Makahiki Kuilima will include snowless sledding

By Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 06, 2013

~~<p>From October through February in olden Hawaii, war was kapu (forbidden), all work halted and the people's attention turned instead to games, sports, feasting, dancing and religious ceremonies honoring Lono, the god of agriculture. It is in this spirit of peace, gratitude and celebration that Turtle Bay Resort will host the second annual Makahiki Kuilima. Proceeds will benefit Ke Kula ‘o Samuel M. Kamakau, a Hawaiian language- and culture-based charter school in Haiku Valley on Oahu.</p>
<p>Planned are hula performances, food and craft booths and make-and-take crafts, including hu (spinning top) and ohe kapala (bamboo stamp for printing tapa). There also will be traditional games — ulu maika (bowling), hukihuki (tug-of-war), oo ihe (spear throwing), moa pahee (dart sliding) and ka lupe (kite flying). Long ago, keiki learned about wind patterns — key to canoe sailing — by observing how their kites danced in the sky.</p>
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<strong>» Place: </strong>Turtle Bay Resort, 57-091 Kamehameha Highway, Kahuku, Oahu
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From October through February in olden Hawaii, war was kapu (forbidden), all work halted and the people's attention turned instead to games, sports, feasting, dancing and religious ceremonies honoring Lono, the god of agriculture. It is in this spirit of peace, gratitude and celebration that Turtle Bay Resort will host the second annual Makahiki Kuilima. Proceeds will benefit Ke Kula ‘o Samuel M. Kamakau, a Hawaiian language- and culture-based charter school in Haiku Valley on Oahu.

Planned are hula performances, food and craft booths and make-and-take crafts, including hu (spinning top) and ohe kapala (bamboo stamp for printing tapa). There also will be traditional games — ulu maika (bowling), hukihuki (tug-of-war), oo ihe (spear throwing), moa pahee (dart sliding) and ka lupe (kite flying). Long ago, keiki learned about wind patterns — key to canoe sailing — by observing how their kites danced in the sky. MAKAHIKI KUILIMA » Place: Turtle Bay Resort, 57-091 Kamehameha Highway, Kahuku, Oahu Login for more...