‘Ai Pono Project: Making Traditional Cordage with Fiber Artist Gary Eoff
Date: February 15, 2014
Time: 1 – 3 p.m.
Location: West Hawai‘i Civic Center, G Room Hale, Kailua-Kona
In the Spring of 2014, Hōkūle‘a and Hikianaliʻa will leave from Hilo on the Worldwide “Mālama Honua” Voyage 2013-2017. Connecting students to this voyage of discovery, can happen in many many different ways. For the next four years, the Hawaiʻi Island School Garden Network and our Voyaging Partners and Collaborators will work with teachers and in School Gardens on Hawaiʻi Island to grow food, dry and preserve food, experiment with recipes, learn some of the ancient fiber arts, and create food products that can be shared with the crews on some of the legs of the voyage.http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2013/11/18/video-aipono-workshop-teaches-cooking-for-the-canoe. The next workshop will be on “The Art of Drying the Fruits of Hawaiʻi.” Stay tuned for date and time.