The 4 Kupuna event at the Kauai Museum and the health field trip to the Alakai O Kauai charter school on Wednesday demonstrated the user-friendly, or kupuna-style, nature of the Kulia I Ka Nu‘u Hawaiian Health Fair Kauai, which will take place on Saturday at the Kauai Museum.
The 4 Kupuna event centered around four areas — Sip your favorite beverage, Sing along to your favorite Hawaiian tunes, Sew a lei with lei maker Elvrine Chow, and Share moolelo from long ago.
Betty Duarte beamed with pride as Lyah Drake, the Kauai Museum’s education outreach individual, assisted the kupuna in installing Betty’s first lei po‘o under the blanket of music from Na Hanohano Award-winning musician Kekai Chock.
“Every musician who plays outdoors should have a Ziplock bag to protect the keys from rusting,” Chock said between hula-inspiring tunes.
Kulia I Ka Nu‘u Hawaiian Health Fair Kauai will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Kauai Museum, which will be closed on Monday in observance of Memorial Day.
In addition to free plant giveaways while supplies last, free resources suitable for the entire ohana, and free basic haircuts from 9 a.m. to noon, there will be music and hula by Troy and Puni Waialeale and halau, Hiipoi Vakamelau, Lady Ipo Kahaunaele and Friends, and the Kapaa Middle School Ukulele Band.
Fashion designer Barbara Green will also make an appearance.
Guest presenters include Chucky Boy Chock, Dr. Lysa Kalani Kama-Carr, Steph Edwards, RN, Rae Nam, and Emmalani Makepa-Foley.
More kupuna-style presentations will take place at the Kukui Grove Center, where the Boroboro Boutique Pop-Up Shop and Craft-a-Thon” with Carol Yotsuda and Shannon Hiramoto opens at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sunday, and, yes, even Monday.
“Our theme is focused on upcycling and waste diversion through art fundraising for Ka Pae ‘Aina O Hawaii Nei mosaic mural project, an 80-foot mural to be installed at the Kilauea Lighthouse,” Hiramoto said.
There will be live sewing on all three days from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., a pop-up shop where shoppers can get Boroboro one-of-a-kind garments created from upcycled and secondhand sourced fabrics, a community loom on all three days from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and special artists’ talk featuring Monika Mira and Abigail Burroughs, both being artists who find life in marine debris.
Both artists have featured work in the Kauai Society of Artists Washed Up Marine Debris Art Show that will open during the global World Ocean Day celebration.
Allison Fraley, the county’s Solid Waste Division Chief, is also a guest presenter.
Demonstration stations include a mosaic demonstration featuring Kathleen Ho, the artist behind Ka Pae ‘Aina O Hawaii Nei; Machine Stitchery with Carol Yotsuda; and Build-A-Boro with volunteers from the Boroboro Boutique.
Minimal donation Art Stations include Paper Box Making, Patch Making with a Letterpress Machine, Printmaking on Fabric, Mini Fashion Design, and ‘Aina Pigment Painting.
Both events are free and open to the public.
