Kālai
Carving
Program Lead
Andre Perez
Andre Perez is a Hawaiian cultural activist/organizer from Kōloa, Kauaʻi. Andre organizes around Hawaiian self-determination, sovereignty and land and water defense. Andre co-founded Hanakēhau Learning Farm and the Hawaiʻi Unity and Liberation Institute (HULI). Andre is the Project Director of Hui Kālai Kiʻi o Kūpāʻaikeʻe, a Hawaiian carving practitioner apprenticeship that he founded in 2016.
Program Overview
Hoʻokāhi ka ʻilau like ana: Wield the paddles together
“It is the water that connects the people of the Pacific. We should not be defined by the smallness of our islands but in the greatness of our oceans. We are the sea; we are the ocean. Oceania is us.”
— Professor Epeli Hau'ofa
Carving Projects (9 Carving Days):
Primary Project: Hoe Uli (large steering paddle)
Kiʻi Kanaloa or god of the ocean (Taʻaroa, Tangaroa, Tangaloa)
Waʻa Kaulua (double hulled canoe)
Supplementary projects
Koʻi (Adze) – emphasize and highlight the usage of the koʻi (adze) as a primary Oceania carving tool.
Program Venue and Schedule
Venue
Bishop Museum
1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, HI 96817
Dates
7 – 8 June 2024
10 – 15 June 2024
Times
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM daily