About

Kīpuka is a community makers space currently held in Kou also known as Chinatown on the island of Oʻahu. 

Kīpuka is a community makers space currently held in Kou also known as Chinatown on the island of Oʻahu. 

The Producers Network for Cultural Artisans began in 2018 with a focus on traditional Hawaiian hana noʻeau including the making of cordage, shell jewelry, lei, kapa, net, featherwork, ipu, and lauhala. In 2019 it morphed into Kīpuka and until 2026 it took place at Ward Center in Kūkūluaeʻo, hosting classes and workshops including many other specialized classes in Hawaiian and Pacific material culture, as well as providing space for weekly kanikapila gatherings and hālau hula.


Open to all and permeable in nature, Kīpuka continues to this day and invites all into a deeper relationship with Hawaiʻi, with one another, and with the enduring value systems of this place.

The Producers Network for Cultural Artisans began in 2018 with a focus on traditional Hawaiian hana noʻeau including the making of cordage, shell jewelry, lei, kapa, net, featherwork, ipu, and lauhala. In 2019 it morphed into Kīpuka and until 2026 it took place at Ward Center in Kūkūluaeʻo, hosting classes and workshops including many other specialized classes in Hawaiian and Pacific material culture, as well as providing space for weekly kanikapila gatherings and hālau hula.


Open to all and permeable in nature, Kīpuka continues to this day and invites all into a deeper relationship with Hawaiʻi, with one another, and with the enduring value systems of this place.

Events

Niu Weaving Workshop with Jaime Abrazado

Hulu Kuilima: Hands That Touch the Feathers with Puʻuhonua Society

Lei making With Kahi Keyes

Kanikapila

Hulu Kuilima: Hands That Touch the Feathers with Puʻuhonua Society

Niu Weaving Workshop with Philios Uruman

Ipu Hōkiokio (Gourd Nose Flute) Workshop with Umi Kai

Kanikapila

Hulu Kuilima: Hands That Touch the Feathers with Puʻuhonua Society

Hau Cordage Workshop Series with Amber Khan

Kanikapila

Hulu Kuilima: Hands That Touch the Feathers with Puʻuhonua Society

Lei making With Kahi Keyes

Hau Cordage Workshop Series with Amber Khan

Kanikapila

Hulu Kuilima: Hands That Touch the Feathers with Puʻuhonua Society

Kanikapila

Hulu Kuilima: Hands That Touch the Feathers with Puʻuhonua Society

Kanikapila

Hulu Kuilima: Hands That Touch the Feathers with Puʻuhonua Society

Kanikapila

Hulu Kuilima: Hands That Touch the Feathers with Puʻuhonua Society

Kanikapila

Hulu Kuilima: Hands That Touch the Feathers with Puʻuhonua Society

Niʻihau Shell Workshop with Kai Hyde

Niʻihau Shell Workshop with Kai Hyde

Kanikapila

Hulu Kuilima: Hands That Touch the Feathers with Puʻuhonua Society

Niʻihau Shell Workshop with Kai Hyde

Puʻuhonua Society is a community arts and culture organization committed to Hawaiʻi and its abundant futures. Founded in 1972, the work has been passed down through three generations of Native Hawaiian women.

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Puʻuhonua Society is a community arts and culture organization committed to Hawaiʻi and its abundant futures. Founded in 1972, the work has been passed down through three generations of Native Hawaiian women.

Purpose

History

News

Events

Donate ↗

Instagram ↗

Puʻuhonua Society is a community arts and culture organization committed to Hawaiʻi and its abundant futures. Founded in 1972, the work has been passed down through three generations of Native Hawaiian women.

Purpose

History

News

Events

Donate ↗

Instagram ↗