‘Ohana Saturday 2008 The Kaua‘i Museum’s “Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Man and Beast” series means the museum’s doors will be open each first Saturday of the month with free admission. Patrons are invited to enjoy these special events, where
‘Ohana Saturday 2008
The Kaua‘i Museum’s “Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Man and Beast” series means the museum’s doors will be open each first Saturday of the month with free admission. Patrons are invited to enjoy these special events, where one or all of the elements in this year’s theme are a basis for that day’s presentation. The series aims to allow visitors to experience Kaua‘i’s rich traditions and diverse culture, and watch them come alive.
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 1
Building Knowledge and Sailing Spirit: Meph Wyeth and Mimi George discuss the element of Air and Water, through sailing, wind, and weather control in their The Vaka Taumako (A Canoe for Taumako) Project.
The Taumako people were in danger of losing the canoe building and sailing knowledge of their ancestors, and with it the spiritual underpinnings of their culture. Then in 1996, the Taumako people began building voyaging canoes again. Inspired by the few old men and women who still remembered how to construct and sail these craft, young islanders started learning ancestral seafaring skills.
They also began to learn modern ways of recording them and sharing them with people in the outside world. As they retrace the old searoads, today’s young Taumako have the opportunity not only to preserve the riches of their forebears’ science and technology, but to increase them by sharing their traditional knowledge with people the world over. Join us in discovering this unique cultural tradition.
To learn more, call 245-6931, visit www.kauaimuseum.org or stop by the the Kaua‘i Museum, 4428 Rice Street, Lihu‘e.
