Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 8, Number 9, 1 September 1991 — Heʻeia Park Hawaiian lectures set [ARTICLE]

Heʻeia Park Hawaiian lectures set

The Friends of He'eia State Park announee a series of monthly lectures on Hawaiian history and culture beginning Thursday, Sept. 5. The lectures are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. the first Thursday of eaeh month at the He'eia visitor center, one-half mile north of Kaneohe Windward Mall on Kamehameha Highway, Kaneohe, Oahu. The Friends of He'eia State Park is a volunteer group that works to protect Hawaii's natural and cultural resources through interpretive and educational programs. Lectures for 1991 are as follows: Sept. 5, Rubellite Kawena Johnson,"Kumuipo: The Hawaiian View of Creation"; Oct. 3, Edith McKinzie, "Genealogy: Chiefs of Windward Oahu"; Nov. 7, Will Kyselka, "Wayfinding:

Traditional Navigation"; Dec. 5, Tommy Holmes, "Canoes: Transportation, Recreation and Survival." The theme of eaeh lecture will be carried throughout the month with classes, tours, and workshops for children and adults. The monthlong activities include the construction of an ahupua'a (ancient Hawaiian land division) and a halau (traditional building). Storytelling, a dramatic production, and the preparation and maintenance of a kalo lo'i (taro patch) also will be included. There is a fee for the lectures, and reservations are recommended. For more information, contact the Friends of He'eia State Park at 247-3156, or Nan Hackett-Penner at 261-2688.