The preparation of lau hala was a vital part of every weaver's relationship to weaving. This class focuses on revitalizing the importance of the prep process. You will learn the basics of how to take raw lau and turn it into kūkaʻa (roll) for storage. The vast majority of lau that are prepped will be used in future community weaving gatherings.  All ages from keiki to kūpuna are welcome! FREE. Please register here.

Hulu Kuilima: Hands that Touch the Feathers

If you would like to make humupapa (hat bands), lei hulu, kāhili and join others with the same focus hele mai to Kīpuka with or without your feathers. To join Kumu Greg, please email gregconcilla808@gmail.com. Pricing will vary according to your hulu project.

KĪPUKA at Ward Centre
1200 Ala Moana Blvd • Honolulu
Entrance to free parking off of Auahi St.

What better place to start than at the beginning?! We will be caring for our pūhala through harvesting lau as well as learning the beginning steps of how to make field kūkaʻa. This is a time to reconnect the practice of ulana lauhala to ʻāina while contributing leaves to be used in later community projects. This foundational class supports our hala prep classes. Sign up here. Keiki and kūpuna are all welcome! FREE

Learn processes of making plant dyes with local species and how to turn dyes into botanical inks! Students will create and take home two bottles of ink.

Join artist and cultural practitioner Anthony Watson for a special workshop in making traditional eating utensils. Anthony will be teaching techniques found historically across the pacific, and you will learn to make a spoon / soup ladle with gathered natural materials.

Join Niʻihau shell expert restorer, appraiser, maker, teacher, and owner of Hooked Gallery, Kai Hyde, for upcoming workshops! Explore nā mea makamae kit options for leis, bracelets, earrings, or pendants [including pīkake, kipona, & other styles] to wear. For Price list of kits and to RSVP please email hookedgallery@mac.com

KĪPUKA at Ward Centre
1200 Ala Moana Blvd • Honolulu
Entrance to free parking off of Auahi St.

KĪPUKA is presented by Puʻuhonua Society in collaboration with Nā Mea Hawaiʻi.

Interested in learning about lauhala weaving? Join us for a  workshop focused on creating a bracelet. They make great gifts for the holidays or even for yourself!  All ages are welcome, however younger children may need support from adult.   All supplies are included. Each participant must register separately. Extra kits will be available for purchase via cash or Venmo. Refunds given no later than 1 week before class.  Please contact Leialoha.keanahala@ gmail.com or 808-292-0960.

Hulu Kuilima: Hands that Touch the Feathers

If you would like to make humupapa (hat bands), lei hulu, kāhili and join others with the same focus hele mai to Kīpuka with or without your feathers. To join Kumu Greg, please email gregconcilla808@gmail.com. Pricing will vary according to your hulu project.

KĪPUKA at Ward Centre
1200 Ala Moana Blvd • Honolulu
Entrance to free parking off of Auahi St.

Join Niʻihau shell expert restorer, appraiser, maker, teacher, and owner of Hooked Gallery, Kai Hyde, for upcoming workshops! Explore nā mea makamae kit options for leis, bracelets, earrings, or pendants [including pīkake, kipona, & other styles] to wear. For Price list of kits and to RSVP please email hookedgallery@mac.com

KĪPUKA at Ward Centre
1200 Ala Moana Blvd • Honolulu
Entrance to free parking off of Auahi St.

KĪPUKA is presented by Puʻuhonua Society in collaboration with Nā Mea Hawaiʻi.

Join The Lei Bar for a holiday wreath making workshop in Kīpuka!

Learn to weave a Christmas wreath with native and locally grown foilage.

workshop prices:

18" wreath: $175

12" wreath $85

Aupuni Space is pleased to present Lost Mary, the latest collection of handbags by Oʻahu-based artist and visual merchandiser Bradley Capello. Self-referential and affectionately named after his favorite line of disposable vapes, each handbag in the 2024 collection is a sculptural construction made from materials harvested during the artist’s daily and nightly walks—through the hills of Kaimukī, streets of Kapahulu, backside of Waikīkī, slopes of Lēʻahi, and gates of Black Point. Sacred trash. Oozing amalgamations of mud-caked plastic, rusted metal, chewed up spit out bubble gum, long lost bric-a-brac, they tell our private stories of lust, greed, blood and sweat. A 12-channel video of the artist and his accessories in action intensifies the effects of an already dizzying scene. Manic in one hand, depressed in the other, Capello’s crazed relics comment on collective cycles of consumption and transformation, adding layers of meaning to the endlessly eroding land and seascapes of Hawaiʻi nei—Take a deep breath and give your body away.

Hulu Kuilima: Hands that Touch the Feathers

If you would like to make humupapa (hat bands), lei hulu, kāhili and join others with the same focus hele mai to Kīpuka with or without your feathers. To join Kumu Greg, please email gregconcilla808@gmail.com. Pricing will vary according to your hulu project.

KĪPUKA at Ward Centre
1200 Ala Moana Blvd • Honolulu
Entrance to free parking off of Auahi St.

Fun for the family! Time to make Christmas ornaments. Join us for a workshop focused on creating a set of ornaments. Make as many as you want! You will be weaving lauhala ornaments and decorating them with sparkly embellishments.  Supplies are included. All ages are welcome. Each participant must register separately.  Children 5 years old and under are free with a paying adult. Refunds given no later than 1 week before class date. Questions? Leialoha.keanahala@gmail.com or call/text 808-292-0960.

