Na Lima Hana Festival Kauai,  ... Kumuhonua (back to the source),
 October 17th - 19th, 2013

Na Lima Hana Festival 2012

Event details for 2013 will be posted in early 2013. This site currently features the 2012 events. For 2013, the Na Lima Hana Festival Kauai is set for October 17 - 19.
Learn about Hawaiian cultural practices, participate in workshops and enjoying outstanding entertainment, music, dance and food!

Na Lima Hana means many hands working. This three-day festival (October 18, 19 and 20) at the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa, (plus the ANA workshop, Oct. 17 & 18, presents a host of Hawaiian cultural  practitioners offering activities,  demonstrations, entertainment and learning experiences. Literally, many hands are working to teach and learn these fascinating skills. Learn all about lei-making, weaving with endemic plants, uses of medicinal plants, salt-making, drum-making, lomilomi (traditional massage), lau hala weaving, kapa (tapa) making, carving, ancient chants, hula kahiko, the uses of kalo (taro) and stone carving. Enjoy Hawaiian food and entertainment too.  The Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association -Kauai is also hosting a cultural field trip and learning sessions during the festival.

The theme, kumuhonua, means "learning by going back to the source." All cultural practitioners convey the original sources of their knowledge, explaining how a particular cultural skill, craft, practice or tradition was taught to them; what was their source.
  Photo of Na Kane O Keoneloa by Anne E. O'Malley.

Many events ar
e free of charge to the public. Events are partially sponsored by the Hawai`i Tourism Authority and Kaua`i County. The Grand Hyatt Kaua`i Resort and Spa is located in the Po`ipu Beach area of Kaua`i. Click here for area accommodations information.
The Na Lima Hana Festival is part of the greater Kauai Aloha Festivals which start in September and end in October, a time period when Hawaiian cultural traditions are honored and celebrated around the State of Hawai`i through numerous events and celebrations.

Event Schedule subject to change - events are at the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa in the Poipu Beach area of Kaua`i.


Wednesday, October 17th
(Sorry, workshop filled up as of 10.12.12)
8:00 a.m. - 5 p.m.: ANA Grant Workshop

Thursday, October 18th
Dawn: `Aukai - Poipu Beach Park
8:00 a.m. - 5 p.m.: ANA Grant Workshop (Sorry, workshop filled up as of 10.12.12)
9:00
a.m. - 2 p.m.: Cultural Craft Fair, Ilima Terrace
5:30 - 8:30 p.m.:  Na Lima Hana Luau

Friday, October 19th

HLTA-Kauai Workshops: The Collective Spirit of the Hawaiian Culture
Kauai Ballroom (fee).
 7:00 a.m.: `Awa Ceremony
 7:30 a.m.: Ho`opa`a Inoa/`Aina Kakahiaka (Registration/Breakfast)
8:15 to 1o:30 am - Cultural tour of the south shore
10:30 - 11:30 am - la`au (plants as relating to Ho`okupu)
1:00 to 3:00 p.m. - Hands on learning and creating Native Hawaiian products such as woven bracelets, bowls and tapa cloth, including gathering and cleaning of plants.
Contact: Jolene.ogle@vacationclub.com or  call (808) 652-8924
Registration2012.pdf
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1o a.m.: Kauai Aloha Week Royal Court

12:30 - 3:00 p.m.: Cultural Crafts
and Hands-On Learning Cultural Demonstrations, Atrium

-- Lau hala Weaving: Cyndi Whitehawk
-- Nii hau shells presented by Kahea and her Ni`ihau `ohana
-- Kapa (tapa)-making, Malia
-- The art of Kakau (tatoo), Keone Nunes
10:30 a.m. Amateur Chopped Box, Grand Ballroom: See four entrants compete to prepare an entrée from unknown ingredients in the contest designed after the The Food Network channel's Chopped Box show. Professional teams of culinary pros follow.

11:30 a.m. Professional Chopped Box competition.
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 pm. - Hawaiian Buffet Luncheon and Entertainment
Enjoy Hawaii's traditional foods in this extensive buffet luncheon (fee) while being entertained.
4:30 p.m. Man vs. Food, Grand Ballroom


8:05 p.m.: Pa Hula Na Kane O Keoneloa
(male hula group) -
Performing powerful hula chants and movements in the Main Lobby. (Photo by Kai Markell)










Saturday, October 20th

9 a.m.: Taiko Drummers 
Start your morning with our Taiko Drummers as they share a part of themselves, as well as their culture.  Let the sound of the drums awaken your senses and set the tone for the day.

9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.: Cultural Demonstrations/Craft Fair: Visit with our crafters, and demonstrators:  Seaview Terrace, Atrium and Stevenson's Library

--Pa`akai (salt making): 'Anake Janet Kahalekomo
--Weaving with `ie`ie (a natural plant found in the islands
):  Kahalekomo `Ohana
--The uses of kalo (taro): Kahalekomo `Ohana
--Coconut weaving: Kahalekomo `Ohana
--Kauai knife making: 'Anakala Solomon Apio
--Pahu (drum) creation by Na Kane O Keoneloa - Learn how to make a musical drum used in cultural chants, hula, and ceremonies.
--Lomilomi (massage) in the traditional style: Roland Logan
--Lau hala weaving: Ku`ulei Becklund/Ku`uipo Morales
--Kapa: Verna Takashima
--Kakau (tatoo): Keone Nunes
9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.: Hawaiian music, Seaview Terrace
3:45  - 4:45 pm: Contemporary Hawaiian, Ni`ihauan style of music
6 - 8 p.m.: Hawaiian music/Keiki Hula Show,
Seaview Terrace
8:05 - 9:05 PM - Ho`onanea - contemporary and classic Hawaiian  music and a Ni`ihau falsetto singer.

For more information, contact Aunty Stella Burgess, Director of Hawaiian Culture and Community Affairs, Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa,  808-240-6369, or email to stella.burgess@hyatt.com.

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication or a modification of policies and procedures to participate in this event should contact the Stella Burgess at the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa, 240-6369, stella.burgess@hyatt.com as soon as possible, but no later than October 15th.

         

 
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