Elizabeth Maluihi Lee, founder and president of Ka Ulu Lauhala o Kona and a Living Treasure, and Na Kumu Lauhala o Hawaii nei host the 21st annual Lauhala Conference continuing through Saturday at King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel. Na Kumu
Elizabeth Maluihi Lee, founder and president of Ka Ulu Lauhala o Kona and a Living Treasure, and Na Kumu Lauhala o Hawaii nei host the 21st annual Lauhala Conference continuing through Saturday at King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel. Na Kumu will share their knowledge and skills of the ancient art of lauhala weaving.
Today’s and Saturday’s schedule includes numerous workshops.
A silent auction will run 10 a.m. until the festival closes with a farewell dinner. Funds raised help support the conference, cover travel costs for kumu and fund scholarships.
A hoolaulea, or craft fair, is slated Friday and Saturday.
The event is organized by Ka Ulu Lauhala O Kona, a nonprofit organization founded in 1995 by master lauhala weaver Elizabeth Maluihi Lee. Its mission statement is to “perpetuate, preserve and ensure the growth of the traditional art of lauhala weaving.”
