Name: Session 3: Hei (String Figures) (2 hrs)
Start: 2026-06-27T09:00:00-0700
End: 2026-06-27T11:00:00-0700

Saturday June 27, 2026 9:00am - 11:00am PDT

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Workshop Session 3 (9:00am-11:00am)

Hei are traditional Hawaiian string-figure designs created by looping and weaving a cord around the fingers to form shapes and stories.

"Just as the feather lei maker’s first lei is of the poepoe (round, implying fullness) style and thekapa kuiki maker’s first quilt uses the ‘ulu pattern (as ulu means to grow), the hei maker learnsone-eye or Neneu. This was the first figure taught to me by Aunty ‘Aina Keawe, along with Pō, better named Huihui o Makaliʻi (Pleiades). We will also learn a hei figure requiring a partner, which will enthrall you. Hei can be challenging and frustrating for those with spatial and kinesthetic difficulties, so evaluate your readiness for this workshop."

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Dr. Kalani Akana

Loea Hula

Keith Kalani Akana, PhD

ʻO Anahola, Kauaʻi me Hāna, Maui nā kulāiwi. ʻO Kāheakūlani lāua ʻo Iola nā mākua. ʻO Keith “Kalani” Kalaniakāheakūlaniuamālokulokuokeliʻimaikaʻi Akana kona inoa. Aloha kākou a pau loa.
Anahola, Kauaʻi, and Hāna, Maui are his ancestr... Read More →

Saturday June 27, 2026 9:00am - 11:00am PDT

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