Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 35, Number 1, 1 January 2018 — NĀ MAMO MAKAMAE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]
NĀ MAMO MAKAMAE
MO'OMEHEU CULTURE
n June 2017, OHA collaborated with PA'I Foundation to hold its inaugural Nā Mamo Makamae o Ka Po'e Hawai'i: Living Treasures of the Hawaiian People awards. This community-driven event honored five living master practitioners and knowledge keepers, along with two members honored posthumous, who are living in our memories.
THEY ARE: Patience Nāmaka Bacon of O'ahu FOR HULA Josephine Fergerstrom of Hawai'i Island i FOR LAUHALA WEAVING & Sam Ka'ai of Maui FOR CARVING Marie McDonald of Hawai'i Island FOR LEI MAKING AND KAPA MAKING Nainoa Thompson of O'ahu FOR WAY F I N D I N G
THE TWO POSTHUMOUS AWARDS WERE GIVEN TO: Elizabeth Malu'ihi Ako Lee of Hawai'i Island FOR LAUHALA WEAVING Abraham "Puhipau" Ahmad of Hawai'i Island FOR VIDEOGRAPHY & DOCUMENTARY MAKING