Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 5, Number 1, 1 January 1988 — Na Hana Hawaii's Spring Program [ARTICLE]

Na Hana Hawaii's Spring Program

The Hawaii Nature Center's Na Hana Hawaii schedule of activities for the first quarter of 1988 has been released by Program Coordinator Sonny Ching. All activities begin at 9 a.m. on Saturdays at the eenter in Makiki and end around 12 noon. Adults and ehildren age 8 and older are eligible for hikes only while all ages are weleome for the other activities.

Reservations may be made anytime by calling 9730100. The center is located at 2131 Makiki Heights Drive. The first event was a hike on Jan. 2 along the Wa'ahila Ridge T rail at the top of St. Louis Heights. The remainder of the first quarter schedule follows: Jan. 9, Class— In-depth talk and slide presentation on Hawaii's forest and marsh birds by Dr. Andrew Berger, author of "Hawaiian Birds" and seven other books. Jan. 16, Hike — Makiki Loop Trail with Adeline Kam. Jan. 23, Class — "Evolution of the species" talk and slide presentation by Dr. Chris Simon, Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii.

Jan. 30, La Ohana (Family Day) — Enjoy coconut leaf wizardry with Paul Richards. Feb. 6, Hike — Manoa cliffs trail with veteran hiker Frank Conkey. Feb. 13, Class — A new look at the rock art of Hawaii with Edward Stasack, Art Department, University of Hawaii. Feb. 20, Hike — See large bamboo forests and mueh more with Maura 0'Connor along the Pu'u Ohia trail. Feb. 27, La Ohana — A mini workshop on Hawaiian puppetry will be featured by retired University of Hawaii ethno-botanist Dr. Beatrice Krauss. Mar. 5, Hike — T ake a geology hike along the Maunalaha, Makiki Valley and Kanealole trails with Dr. Glenn Bauer, hydrologist/geologist with the Board of Water Supply.

Mar. 12, Class — Talk and slide presentation on Hawaiian herbs and medicines by Dr. Richard Kekuni Blaisdell, M.D., one of the foundersof the UHSchoolof Medicine; Hawaiian language and culture expert and columnist, Ka Wai Ola O OHA. Mar. 12, Class — Talk and slide presentation on Hawaiian herbs and medicines by Dr. Richard Kekuni Blaisdell, M.D., one of the founders of the UH School of Medicine; Hawaiian language and culture expert and columnist, Ka Wai Ola O OHA.

Mar. 19, Hike— A wide variety of liehen, fungi, mosses and dense vegetation are found along the Pu'u Ualaka'a Trail with Janie Deuser. Mar. 26— Leam how to make and play the Hawaiian bamboo nose flute in this family day workshop conducted by Calvin and Charlene Hoe. All hikes are limited to a maximum of 20 people and safe hiking attire is required. Center members are asked for a one dollar donation per person for hikes and classes while non-members should consider a $2 donation per person and the same amount for a family on Family Day. Members are free for the latter.