How to Participate in Wahi Pana:
Step 1. Complete the site orientations for the listed sites. Read this brochure from DLNR. http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dsp/files/2014/10/Wahi-Pana-brochure.pdf If you use online educational materials, please send this reflection survey to us.
Step 2. Show up at your chosen site and begin your artwork. Don’t forget to check in by emailing a picture to aloha@wahi-pana.com
Step 3: Submit a photo of your entry piece along with a 50 word or less reflection of your experience. It can be a poem, lines from a song, or your own story. Pay your entry fees.
Step 4. Upon notification of your acceptance, pay your catalog fee and sign up for your sitting shift. Prepare your artwork for installation and shipping, if needed.
Step 5: Spread the word! Come to the opening and visit often with family and art lovers you know.
Immersive On-Site Opportunities:
There are a few opportunities for you to have an experience in person with a kumu or historian. We strongly suggest that you prioritize attending one at least of these powerful events. Hawaiian culture is transferred from kumu to student by listening to mo’olelo and first-hand observation of practices. Kumu Kila is generously offering to share the mo’olelo of Waianae. Video available after this event will not document the entire experience. Out of respect for cultural practices, we will not be documenting the beautiful rituals or the sacred site. Excerpts will be offered, but you will get a better chance to familiarize yourself with the land if you are able to attend one of these events in person.
EVENT IS PAST: Waikiki Walking Tours with Kumu Joe Recca
EVENT IS PAST Wahi Pana with Kumu Glen Kila
EVENT IS PAST: Wahi Pana Talk Story at Honolulu Museum of Art
O’ahu
Waikiki
IN PERSON:
Attend the Talk Story Panel at the Honolulu Museum of Art to orient yourself for
orient yourself for three Oahu locations: Waikiki, Kailua, and West Coast (Waianae/Makaha). Wahi Pana Talk Story at Honolulu Museum of Art
PAST: Waikiki Walking Tour with Kumu Joe Recca of Hawaiian Hospitality Association
The first part of the walking tour event has already happened, and part two has been postponed and will happen after the art creation events. Thus, it cannot count as an orientation. but you are welcome to attend either of these recurring tours after Wahi Pana. In the meantime for orientation, we have alternatives:
ONLINE:
If you can’t attend this tour, you can watch these videos of Kumu “Uncle” Joe Recca and fill out the reflection survey, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92NGUPcitxA
Thomas Square
IN PERSON:
Attend the Talk Story Panel at the Honolulu Museum of Art to orient yourself for three Oahu locations: Waikiki, Kailua, and West Coast (Waianae/Makaha). Wahi Pana Talk Story at Honolulu Museum of Art
ONLINE:
View the videos and post a comment or fill out the reflection survey :
Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea (Sovereignty Restoration Day): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsBb8IJMKyU
Aloha Authentic Union Jack Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3xFV9nzIWU&list=PLGwJCY4AiRs0AXtIdTeo0PdIOL5JHDUen
Kailua
IN PERSON:
Attend the Talk Story Panel at the Honolulu Museum of Art to orient yourself for three Oahu locations: Waikiki, Kailua, and West Coast (Waianae/Makaha). Wahi Pana Talk Story at Honolulu Museum of Art
ONLINE:
Watch the video: Kawai nui Marsh and NĀ PŌHAKU 0 HAUWAHINE
Or watch clips below from the in-person tour to orient yourself to the beautiful Kawainui Wetlands. Fill out the reflection survey
Video excerpts from “Kawainui Wetlands Historical Tour with Paul Brennan” in-person event. Watch the clips that apply to the area where you would like to work, then fill out the reflection survey :
Kawainui Marsh – The Flow of Water: https://youtu.be/jxfCwL60mi8
Kawainui Marsh – Wahi Pana and the Role of Artists: https://youtu.be/fMaQ3cHFrsM
Na Pohaku o Hauwahine and the Rice Mills: https://youtu.be/I8JbTSle8cU
Kawainui Agriculture: https://youtu.be/QerpTvKh9U4
Ulupo Heiau Area: https://youtu.be/dYvB9tHnvvs
Or read the document below and fill out the reflection survey
http://www.koolau.net/KNHF_1.html
After the deadline: FYI, There are several very interesting videos here: http://www.hhf.com/kawainui/videos.html for anyone wanting to hear more about Kawainui. Thank you to Kelley Fitzgerald for suggesting these as worthwhile viewing.
