Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 39, Number 7, 1 Iulai 2022 — Poakalani Quilt Exhibit [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]
Poakalani Quilt Exhibit
A special ,one-day Poakalani Hawaiian Quilt Exhihit was held on May 31 at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs' (OHA) Honolulu office. On display were 14 Hawaiian quilts (45" x 45") that were commissioned by the Pitt Rivers Museum of Oxford, England. On site to receive the quilts was Marenka Thompson-Odlum, a research associate with the museum. This was the only display of tne 14 quilts before they were sent to England. Ihe quilts were designed by the late lohn Serrao and quilted by teachers and students of Poakalani Quilting. Pictured in front of the 'Ulu and Manu Palekaiko quilt designs are (L-R) lhompson-Odlum, Lei Ayat-Verdadero of OHA, and Cissy Serrao of Poakalani Quilting. - Photo: Joshua Koh Mi https://vimeo.com/716514284