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Democratic National Convention
Joint Effort to Restore Hawai'iloa Print E-mail
Written by Sunrise on KGMB9 - sunrise@kgmb9.com   
June 24, 2008 09:15 AM

 
Canoes are an integral part of the Hawaiian culture. That is why a group of Hawaiian sailors and the state's largest locally-owned lodging company are working together to restore one of Hawaii's treasured canoes, Hawaiiloa. Hawaiiloa was first put into the water 15 years ago. Its very existence was a joint effort between two native peoples. The two Sitka spruce logs used to make the canoe's hulls were donated by three tribes from Southeast Alaska. This gift enabled carvers to build a canoe the way the Hawaiians of old would have, helping to preserve the art. "Canoe carving is a traditional art that will be lost if we don't take effort to perpetuate this knowledge. The process of refurbishing Hawaiiloa will bring out the many valuable lessons to be learned." This is why The Friends of Hokulea and Hawaiiloa has an ongoing relationship with Outrigger Hotels. Earlier this month the Outrigger Reef Hotel announced the effort to gather funds to get Hawaiiloa back in the water. Visit The Friends of Hokulea and Hawaiiiloa Web site at fhh-hawaii.org to join in this collective effort to kokua.


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Last Updated ( August 19, 2008 06:09 AM )
 
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