Learn tropical flower arranging at Volcano Art Center

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Hawaiian cultural practitioner Kaipo Ah Chong will offer his popular tropical flower arranging workshop once again from 1-3 p.m. Saturday at Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village.

Leave the workshop with your own arrangement to take with you and enjoy. The finished flower arrangements are sure to evoke a sense of paradise in your home.

Or, extend your aloha to a friend or loved one with an arrangement you artfully assembled yourself, perfect for any occasion.

A tropical agriculture farmer and member of Halau Na Kamalei, Ah Chong will share his expert skills in this hands-on workshop. Explore color and texture in 3 dimensions with tropical flowers. Choose from an array of flowers like anthuriums, orchids, ti leaves, ginger, and heliconia, to name a few.

The class fee is $45 for nonmembers and $40 for VAC members, plus a $20 supply fee. Please bring a pair of clippers.

Cleaned tropical flowers will be provided.

Pre-registration is required. To register, please call (808) 967-8222 or visit www.volcanoartcenter.org.

The Volcano Art Center is a non-profit educational organization created in 1974 to promote, develop, and perpetuate the artistic and cultural heritage of Hawaii’s people and environment through activities in the visual, literary, and performing arts. Please visit www.volcanoartcenter.org for more information.