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HUI KALAI KII O KUPAAIKEE: PERPETUATING HAWAIIAN CARVING TRADITIONS

PROGRAMMING SUPPORTS A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS THAT PROVIDE FULL GEOGRAPHIC AND TOPICAL COVERAGE FOR RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE RESOURCES WITHIN UNITS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AND THEIR LARGER REGIONS THE STUDY UNITS FACILITATE MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED INFORMATION PRODUCTS ACROSS MULTIPLE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. THIS PROJECT WILL RESEARCH, DESIGN, CARVE, AND INSTALL TWELVE REPLACEMENT KII AT PUUHONUA O HNAUNAU, USING TRADITIONAL METHODS INFORMED BY ARCHIVAL SOURCES, HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE MATERIALS, CONSULTATIONS WITH CULTURAL EXPERTS, AND PLACEBASED KNOWLEDGE. A MASTER CARVER AND CULTURAL PRACTITIONERS WILL LEAD CARVING WORKSHOPS, TRAIN PARTICIPANTS, PREPARE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND PRODUCE A CARE GUIDE TO SUPPORT LONGTERM STEWARDSHIP. DELIVERABLES INCLUDE A COMPLETED DESIGN DOCUMENT, TWELVE TRADITIONALLY CARVED KII, EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH EVENTS, AND DOCUMENTATION THAT PRESERVES AND STRENGTHENS CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AND CRAFT PRACTICE. THESE CARVED, WOODEN STATUES, CALLED KI I, ARE A CENTRAL FEATURE OF THE PARK AND ARE REPLACED EVERY 20-25 YEARS. THIS IS FOR THE SAFETY OF PARK VISITORS, AS WELL AS THE INTEGRITY OF THE NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDSCAPE.BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.