Monthly Archives: November 2018

The Sacred Process of Preparing Dyes with Hawaiian Endemic Plants to Use on Kapa

This weekend I had the privilege to learn from my friend and Kumu, Pua Lincoln Maielua, about the sacred process of preparing dyes with Hawaiian Endemic plants to use on Kapa. We spent the better part of Saturday learning about the process and gathering the lau (leaf), mole (root), pua (flower), hua (berry), and hili (bark).... Read More