Coconut tree ceremony, May 15
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Brad Cooper carries the pahu "Kanialaa" through the grove of coconut trees where in once stood to the Hawea Heiau Complex site where Livable Hawaii Kai would be presented with "Kanialaa" - made from a piece of Coco, the coconut tree that stood 112 feet tall during a ceremony at Hawea Heiau Complex in Hawaii Kai, Sunday, May 15, 2016. Cooper carved Kanialaa from Coco.
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Brad Cooper plays the pahu "Kanialaa" while his wife, Mi'ilani Cooper, left, and Leimomi Akana play other pahu at the Hawea Heiau Complex site where Livable Hawaii Kai would be presented with "Kanialaa" - made from a piece of Coco, the coconut tree that stood 112 feet tall during a ceremony at Hawea Heiau Complex in Hawaii Kai, Sunday, May 15, 2016. Cooper carved Kanialaa from Coco.
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Brad Cooper who made Kanialaa, a pahu that stands over 4 feet tall, participates in the traditional Hawaiian Awa Ceremony at the Hawea Heiau Complex. Livable Hawaii Kai was presented with a pahu - "Kanialaa" - made from a piece of Coco, the coconut tree that stood 112 feet tall during a ceremony at Hawea Heiau Complex in Hawaii Kai, Sunday, May 15, 2016.
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Brad Cooper presented the pahu "Kanialaa" that he made, to Kaleo Paik, right, at the Hawea Heiau Complex site where Livable Hawaii Kai was presented with "Kanialaa" - made from a piece of Coco, the coconut tree that stood 112 feet tall during a ceremony at Hawea Heiau Complex in Hawaii Kai, Sunday, May 15, 2016. Cooper carved Kanialaa from Coco.
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Brad Cooper plays the pahu "Kanialaa" while his wife, Mi'ilani Cooper, left, and Leimomi Akana play other pahu at the Hawea Heiau Complex site where Livable Hawaii Kai would be presented with "Kanialaa" - made from a piece of Coco, the coconut tree that stood 112 feet tall during a ceremony at Hawea Heiau Complex in Hawaii Kai, Sunday, May 15, 2016. Cooper carved Kanialaa from Coco.
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Kaleo Paik officiates in a traditional Hawaiian Awa ceremony at during a ceremony where Livable Hawaii Kai was presented with a pahu - "Kanialaa" - made from a piece of Coco, the coconut tree that stood 112 feet tall during a ceremony at Hawea Heiau Complex in Hawaii Kai, Sunday, May 15, 2016.
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The pahu "Kanialaa" stands over 4 feet tall, foreground, and was presented to Livable Hawaii Kai during a ceremony at Hawea Heiau Complex in Hawaii Kai, Sunday, May 15, 2016. Brad Cooper, at left, made the pahu from a piece of Coco, which once stood 112 feet tall in the grove at Hawea Heiau Complex.
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The pahu "Kanialaa" stands over 4 feet tall, foreground, and was presented to Livable Hawaii Kai during a ceremony at Hawea Heiau Complex in Hawaii Kai, Sunday, May 15, 2016. Brad Cooper, at left, made the pahu from a piece of Coco, which once stood 112 feet tall in the grove at Hawea Heiau Complex. Kaleo Paik, right, officiated at the ceremony.
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The pahu "Kanialaa" stands over 4 feet tall, foreground, and was presented to Livable Hawaii Kai during a ceremony at Hawea Heiau Complex in Hawaii Kai, Sunday, May 15, 2016. Brad Cooper, at left, made the pahu from a piece of Coco, which once stood 112 feet tall in the grove at Hawea Heiau Complex. Kaleo Paik, right, officiated at the ceremony.
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