HONOLULU — In honor of Earth Day, the Bishop Museum on O‘ahu will host an eco-conscious festival on April 26. The free event, presented by Hawaiian Electric Co., from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., will feature weavers, dancers, kapa makers
HONOLULU — In honor of Earth Day, the Bishop Museum on O‘ahu will host an eco-conscious festival on April 26.
The free event, presented by Hawaiian Electric Co., from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., will feature weavers, dancers, kapa makers and other practitioners of traditional Hawaiian culture.
In addition, biologists, conservationists and horticulturists will share their passion for the native and Polynesian-introduced plants of Hawai‘i.
Festival attendees will have a unique opportunity to speak to many of the foremost practitioners of Hawaiian arts, including lei makers, ipu makers and woodworkers.
Headlining the festival are presentations by ‘olohe lua, author and cultural historian Richard Likeke Paglinawan, who will discuss the plants of the ancient Hawaiian martial arts, while a roundtable of kumu hula will share personal stories and thoughts on the plants used in hula.
Staff from the native plant nursery Hui Ku Maoli Ola will talk about how to choose and properly care for Hawaiian plants. Representatives from Kaala Farm will be on hand demonstrating kalo pounding and kapa making.
The Grow Hawaiian Festival provides an opportunity for people to ask experts for advice on all manner of things biological or horticultural. Attendees can bring their unknown plants or bugs for identification.
The festival will also feature informational booths on local conservation and sustainability efforts, a guided tour of Bishop Museum’s garden of native and indigenous plants, and a native plants sale.
For more information, call (808) 847-3511 or visit www.bishopmuseum.org
