“Kahu ‘Aina, Caretakers of the Land,” a painting project for island kids, focusing on Hawaiian indigenous and cultural plants will have its last session Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Maha‘ulepu Sinkhole. Garden Island Arts Council has
“Kahu ‘Aina, Caretakers of the Land,” a painting project for island kids, focusing on Hawaiian indigenous and cultural plants will have its last session Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Maha‘ulepu Sinkhole.
Garden Island Arts Council has been trekking the island with its “Van Go!” since May of this year giving students the opportunity to connect close up with plants at various locations, and this will be the final session.
The day will include stewardship work on the restoration projects and a watercolor workshop where each student gets to connect with a native plant through artistic expression, all at Makauwahi Cave Reserve in Maha‘ulepu. Parents and guardians are welcome.
Past sessions were held at Ke Kula Ni‘ihau O Kekaha, at the Banana Poka celebration in Koke‘e, at both NTBG Lawa‘i and Limahuli Gardens, at Kaua‘i Nursery and Landscaping, and most recently at the Hawai‘i Healing Garden’s at KCC and at the Gift House in Hanalei. Botanists and artists have been helping students interpret the plants into works of art that will be on display at the Princeville Shopping Center on Sept. 15.
Students who have not had a chance to participate in any of the earlier sessions are invited to take advantage of this final workshop before the judging. Students who do the project independently can still enter their work by bringing it to the Aloha Center Aug. 6 or to the Princeville Shopping Center Office on Aug. 7.
Award winners will be recognized at the Princeville Shopping Center on Sept. 15.
Sponsors and partners in this project are Princeville Center, Honu Group, National Tropical Botanical Gardens, Kaua‘i Conservation and the Garden Island Arts Council.
