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Three Cultural Workshops - THEME: Sacred Sites of Kauai

Kaua`i Mokihana Festival
THEME: 2006 Year of Kaua'i Sacred Sites
is pleased to present 3 cultural events in association with:

The Ka`ie`ie Foundation
Keepers of Ancestral Inspired Education – an Institute for cultural Excellence
4-941 Kuhio Highway PO Box 1261 Kapa`a, Kaua`i Island, Hawai`i 96746 808.821.2070 www.kaieie.org
A Native Hawaiian Non-Profit Organization Supporting the Perpetuation of Customary Practices and Art Forms through Cultural Education Opportunities

Kaua`i Sacred Sites Huaka`i Fact Sheet
Unique Cultural Learning Excursion Programs
2006 Kaua`i Mokihana Festival

WORKSHOP #1 - Journey of the Legends of Ha`ena

This huka`i will focus upon traditional Hawaiian sites found on the north end of Kaua`i Island. Fascinating mo`olelo or oral traditions provide the basis of unique experiences that tell of ancient chiefs, gods and goddesses, ancient hula practices, spirituality and more. Inspired by countless chants and hula that have been orally transmitted from one generation to the next, the significance of these wahi kapu (sacred places) and wahi pana (celebrated places) continue to resonate today. Hawaiian protocol and practices are shared and expanded upon, along with the fascinating history, events, legendary personages and details of the primary functions of each of the sites. Sites that may be visited, viewed or elaborated upon include: Kilauea Crater, Halele`a, Hihimanu, Namolokama, Kaliko, Mamalahoa, Wai`oli, Waipa, Makahoa, Lumaha`i, Kealahula, Maniniholo Cave, Manoa, Naue, Wainiha, Na Pohaku O Piliwale, Pohakuloa, Pohakuakane, Limahuli, Waiakapala`e Cave, Waiakanaloa Cave, Makana, Ka Pali `Oahi O Makana, Kili`oe, Maunahou, Ka Ulu A Paoa Heiau Hula and Ke Ahu A Laka.

• Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 Location: Prince Clubhouse, Princeville at Hanalei
• Time: Check-in from 8a to 8:30a
• Huaka`i will depart promptly at 8:30am
• Duration: 8:30am to 1pm
• Cost: $55 per person – includes air-conditioned transportation from check-in location, all activities, lunch and refreshments
• Reservations: Space is limited and reservations required. Call 821-2070 or log on to www.kaieie.org

WORKSHOP # 2 - LECTURE: Temples for the Dance

Origins of Kaua`i’s Hula Traditions
Presented by Kehaulani Kekua, kumu hula
Halau Palaihiwa O Kaipuwai

Hula is steeped in Hawaiian spirituality and belief. It was prevalent in the highest levels of temple ceremony and functions of archaic worship. Ka Ulu A Lono and Ka Ulu A Paoa are attributed as two of Kaua`i’s most prominent heiau that were fundamental in the primal establishment of hula as a spiritual practice and religious order. Through the sharing of illuminating histories and profiles of legendary figures and hula masters associated with these heiau, we will take a look at the ancient processes that shaped Kaua`i’s sacred hula traditions. How did these sites function in times past? What are the benefits of maintaining the cultural integrity and knowledge of these places? Our goal is to stimulate plateaus of hula consciousness by looking at the very basics of long standing rituals and rites, choreography and cultural routines that were established by our ancestors of long ago.

• Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2006
• Location: Kauai Community College – Technology Center
• Time: 7 pm to 9 pm
• FREE
• Duration: 2 hours
• Cost: Free– but space is limited – first come first seated

WORKSHOP #3 - Ka Huaka`i i Wailuanuiaho`ano

This huaka`i or Hawaiian cultural learning excursion highlights various cultural sites within the traditional ahupua`a of Wailua. Known poetically as Wailuanuiaho`ano or the “Great Sacred Wailua”, it was once the major center of political and spiritual activities on Kaua`i in ancient times. Created with the objective of preserving the Hawaiian practice of mo`olelo or storytelling through oral traditions, verses of a Hawaiian chant represent the various cultural sites visited on this unique cultural learning excursion. Hawaiian protocol and practices are shared and expanded upon, along with the fascinating history, events, legendary personages and details of the primary functions of each of the sites. Sites that may be visited, viewed or elaborated upon include: Hikinaakala Heiau, Hauola Heiau, Na Ki`i Pohaku (Petroglyph Stones), Kukui Heiau, Mahunapu`uone, `Alio, Malaeha`akoa Heiau, Holoholoku Heiau, Pohaku Ho`ohanau, Pohaku Piko, Nounou, Poliahu Heiau, Wai`ale`ale, Mauna Kapu, Kalehuawehe, Ka`ohala, Maka`iwa, Kuamo`oloaakane and more…

• Date: Thursday, September 21, 2006
• Location: Lydgate Park Main Pavilion

• Time: Check-in from 8am to 8:30 am

• Huaka`i will depart promptly at 8:30a

• Duration: 8:30am to 1pm

• Cost: $55 per person – includes air-conditioned transportation from check-in location, all activities, lunch and refreshments
• Reservations: Space is limited and reservations required. Call 821-2070 or log on to www.kaieie.org

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