Kaʻala farm will develop and provide fiber arts workshops that discuss the role of fiber arts in hawaiian history and moʻolelo (stories) and offer hands-on opportunities to gain skills in this…

Kaala Farm, Inc. was awarded a $187,780 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Program (NANH-Museums) to develop and provide fiber arts workshops. The workshops will discuss the role of fiber arts in Hawaiian history and culture and offer hands-on opportunities for participants to gain skills in this important Native Hawaiian art form. Kaala Farm will identify fiber arts practitioners to lead pilot programs, coordinate recruitment efforts, and evaluate workshop content before launching broader programs. The goal is to create opportunities for deeper understanding of ancestral and contemporary Native Hawaiian history, especially in Waianae. Through engagement with Hawaiian history and fiber arts, students, elders, families and others will gain new perspectives on this art form from a Native Hawaiian viewpoint.

Kaʻala farm will develop and provide fiber arts workshops that discuss the role of fiber arts in hawaiian history and moʻolelo (stories) and offer hands-on opportunities to gain skills in this important native hawaiian art form. Project staff will identify and hire fiber arts practitioners to lead programs, coordinate recruitment for participation in pilot workshops, and evaluate and refine the content before launching IT to wider audiences. The resulting programs will create opportunities for a broader and deeper understanding of the ancestral and contemporary history of native hawaiians in general, and the native hawaiian community of waiʻanae in particular. Through this project, students, elders, families, and other participants will have the opportunity to engage with hawaiian history and this art form from a native hawaiian perspective.