Lei Lau Niu

INFORMATION

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2026  |   2PM - 5PM 

PAʻI ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER @ KAPĀLAMA

[904 KOHOU STREET SUITE #102]

IN-PERSON ONLY

ABOUT PAPA

Join us for a hands-on Lei Lau Niu Workshop with renowned kumu, composer, and cultural practitioner Kuana Torres Kahele. In this workshop, participants will learn the practice of crafting lei using lau niu (coconut leaf)—a material deeply connected to everyday life, ceremony, and ʻike Hawaiʻi. Lei lau niu is a “forever lei” and can be dried out and kept for years to come!

All materials and instruction is included in the workshop cost. Space is very limited.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Kuana Torres Kahele is a renowned Hawaiian musician, vocalist, composer, dancer, and educator from Hilo, known for blending traditional Hawaiian music with modern sounds, performing in Hawaiian, and starring as the voice of Uku in Disney Pixar's Lava. Co-founding Nā Palapalai, he gained fame before launching a successful solo career, creating albums like his acclaimed "Music for the Hawaiian Islands" series and teaching Hawaiian culture worldwide. 

Outside of Hawaiian music, Kuana also teaches hula and lei making. Kuana has hālau on Oʻahu, and in Japan (Tokyo, Osaka, and Fukuoka). With lei making, Kuana makes all styles of lei, from fresh flowers to pūpū Niʻihau (Niʻihau shells). Kuana teaches lei wili, lei haku, lei pūpū, lei kui, and lei hīpuʻu to workshop attendees.