Note: This program takes place at Downtown High School.

Lucia Tarallo Jensen, respected elder, artist, author and one of Hawai’i’s pre-eminent cultural scholars, presents a talk-story on the spiritual and cultural philosophy of the kuahu.

The next day, Saturday, July 16, 2016 the construction of a traditional kuahu takes place in Yerba Buena Gardens as part of The Ola Project, a partnership of Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu and Yerba Buena Gardens Festival. Beginning at 1pm, Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu performs traditional and contemporary dances.

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