Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 3, Number 2, 1 February 1986 — Piianaia Talk on Hokule'a Feb. 18 [ARTICLE]

Piianaia Talk on Hokule'a Feb. 18

A special program featuring the oldest crew member of the Polynesian Voyaging Society's Hokule'a on its Voyage of Rediscovery is scheduled for 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 18, at the Waimea Community Center on the Big Island. Abraham Piianaia, 70, director of the Hawaiian Studies Program at the University of Hawaii, will talk about the canoe's historic journey . Along with his son, Gordon, 45, and grandson, Chad, 16, they made up the only elan from one family to thus far sail together on the Hokule'a. The program is being presented by the Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site under the auspices of the National Park Service. The park also presents cultural demonstration programs on Hawaiian crafts and games onee a week from January through September in front of the visitor center. Another special program is planned for June 12 with details to be announced later. An establishment day cultural festival is scheduled for Aug. 16-17 below the heiau from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors are encouraged to bring a luneh and stay all day for there will be many Hawaiian craft workshops.

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