Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 37, Number 1, 1 January 2020 — Blessing for Restored Icon of Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Blessing for Restored Icon of Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma

The Cathedral of St. Andrew in Honolulu held a special blessing of their newly renovated Wahi Kapu (royal ehapel) whieh included the installation of the restored ieon of the CathedraFs royal patrons, King Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma

on November 24th. The ieon (religious painting) was commissioned in 1999 by the late Maleom Naea Chun, but had suffered minor deterioration over the years. The Wahi Kapu renovation was approved in 2015 by Bishop Robert Fitzpatrick, and the Renovation Committee included Dr. Ha'aheo Guanson, Leimalama Lee Loy,

John Condrey and Ann Hansen. The Committee engaged cultural practitioner and kapa expert Dalani Tanahy to create a design for the Wahi Kapu floor. Her design eombines sea urchin, a female motif, with shark tooth, a male motiff. Additionally, cultural practitioner Marques Marzan was commissioned to create a contemporary art pieee for the renovation. Chun passed away unexpectedly a year ago, before the Wahi Kapu renovation project could be completed. In addition to being an Episcopal Reverend, he was a noted Native Hawaiian scholar and the author of many books on Native Hawaiian traditions and practices.

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