Kea’iwa Heiau (Aiea Loop Trail Area)
ONLINE:
Read these 2 documents and watch the video, then fill out the reflection survey
Aloha Authentic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEptrl7rkZc
About the park http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dsp/parks/oahu/keaiwa-heiau-state-recreation-area/
About the Heiau https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dsp/files/2014/09/Keaiwa-_Heiau_SRA.pdf
West Coast Oahu
Attend the Talk Story Panel at the Honolulu Museum of Art to orient yourself for three Oahu locations: Waikiki, Kailua, and West Coast (Waianae/Makaha). Wahi Pana Talk Story at Honolulu Museum of Art
(Nanakuli to Kaena): Kü‘ïlioloa Heiau, Pöka‘ï Bay Beach Park
IN PERSON:
EVENT IS PAST Wahi Pana with Kumu Glen Kila Onsite Orientation
Video excerpts from “Wahi Pana With Kumu Glen Kila” will not available. We apologize but if you want to know what we learned we can share with you at the Wahi Pana Talk Story Panel. Please RSVP here: Wahi Pana Talk Story Event
ONLINE:
Watch the video and post a comment or fill out the reflection survey :
Moku o Waianae https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_XHWsUY198&t=101s
Maui
Lahaina
ONLINE:
Watch the videos and post a comment or fill out the reflection survey: Mokuula https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxjNtcBA1G8
ʻIao Valley
ONLINE:
Watch the video and post a comment or fill out the reflection survey : ʻIao’s significance https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=232&v=M4Yk-GFSJv0
Wailuku
Educational opportunities TBD
Hawai’i Island
Kohala
ONLINE:
Kohala Historical Sites Monument, Mo’okini Heiau, and Pu’ukohola Heiau
Watch the videos and post a comment on the second video or fill out the reflection survey : :
https://www.bigislandtv.com/culture/87-tour-at-puukohola/
Walking tour (pause video to read the signs ): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuiYjmX2HSc
Hilo
ONLINE:
Watch the videos and fill out the reflection survey :
Wahi Pana of Hilo https://www.pidf.org/about/wahi-pana/videos/04-hilo
Aloha Authentic Wailuku River Series:
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGn2I5JsUbM&list=PLGwJCY4AiRs0WU9JmVqGe3bK8SVrAIXdl
Waipio
ONLINE:
Watch the videos and post a comment or fill out the reflection survey :
Waipio Valley, Valley of Kings:
https://www.pidf.org/about/wahi-pana/videos/01-north-kohala
Mo’olelo Performance: https://kbeamer.com/waipio-pakaalana-performance-video/
Hale O Keawe, Pu‘uhonua O Hönaunau National Historical Park
ONLINE:
Watch the videos and post a comment or fill out the reflection survey :
Hale O Keawe, Pu‘uhonua O Hönaunau National Historical Park Hula kumu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvzrU8lMADY
Honaunau: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekshbBU6qn4
Kauai
Wailua
ONLINE:
Watch the videos and post a comment or fill out the reflection survey :
Complex of Heiau, Wailua River State Park (Hikinaakalä, Kalaeokamanu, & Poliahu Heiau)
Wailua overview: https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/asian_american_and_pacific_islander_heritage/wailua-complex-of-heiaus.htm
DLNR Brochure for Hikinaakala: http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dsp/files/2014/09/Hikinaakala_brochure.pdf
DLNR Brochure for Poli’ahu:
http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dsp/files/2014/09/Poliahu-Brochure-2-sided.pdf
Ka Ulu A Paoa Heiau, Ha‘ena State Park
ONLINE:
Read the article on Ke’e Beach heiau complex then fill out the reflection survey : :http://www.kaimi.org/education/the-heiau/
Hanapepe
ONLINE:
Watch the videos and fill out the reflection survey : https://www.pidf.org/about/wahi-pana/videos/07-hanapepe
Lanai
We are seeking artists who would like to help represent Lanai’s wahi pana. Please contact aloha@wahi-pana.com as early as possible if you are an artist who wants to paint on Lanai.
Molokai
Keawanui Fish Pond
IN PERSON:
Event TBD
ONLINE:
Watch the videos and post a comment or fill out the reflection survey :
Keawanui Fishpond Restoration: https://vimeo.com/134690087
Fishponds in General: Watch the first 8 minutes of this video:
http://mauifishpond.com/the-moolelo-of-koieie-fishpond/
Kalaupapa
ONLINE:
Presentation of ancient history from David Kalakaua’s “Legends and Myths of Hawaii” is pending – please check back in a couple of days.
Watch the videos and post a comment or fill out the reflection survey :
A Brief History: https://www.nps.gov/kala/learn/historyculture/a-brief-history-of-kalaupapa.htm
A Story to Tell by National Park Service: watch first 3 minuteshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMDrp_ZAzpE