Jul

Kahili Pa`a Lima – Hawaiian Hand Held Kahili

by Kua`aina Associates, Inc.

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Kua`aina Associates presents, "Celebrating Pacific Island Art" (CPIA)

Afforded great respect through the ages, the kahili is a prized cultural item among Native Hawaiian people. Kahili are feathered standards used to show status, lineage, and family ties. There are many sizes and styles of kahili, and this workshop will provide participants an opportunity to create their own kahili pa`a lima (Hawaiian hand held kahili). The instructor will also lecture on the history of the kahili and its spiritual and cultural importance.

Insturctor: Kumu Herman Tachera

Who Should Attend: Members of the Hawaiian and Pacific Island Communities

and interested indivduals

Registration is free and limited to 20 participants

Herman Tachera is the kumu and founder of Hui Lei Hulu O Ho'omau located in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has been a Cultural Practioner of Hawaiian Feather Art for the past 19years. He was first introduced to the art of lei hulu by Mikioi Iwamoto in 1996 and later fell under the mentorship of Paulette Nohealani Kahalepuna, Mary Louise Kaleonahenahe Kekuewa and Michael Vieira. Herman acquired his knowledge and experience under the guidance of Aunty Paulette and Aunty Mary Lou assisting them in the teaching of lei hulu, 'uli'uli and kahili. In June 2007 Aunty Mary Lou and Aunty Paulette, the foremost masters of Hawaiian Feather Art gave their acknowledge and blessings to Herman to teach and perpetuate the Art of Hawaiian Feathers. Herman has taught numerous workshops throughout California, Hawaii, Seattle, Portland, Japan and Taiwan. His most recent lei hulu workshop project of September 2014, was teaching 163 hula students of the prestigious Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu Hula Halau of San Francisco, CA.

Herman is dedicated and committed to carry on and ho'omau -- perpetuate -- the teachings of his distinguished and honored Kumu.

About the "Celebrating Pacific Island Arts"

"Celebrating Pacific Island Arts" (CPIA) is a series of workshops and presentations featuring visiting artists from American Samoa and Hawai`i who are cultural practitioners in Samoan Siapo (tapa/kapa making), Hawaiian featherwork, Samoan and Hawaiian tattoo traditions and Hawaiian mele (song/poetry). These notable artists will share their cultural practice through lecture, demonstration, instruction and performance.

CPIA will coincide with the 100th anniversary of the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition (PPIE) celebrations scheduled taking place in San Francisco throughout the year. The PPIE had strong implications on the U.S. part in terms of marketing Pacific Island tourism and trade, and supported ideas about race as a justification of U.S. expansion in the Pacific. “Celebrating Pacific Island Arts” promises to bring a Pacific Island presence and voice to the community during the PPIE anniversary celebrations. CPIA is especially timely since California is the home of the largest population of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders outside of their island home thus playing a major role in defining the “Pacific Island” diaspora and the master narrative of “American Identity”.

"CPIA" series is presented by Kua`aina, an Indigenous Arts and Cultures non-profit based in Berkeley, CA."CPIA "is made possible through the generous support of the Christensen Fund, The Akonadi Foundatio 2015 Beloved Community Fund and Private Donors.

For info on CPIA Workshops & Presentations: https://risingindigenousvoices.wordpress.com

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