This section of our website is dedicated to following the journey of this highly anticipated project; "The Artistic Collaboration Between the Hawaiin Kapa and Hula". Kapa Hawaii is exclusively covering the progress of this project.
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More About the Artists.. and How to Help
Sunday, 11 April 2010 20:22
Please visit us often to learn more about the artists who will be participating in this event!
Would you like to help send the halau to the neighbor islands after the 2011 Merrie Monarch Festival so that you can see them perform in traditional Hawaiian kapa? Send us an email for more info.
What are the kapa makers doing to get ready for next years event? Checking their mala wauke gardens to make sure they will have enough trees. Some are helping in other gardens to earn trees. They are going over designs and checking their natural dye sources. They only have a year left to go...
Last Updated ( Sunday, 11 April 2010 21:33 )
An Artistic Collaboration: The Hawaiian Arts of Hula and Kapa
Saturday, 20 February 2010 15:57
An artistic collaboration between a hui of contemporary kapa makers and Hālau O Kekuhi, Kumu hula Nalani Kanaka`ole, in which the hālau will be attired in Hawaiian kapa garments of pa`u and malo for a traditional hula presentation at the Merrie Monarch Ho`ike in April 2011 in Hilo Hawai`i.