did wear my pāpale: Back in February Nani and I flew to Oʻahu to attend the Daughters of Hawaii annual business meeting and run an errand for work. Straight from the airport we had lunch with Daughters Regent Manu, Kehau, and Manu's daughter at Fook Lam Restaurant in China Town... Amazing dim sum and my first time experience with the push carts with steam baskets. IFYKYK. Sort of galavanting before the meeting: Nani took care of business at the polynesian craft supply, I went next door to Nakeʻu Awai Designs. I just happened to be wearing my Nakeʻu...
Upcycling with a Lauhala Purse & November Galivanting
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Sometimes thrift stores call to me... Like $7 good quality jeans for working in the yard. And this $2 Liz Claiborne purse... the "leather" handles are perfect for upcycling on a new lauhala purse. The original purse had a scuff on the other side, but the handles were just fine. I wasn't going to buy it at first because I thought, "really? When are you making another purse?" But $2!! So I bought the purse back in February and it sat patiently until "it was time." Said time came up when EH accidently wrecked one of his favorite aloha shirts at work. I...