Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 17, Number 4, 1 April 2000 — Cultural guide training [ARTICLE]

Cultural guide training

In support of Bishop Museum's volunteer docent program, Kumu John Keola Lake is offering a course, "Culture and History of Traditional Hawai'i," that may also be taken for UH

credit. Subjects to be covered are nā loina (protocol), ali'i (chiefs), papa kanaka (society) and lā'au (plants/environment). The 12-week course (May 15-Aug. 11) will be held at the museum Saturdays from 10-11:30 a.m. Additional hands-on sessions will be held Wednesday mornings. To register, eall Bishop Museum volunteer coordinator Judi McClain at 848-4180. The course may be also taken for credit through the UH Outreach College. Fees are as follows: non-credit course, leetures only, $125; non-credit course, including hands-on sessions, $300; and the 3-cred-it course, $378. Limited scholarships are available.