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Hala Fest 2024
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Event description: The Big Island Invasive Species Committee is collaborating with a local nonprofit in Puna, Pōhaku Pelemaka, to host the Hala Festival at the Makuʻu Market on Saturday, May 18 from 10am to 2pm. Cherished for its many uses, hala is an integral part of Hawaiian culture and continues to be an important resource for weaving, lei making, and other cultural practices. There is a pressing need to protect hala from invasive species threats, like hala scale and coconut rhinoceros beetle, and habitat loss due to growing development. This free, ʻohana-friendly event is open to everyone interested in nurturing a deeper connection to place...
2024 Ka Ulu Lauhala O Kona Weaving Conference Online Registration is Live!
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Kaululauhalaokona.org is live and one can register (and pay) online for this yearʻs Lauhala Weaving Conference in Keauhou. Pre-conference event is on Tuesday June18. The Conference starts Wednesday June 19 to Saturday June 22. After May 1, the late Registration fee goes up to $475. Special Conference room rates at Outrigger expires February 29, so book your room before then.
Ulana me ka Lokomaika'i will be at the Mission House 52nd Annual Holiday Craft Fair, November 25, 2023
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The lauhala weavers of Ulana me ka Lokomaika'i will have their booth close to the corner of Kawaiaha'o and King Streets. They will have an additional table/section where 100% of the proceeds will be donated to support Maui weavers. If you are on Oʻahu that day, please support local artisans and vendors. "The 52nd Annual Holiday Craft Fair, sponsored by the Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives will be on Saturday, November 25, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. It is the oldest craft fair in Honolulu, and features only items made in Hawai‘i and the artists who make them....
SAVE THE DATES!!! Ka Ulu Lauhala O Kona 2024 Conference
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Ka Ulu Lauhala O Kona 2024 conference will be once again at the Outrigger Kona Resort & Spa. Next year, we will have the large conference room back. To book your hotel rooms for 2024 Lauhala Conference, make sure to use Block Code: 240605LAUH. Special conference rate for our attendees will only be good till end of February 2024. https://reservation.outrigger.com/landing?adult=1&arrive=2024-06-15&chain=18497&child=0&config=OKRGROUP¤cy=USD&depart=2024-06-26&fbclid=IwAR3tu2I69Ily8Ubj9lpYhQhcIcK3Ho12r8FblUMz_Nxg5b9HzONgI4z8uyY&group=240605LAUH&hotel=10827&level=hotel&locale=en-US&rooms=1
Kauluhiwaolele 2022 at Kāʻanapali Beach Hotel, August 31 to September 3
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Kauluhiwaolele Maui Fiber Arts Conference recognizes the multiple ways we utilize Hawaiian plant material. The conference will consist of four days of intense instruction in these weaving crafts by 20 of our kumu (master practitioners) from throughout Hawaiʻi. 150 students are invited to the opening and closing ceremonies of the conference to learn the associated protocols of gathering and utilizing weaving materials. Local favorites will be served at the culminating celebration, and students are encouraged to wear or display items they created throughout the conference. Live Hawaiian musicians entertain between the silent and live auctions hosted that evening. The proceeds...