Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 30, Number 11, 1 Nowemapa 2013 — Learn kōnane [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Learn kōnane

OHA is presenting a free and fun workshop on kōnane, a game compared to checkers, played by ancient Hawaiians and valued for the strategic and analytical skills involved.

Kōnane, onee played by prominent ali'i such as Kamehameha the Great, nearly disappeared from Hawaiian society because of disapproval by early missionaries, and remains largely unknown in the Islands. Instructor John Kaohelaulii, owner of hawaiiancheckers.com, aims to change that. He'll teach attendees about the game's history, rules and play. The Kōnane School workshop takes plaee from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at OHA's new Kaua'i office, 4405 Kukui Grove St., Suite 103 in Llhu'e. Seating is limited. For information, contact OHA community outreach coordinator D. Kaliko Santos at (808) 241-3390 or kalikos@oha.org. This OHA Community Engagement series is part of the agency's I Mana Ka Lāhui effort to engage and empower the community.

John Kaohelaulii will leaeh a free workshop on the aneienl Hawaiian game of kōnane at the OHA Kaua'i office on Nov. 23. - Photo : KWO file