Topic ID #17773 - posted 4/19/2012 2:48 PM
Jennifer Palmer
Webmaster
Lo`iloa Project Field School - Hawai`i
Jennifer Palmer
Webmaster
Lo`iloa Project
Location: Wailuku, Hawaii, United States
Season Dates: June 4, 2012 - June 24, 2012
Session Dates: Subsequent sessions TBA
Application Deadline: May 15, 2012
Program Type
Field school
Affiliation: University of Hawai`i-Maui College and New York University
Project Director: Dr. Janet Six, UH-MC; Dr. Pamela Crabtree and Dr, Douglas Campana, NYU
Project Description
Help continue the revitalization of an important cultural area located along the south bank of the Wailuku stream in Maui’s sacred `Iao Valley. The primary mission of the LOILOA PROJECT is to revitalize and reinforce the holistic connection between the land, spirit, and body by providing a range of hands-on, educational native Hawaiian culture and practices. Its secondary – an equally important purpose – is to instill the Hawaiian concept of mālama (to care for) to participants in the project and/or visitors to the site and that we all have a responsibility to take care of the places we chose to visit and/or to make our home.
This revitalization effort began in 2007 as a grassroots undertaking to peel back the dense blanket of invasive species choking an area considered vital to the essence of Hawai’i as well as na oiwi (the ancestors).
The site of Loi`loa, located just below the “`Iao Needle” consists of approximately 30 acres and includes important pre-contact features including a kauhale (living compound), numerous kalo lo`i (taro patches) and au`wai(traditional waterways) – many dating to 1,500 BP.
`Iao Valley and the site of Loi`loa are/were so spiritually significant to our kupuna (elders) that the most famous and renowned people of old are interred here; in the later part of the 19th Century King David Kalākaua, himself, searched in vain for the legendary burial cave known as Kapela, which has important ties to the sacred necropiolis of Loi`loa.
Period(s) of Occupation: Prehistoric, Historic - 1500 BP to early 20th century
Project Size: 1-24 participants
Minimum Length of Stay for Volunteers: Three weeks
Minimum Age: 18
Experience Required: No
Room and Board Arrangements
Off-island and out-of-state students and faculty will stay on a private, 380+ acre estate overlooking Maui's spectacular North Shore at Pe`ahi (Jaws), maximum two students per room. Housing includes, Wi Fi, Flat Screen Satellite TV, dishwasher, BBQ, washer and dryer – truly world-class accommodations. Housing is located twenty-five minutes from the site and 10-minutes from the former plantation town (turned windsurfing mecca), of Paia. All meals are included and are family style. Student will take turns shopping for, preparing and cleaning up after meals. A wide range of local produce, fish and meats will be offered. On-island transportation, food and board total: $2,000.00
Cost: $2,000 inclusive for three weeks
Academic Credit
Name of institution offering credit: University of Hawai`i-Maui College
Number of credits offered: Four
Tuition: $998.00
Contact Information
Dr. Janet Six
UH Maui College, 310 Ka`ahumanu Ave.
Kahului, Hawai`i 96732
United States of America
six@hawaii.edu
Phone: 808 344-0566
Location: Wailuku, Hawaii, United States
Season Dates: June 4, 2012 - June 24, 2012
Session Dates: Subsequent sessions TBA
Application Deadline: May 15, 2012
Program Type
Field school
Affiliation: University of Hawai`i-Maui College and New York University
Project Director: Dr. Janet Six, UH-MC; Dr. Pamela Crabtree and Dr, Douglas Campana, NYU
Project Description
Help continue the revitalization of an important cultural area located along the south bank of the Wailuku stream in Maui’s sacred `Iao Valley. The primary mission of the LOILOA PROJECT is to revitalize and reinforce the holistic connection between the land, spirit, and body by providing a range of hands-on, educational native Hawaiian culture and practices. Its secondary – an equally important purpose – is to instill the Hawaiian concept of mālama (to care for) to participants in the project and/or visitors to the site and that we all have a responsibility to take care of the places we chose to visit and/or to make our home.
This revitalization effort began in 2007 as a grassroots undertaking to peel back the dense blanket of invasive species choking an area considered vital to the essence of Hawai’i as well as na oiwi (the ancestors).
The site of Loi`loa, located just below the “`Iao Needle” consists of approximately 30 acres and includes important pre-contact features including a kauhale (living compound), numerous kalo lo`i (taro patches) and au`wai(traditional waterways) – many dating to 1,500 BP.
`Iao Valley and the site of Loi`loa are/were so spiritually significant to our kupuna (elders) that the most famous and renowned people of old are interred here; in the later part of the 19th Century King David Kalākaua, himself, searched in vain for the legendary burial cave known as Kapela, which has important ties to the sacred necropiolis of Loi`loa.
Period(s) of Occupation: Prehistoric, Historic - 1500 BP to early 20th century
Project Size: 1-24 participants
Minimum Length of Stay for Volunteers: Three weeks
Minimum Age: 18
Experience Required: No
Room and Board Arrangements
Off-island and out-of-state students and faculty will stay on a private, 380+ acre estate overlooking Maui's spectacular North Shore at Pe`ahi (Jaws), maximum two students per room. Housing includes, Wi Fi, Flat Screen Satellite TV, dishwasher, BBQ, washer and dryer – truly world-class accommodations. Housing is located twenty-five minutes from the site and 10-minutes from the former plantation town (turned windsurfing mecca), of Paia. All meals are included and are family style. Student will take turns shopping for, preparing and cleaning up after meals. A wide range of local produce, fish and meats will be offered. On-island transportation, food and board total: $2,000.00
Cost: $2,000 inclusive for three weeks
Academic Credit
Name of institution offering credit: University of Hawai`i-Maui College
Number of credits offered: Four
Tuition: $998.00
Contact Information
Dr. Janet Six
UH Maui College, 310 Ka`ahumanu Ave.
Kahului, Hawai`i 96732
United States of America
six@hawaii.edu
Phone: 808 344-0566
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