Aia Ke Ola O Ka Lāhui Hawai'i I Ka Hana Kapa
(Life Of The Hawaiians Is Manifest In The Practices Of Kapa Making)
Kapa Arts
'Akiohala
A part of our journey and research in mea Hawai‘i (things Hawaiian) we are studying kapa making. Reading through original Hawaiian texts and descriptions written by foreign observers, we are experimenting with the processes that are described in the early records. Samples of our work—in both traditional and modern adaptations of kapa making—are shared below.