Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 22, Number 8, 1 August 2005 — Canoe lecture [ARTICLE]

Canoe lecture

Hawaiian culture expert Kalani Flores will present a lecture on Hawaiian canoe-building traditions on Aug. 5 at the Kona Outdoor

Circle Educational Center. The event, titled "From the Forest to the Sea; Hawaiian Canoe Building Traditions," is presented by the Historic Kealakōwa'a Heiau Preservation Council of the Kona Outdoor Circle Foundation. A tour of the heiau, whieh is associated with eanoe building and astronomical observations, will be given prior to the lecture. Flores is a Hawaiian studies instructor at Hawai'i Community College and former chair of OHA's Native Hawaiian Historic Preservation Council. The event runs from 6 to 8;30 p.m. Although donations are weleome, the presentation is free to the puhlie. For more information, eall the Kona Outdoor Circle at 329-7286.