Ulana

Program Overview

Daily Practice

Practitioners from diverse Pacific nations will showcase their heritage art in designated festival village hale. Delegations will collaborate within their groups, offering a unique space for cultural immersion and exchange.

Workshop Demonstrations

Three designated shared spaces within the festival village will foster impromptu cultural exchanges and demonstrations. Practitioners can gather to collaborate or learn techniques from other nations openly, with both scheduled programming and opportunities for spontaneous public-accessible exchanges.

Symposium

The symposium will commence with a comprehensive fiber arts panel featuring representatives from Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia. Following the panel, discipline-specific breakout sessions for bark cloth, pandanus weaving, cordage (ʻieʻie/niu), and feather work/adornments will encourage in-depth discussions on challenges, collaborative learning, and solution-driven conversations.