Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 3, Number 9, 1 September 1986 — Honaunau Festival Observes 25th Year [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Honaunau Festival Observes 25th Year

Pu'uhonua O Honaunau recently marked its 25th year as a national historic site with a three-day cultural festival attended by more than 8,000 people who watched demonstrations of the various Hawaiian arts and crafts and also received some hands-on experience in learning to make these products.

This 12th annual event was co-sponsored by the National Park Service and the Hawaii Natural History Association. They were greatly assisted by volunteers from the community who numbered over 200. F unding for the festival eame from Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee Louis Hao of Molokai and the co-spon-soring Hawaii History Association. Hao is originally from the Big Island, a product of the Keaukaha Hawaiian homestead district.

He 'elele ka oe na ke kanaka. A dream is a bearer of messages to man. — Mary Kawena Pukui.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee Louis K. Hao, grandson Alaka'i, and National Historic Park Superintendent Jerry Shimoda at Pu'uhonua o Honaunau event.