Makahiki-kuilima

Makahiki Kuilima

Free and open to the public. Hawaiian language charter school, Ke Kula ʻo S.M. Kamakau will honor the Makahiki season in their fourth annual Makahiki Kuilimacelebration showcasing traditional Hawaiian sports. The event is presented by Hawaiian education programs Ke Kula `o S.M. Kamakau and Naepuni Aloha and sponsored by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Hawaiʻi nonprofits KAI LOA, Inc. and Kanalu, and North Shore’s Turtle Bay Resort, among other community supporters. The Makahiki season begins with the first sighting of Makali‘i, the constellation Pleiades, as it rises above the horizon at sunset. It’s the beginning of a 4-month period honoring Lono, the god worshipped for peace,…