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OPEN HOUSE
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ʻIKE HAWAIʻI
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MĀLAMA ʻĀINA
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Huakaʻi Kula
Educational field trips and professional development available in a versatile outdoor space.
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ʻIke Hawaiʻi
Hands-on programming includes kapa making, kālai pahu, and kaula creation.
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Mālama ʻĀina
Environmental stewardship opportunities focus on growing native plants of Hawaiʻi.
Kūkū Kapa
Dr. Lei Ishikawa just received her Doctor of Philosophy degree in Indigenous Studies from Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi in Whakatāne, Aotearoa - the only educational institution offering Doctorates in indigenous studies. She also received the special award: Te Iwi Taketake Award for Outstanding Indigenous Research.
Lei, who has been making kapa for many years, researched the reclaiming of cultural identity and mauli ola (well-being) through kapa making.
She currently teaches kapa making at Paeloko and is a valuable asset to the Maui community of fiber artists.