Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 9, Number 6, 1 June 1992 — Puʻuhonua O Honaunau celebration June 26-28 [ARTICLE]

Puʻuhonua O Honaunau celebration June 26-28

The public is invited to join in the celebration of the 31st anniversary of Pu'uhonua O Honaunau NationaI HistoricaI Park on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 26-28. Daily activities will take plaee 10 a.m.-S p.m. at the park on the Kona coast of the Big Island. The theme of the celebration is Hoi'ike Na Mea Hana Lima Na Kupuna (Demonstrating the traditional crafts of our ancestors.) Na Ali'i o ka Wa Kahiko (ancient royal court) will be part of the festivities as will crafts: lauhala and coconut frond weaving, and making ti leaf sandals, tapa, a raincape, feather capes, coconut sennit, brooms, pala'ie (ball-loop game), hu (spinning top), fishtrap, mahiole (headgear), and lei po'o (head lei). People will be mending nets, playing ancient Hawaiian games, chanting, dancing hula, and enjoying eanoe rides. A speciai feature will be food tasting and the hukilau (community fishing.)