Caring for 19th Century Hawaiian kapa from Hulihee Palace

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University of Hawaii Library’s Preservation Department is partnering with Daughters of Hawaii on a FEMA funded project to stabilize cultural materials in Hulihee Palace that were damaged by the 2011 tsunami.

At the open house on Sunday May 4th (Noon to 4PM) the community is invited to see the kapa and learn about the work being done to care for it. The project consultants, kapa maker, Moana Eisele and paper conservator, Mary Wood Lee, and Preservation Department staff will be on hand to answer questions.

All of the kapa is large, and several will be showcased in the Preservation Department during the open house. The smallest (76” x 96”) kapa has applied designs similar to Hawaiian quilt patterns in green, yellow, pink and blue. Another kapa that will be displayed was used by Queen Kapiolani as curtains for Hulihee Palace.

At 2PM, Moana Eisele will demonstrate how kapa is made.

Ticket Information
Free & open to public

Event Sponsor
Hamilton Library Preservation Department, Mānoa Campus

More Information
Lynn Davis, (808) 956-8539, ldavis@hawaii.edu, http://www.hawaii.edu/site/calendar/view.php?event=24160

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