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  Bear March 18, 2009 at 3:33am

  You were at "piko 2007" YA?
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  Kukahili November 24, 2008 at 1:29pm

  Lonoikamakahiki,, Lonoikamakahiki,, Lonoikamakahiki..
  
  Aloha
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  Momi April 29, 2008 at 2:58pm

  Wow Mike,
  
  Nani ke kua...the pahu is nani too! I knew you would make it no problem.
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  Dalani April 13, 2008 at 7:51pm

  wooowww nani nani your kua michael! what kind of wood is that? its a beautiful piece...did you tune it yet? ha ha...yeah, i oil my tools before using them and i use either mineral oil or kukui nut oil sometimes. neither of these oils stain but i usually do it right after its made so theres usually some lag time til i use it. ive also started using danish oil, thats what uncle sol uses and havent had any problems. its good to oil and sand afterwards because you want to start building up the waterproof patina on the wood. hey the lauhala papale were wonderful! mahalo for sharing :)
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  Momi March 27, 2008 at 9:18pm

  Hi Mike,
  
  Correction: Wes sands and oils his kua after use... makes sense to me. How's it going with the kua?
  
  
  Aloha,
  
  Momi
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  Uncle Wes March 27, 2008 at 7:22pm

  mahalo Michael me kou hoike ana mai hana lima papale lauhala.
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  ʻOhukaniʻōhiʻa March 7, 2008 at 3:16pm

  Hui, e Mike. E, ua lohe au i kou keena hou, congratulations and condolences! Great to see you step up to the hana nui.
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  Momi March 7, 2008 at 12:56pm

  Aloha Mike,
  
  Forgot to mention that you want to round the edges so they don't cut into the kapa but yet, keep the top as flat as possible. I know you can do it cause you are so `eleu...
  
  God gave you a gift of talented hands.....
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  kkb March 7, 2008 at 12:22pm

  great photo, Mike!
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  Momi March 7, 2008 at 6:08am

  Aloha e Michael,
  
  
  What kind of wood? The smoother the better. some people like Wes oil their kua before they work on it. Some of us don't like to use oil right before usage because the oil can get into the kapa and discolor it so maybe oiling and sanding the day before would be good. I have used oil when I first started using my kua to keep the wood conditioned. but now I don't unless I feel I need to. Ask Dalani as I'm also finding that we kapa makers have different techniques in how we do things so maybe she has some advice. Also, we started a kapa discussion. This would be a good question to ask and we can see if others have mana`o as well. I hope this is helpful.
  
  What kind of wood did you use? I always love to see different Hawaiian woods being used for kapa tools.
  
  Aloha,
  
  Momi