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Kahili Feather Making Workshop

Sunday, February 16th, 2025 at 10:00 am2:00 pm

FREE

Looking for volunteers who would like to be part of this project to make 2 large feather Kahili’s for our upcoming Kaua’i King’s Parade on June 14, 2025. Laura Wolfgang a Kumu Lei Hulu (Master feather lei maker) will be teaching the class.

Laura “Kawailehua” Wolfgang has been a Lei Hulu Practitioner for the past 7 years although her love of feather art started approximately 60 years ago during her school visit to the Bishop Museum. Since that time, she has visited the museum with most annual visits home while she was living in the mainland serving in the US Navy as a Navy Nurse Practitioner. Her fascination with feather art continued and after researching, found an online course on creating lei hulu. Her Kumu, Auntie Pattie Hannah-Gomez of Maui Feather Lei recognized her talents and pushed her skills and creativity. She was then granted permission to formally teach and finished her uniki process in 2024.

She now owns Na Hulu Arts and actively teaches at the Kaua’i Museum and with private lessons. She also serves as a vendor to many Kaua’i Made and Hawaiian cultural events to include Merrie Monarch. She states that her main purpose is to perpetuate this art and hopes that younger local folks will learn, cherish and continue to keep this art form alive.

Although she has never constructed a large kahili, she is well versed at making smaller kahili and creating the “bundles” and “branches” that are used in the large kahili. With her teaching skills she will help to lead this historical event to create two beautiful large kahili for the community to display for many years to come.

YOU MUST SIGNUP TO ATTEND

More information will be given once you register for the class. There is no fee to attend, only a commitment to take part in this project.

 

Event Details:

Date:
Sunday, February 16th, 2025
Time:
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Cost:
FREE
Category:
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Event Location:

Lihue Neighborhood Center
3353 Eono Street
Lihue, 96766
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