Hana Noʻeau (Handmade Crafts - "Make ʻem & Take ʻem")
Nā Hulu Hana Noʻeau
Full Feather Comb
This hands-on workshop will teach the fundamental skill of lei humupapa, the art of sewing or stitching feathers onto a base form. Participants will create a full feather comb, selecting two complementary colors of dyed goose feathers to complete their project. Workshop kits will be provided, and all materials will be carefully prepared in advance.
Recommended for ages 16 and older.
Duration: 4 hours
Additional Supply Fee: $25
Class size limit: 15 participants (per session)
One time slot available:
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Workshop Sessions 3-4 | Saturday, 9:00 AM - 1:15 PM
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Your Instructors
Nuʻulani
Atkins
&
Kanoe
Cadina
Oʻahu
E. Nuʻulani (Nuʻu) Atkins
Cultural Practitioner
Career: Educator, Retired, Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Cultural Resource Specialist, 1973-2005
Curator, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Heritage Center, 2005-2018
Education: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
B. A., Liberal Studies/Hawaiian Studies
B. ED, Secondary Education Professional Diploma, Education
M. ED., Educational Foundations, Private School Leadership
Nuʻu Atkins has been a cultural practitioner and educator for over 45 years. He retired in 2018 from Kamehameha Schools Kapālama, where he served as a Hawaiian Resource Specialist. In the last 13 years of his tenure, Nuʻu was the Curator at the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Heritage Center, dedicated to perpetuating the legacy of its founder, Pauahi. As curator, he coordinated the overall operations of the Center, conducted tours for both students and others from the larger community, and maintained and curated a collection of artifacts and other related inventory.
Nuʻu’s knowledge of the Hawaiian Culture includes training in the hula. He studied hula at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa with Hoʻoulu Cambra and in more traditional settings with Henry Moikeha Pa and Ed Collier.
Throughout his career, Nuʻu also immersed himself in various Hawaiian hana noʻeau, or handicraft, including feather work and lauhala, and he has taught many students to make multiple styles of lei hulu (feather lei), kāhili (feather standards) and kīpuka or ʻahuʻula (feather capes). He also continues to share the art of lauhala with others.
Nuʻu’s interests also extend to designing. He has created numerous designs, including floral parade floats, floral exhibits (both in Hawaiʻi and Japan,) as well as costumes and accessories for various hālau.
In post-retirement, Nuʻu studied Fashion Technology at Honolulu Community College. His goal in fashion design is to honor the traditional arts of our hulu kūpuna (cherished elders) while bridging them with current fashion trends.
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Kanoe Cadina is a lifelong learner having been blessed with opportunities across the pae ʻāina and beyond to teach and learn under the guidance of several hulu kūpuna, including Gussie Bento, Kaleinani Brown, Ruby Lowe, and Nuʻulani Atkins. When not doing hulu or hula under Kimo Alama Keaulana, youʻll find Kumu Kanoe running through the halls of a Waiʻanae charter school as the lower elementary administrator and lead on all culture and arts for the PreK-12 program.