Event
Kapa Pounding
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Fee:
Free.Location:
Kawaihae, Hawai'i.Repeating Event
Days:
Monthly on the second Saturday
Dates:
June 10, 2023 to September 09, 2023
Time:
9:30 AM
Duration:
7 hours
Type of Event
Cultural/Craft Demonstration
Description
Free cultural demonstration in the park. Come and learn about how fabric was made by Hawaiians from fibres of a certain species. This fabric is called Kapa. Kapa is made by fermenting and beating the bast of the wauke (paper mulberry) or other plants.
Volunteer Diane Papp will share her mana'o of how she learned about this product from start to finish. She will have a display of steps on how to process the wauke into a beautiful useable kapa cloth.
Reservation or Registration: No
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