kāne long sleeve - kaʻulupūlehu Color:black ʻŌHIʻA LEHUA

ʻŌHIʻA LEHUA

The bright leaves can be used to create a brownish purple dye

that has become much more popular

Shoulder-to-shoulder taping

The wood is light enough to be used as parts of outrigger canoes

kāne long sleeve - kaʻulupūlehu Color:black ʻŌHIʻA LEHUAKauluplehu This art pays homage to kuu ina kpuna (ancestral homeland). Kaplehu is located in kekaha wai ole, Kona kau. Kekaha wai ole literally means, the place without water. These lands are known to be rugged and barren, shaping the knaka of this ina to truly understand aloha ina. There is a moolelo that goes with the name of this ahupuaa, Kauluplehu, which can be found in the book, Kona Legends by Eliza Maguire. The story is, The Two Girls Roasting