Instructor Mahiehie Martin, above left, Jose Archuleta and Sarada Payao carve designs into coconut tree trunks to make Hawaiian drums during Olelo Li‘u Ihupanu Ho‘okani ‘O Na Pahu at Hale ‘Ohia ‘O Pomaikai in Pahoa. Susan Neblett, top right, sands
Instructor Mahiehie Martin, above left, Jose Archuleta and Sarada Payao carve designs into coconut tree trunks to make Hawaiian drums during Olelo Li‘u Ihupanu Ho‘okani ‘O Na Pahu at Hale ‘Ohia ‘O Pomaikai in Pahoa. Susan Neblett, top right, sands down a mallet, while Myumi Lee, 8, carves designs into a trunk. Martin hopes to perpetuate her pahu knowledge and aspects of Hawaiian culture with her workshops. To donate coconut trees that are cut down or manta ray skin for the traditional drums, contact Martin at pohakuapo@outlook.com.
Photos by HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald
