The techniques in making kapa a traditional fiber art of Hawaii result in bold and colorful linear and geometric patterns. Made from the fibers of native plants, kapa (or bark cloth) was used ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Every piece of kapa created at Pukoa Studios is the result of an ancient and treasured process. It’s a lifestyle for Page Chang and her family, who at their home and living ...

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CRAIG T. KOJIMA / [email protected] Dalani Tanahy created two pieces for a celebration of kapa making at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center that begins Saturday. COURTESY NEIDA BANGERTER Hawaii ...

Kapa makers Denby Freeland-Cole (left from foreground), Jamie Gentry, Lei Richmond and Lisa Schattenburg-Raymond beat plant material while making traditional Hawaiian cloth during a kapa makers ...

Friday, July 7: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. early bird $92; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. general admission $27 Saturday, July 8: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. general admission $22; 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday night market featuring ...

KOHALA COAST — This Sunday, the return of three treasured kapa (bark cloth) that have recently been conserved by Honolulu’s Bishop Museum will be celebrated at a special event open to the public at ...

Wendeanne Ke'aka Stitt discovered slack-key guitarist Gabby Pahinui in the 1970s, when Hawaiian music, language and arts were undergoing a renaissance. A visual display artist with her own business in ...

Monte McComber, Cultural Director for the Royal Hawaiian Center, Master Kapa Maker Dalani Tanahy, and Kehaulani Fergerstrom share about the art of kapa making and the upcoming Kapa Festival at the ...

Kapa-making practitioner and artist Dalani Tanahy shares insights about the Hawaiian bark cloth-making process and its history Thursday at the Hui No’eau Visual Arts Center in Makawao. Her kapa ...

The techniques in making kapa a traditional fiber art of Hawaii result in bold and colorful linear and geometric patterns. Made from the fibers of native plants, kapa (or bark cloth) was used ...