Join Niʻihau shell expert restorer, appraiser, maker, teacher, and owner of Hooked Gallery, Kai Hyde, for upcoming workshops! Explore nā mea makamae kit options for leis, bracelets, earrings, or pendants [including pīkake, kipona, & other styles] to wear. For Price list of kits and to RSVP please email hookedgallery@mac.com

KĪPUKA at Ward Centre
1200 Ala Moana Blvd • Honolulu
Entrance to free parking off of Auahi St.

KĪPUKA is presented by Puʻuhonua Society in collaboration with Nā Mea Hawaiʻi.

Explore blending lauhala weaving with circuitry to create unique playful mini moving bots and illuminated ornament circuit breadboards!

Join artist/educator Corinne Okada Takara in making weaving tinkerings that take shape as innovative solar or battery powered objects. We will weave with lauhala and incorporate copper tape, LED lights, and mini pager motors. A collection of native, canoe, and invasive seeds will also be shared for use in the creations.

Join us to learn how to make anthuriums. These beauties can be used in flower arrangements, given as gifts or even worn as a hair pick. All ages are welcome, however younger children may need support from an adult. Instruction and all supplies are included. Each participant must register separately. Extra kits will be available for purchase via cash or Venmo.

Refunds given no later than 1 week before class date. Questions? Contact Leialoha.keanahala@gmail.com or call/text 808-292-0960.

Hulu Kuilima: Hands that Touch the Feathers

If you would like to make humupapa (hat bands), lei hulu, kāhili and join others with the same focus hele mai to Kīpuka with or without your feathers. To join Kumu Greg, please email gregconcilla808@gmail.com. Pricing will vary according to your hulu project.

KĪPUKA at Ward Centre
1200 Ala Moana Blvd • Honolulu
Entrance to free parking off of Auahi St.

Join Niʻihau shell expert restorer, appraiser, maker, teacher, and owner of Hooked Gallery, Kai Hyde, for upcoming workshops! Explore nā mea makamae kit options for leis, bracelets, earrings, or pendants [including pīkake, kipona, & other styles] to wear. For Price list of kits and to RSVP please email hookedgallery@mac.com

KĪPUKA at Ward Centre
1200 Ala Moana Blvd • Honolulu
Entrance to free parking off of Auahi St.

KĪPUKA is presented by Puʻuhonua Society in collaboration with Nā Mea Hawaiʻi.

Hoʻākea Source is a regranting program that furthers the mission of Puʻuhonua Society by creating new opportunities to support and honor visual artists living and working in Hawaiʻi and by affirming Native Hawaiian value-systems.

Hulu Kuilima: Hands that Touch the Feathers

If you would like to make humupapa (hat bands), lei hulu, kāhili and join others with the same focus hele mai to Kīpuka with or without your feathers. To join Kumu Greg, please email gregconcilla808@gmail.com. Pricing will vary according to your hulu project.

KĪPUKA at Ward Centre
1200 Ala Moana Blvd • Honolulu
Entrance to free parking off of Auahi St.

Join Niʻihau shell expert restorer, appraiser, maker, teacher, and owner of Hooked Gallery, Kai Hyde, for upcoming workshops! Explore nā mea makamae kit options for leis, bracelets, earrings, or pendants [including pīkake, kipona, & other styles] to wear. For Price list of kits and to RSVP please email hookedgallery@mac.com

KĪPUKA at Ward Centre
1200 Ala Moana Blvd • Honolulu
Entrance to free parking off of Auahi St.

KĪPUKA is presented by Puʻuhonua Society in collaboration with Nā Mea Hawaiʻi.

Did you know that some of the most outstanding leaders in Hawaiian history were Kōnane players? Kōnane expert Uncle John Kaohelaulii will show you and a playing partner how to play Kōnane. In this two-hour workshop, your team of two will learn how to play and understand the connection between Kōnane and the Hawaiian way of resource management. $70 for a team of two.

Join Ka Pā Hula Hawaiʻi for a holiday wreath making workshop in Kīpuka!
Learn to weave a Christmas wreath with lau niu. $40 workshop fee includes weaving instruction and foliage and materials to decorate your wreath.

Join The Lei Bar for a holiday wreath making workshop in Kīpuka!

Learn to weave a Christmas wreath with native and locally grown foilage.

workshop prices:

18" wreath: $175

12" wreath $85

Join Niʻihau shell expert restorer, appraiser, maker, teacher, and owner of Hooked Gallery, Kai Hyde, for upcoming workshops! Explore nā mea makamae kit options for leis, bracelets, earrings, or pendants [including pīkake, kipona, & other styles] to wear. For Price list of kits and to RSVP please email hookedgallery@mac.com

KĪPUKA at Ward Centre
1200 Ala Moana Blvd • Honolulu
Entrance to free parking off of Auahi St.

KĪPUKA is presented by Puʻuhonua Society in collaboration with Nā Mea Hawaiʻi.

The preparation of lau hala was a vital part of every weaver's relationship to weaving. This class focuses on revitalizing the importance of the prep process. You will learn the basics of how to take raw lau and turn it into kūkaʻa (roll) for storage. The vast majority of lau that are prepped will be used in future community weaving gatherings. All ages from keiki to kūpuna are welcome! FREE. Please register here.

Hulu Kuilima: Hands that Touch the Feathers

If you would like to make humupapa (hat bands), lei hulu, kāhili and join others with the same focus hele mai to Kīpuka with or without your feathers. To join Kumu Greg, please email gregconcilla808@gmail.com. Pricing will vary according to your hulu project.

KĪPUKA at Ward Centre
1200 Ala Moana Blvd • Honolulu
Entrance to free parking off of Auahi St.

Join artist and cultural practitioner Anthony Watson for a special workshop in making traditional eating utensils. Anthony will be teaching techniques found historically across the pacific, and you will learn to make a spoon / soup ladle with gathered natural materials.