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Tapa 'ele'ele

Kapa dyed with hili kukui dried then immersed in the Taro patch overnight to make a dark black color.

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Albums: Ka Hana Tapa O Hawai'i Nei
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Comment by Manupupule on June 28, 2011 at 9:28am
I am looking for a supplier of authentic hawaiian made kapa, I need it to be very fine, i will be using it as a surface for my future paintings, it will be stretched the same way canvas is stretched so it may require diagonal layering to make it strong in all directions. 

Have kapa? will make? lets talk!

- manupupule
808 212 3275
finehawaiianart@gmail.com
Comment by Uncle Wes on May 21, 2008 at 2:29pm
It was blue only because it was wet, when it dried it was black. The Hilikukui is first then after dried, immersed in the lo'i. This was done back in 1984 at the lo'i Kanewai, Manoa.
Comment by Dalani on May 18, 2008 at 3:52am
great color uncle! i didnt try the lo'i mud with 'uki'uki yet... only with kukui...i didnt know it turns black from the blue too...have to call it the bruisins' color!
Comment by Uncle Wes on March 29, 2008 at 6:03pm
aloha mai kaua Miss Kamelamela. He Kamelamela mai Puna mai kou ohana. Kamelamela ohana no kou kokoolua Paula Lehua McCandless. He Elderts ko lakou ohana. Na ohana mai Puna, Kamelamela, Kaopua, Keliihoomalu, Kaina, Mahoe, Kenoi no ho'i. Ua hala Grandma Paula Elderts McCandless kanaiwakumamawalu no kona makahiki.
Comment by miss kamelamela on March 29, 2008 at 8:04am
he nani no!

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