After a year and a half of planning and building, Hawaiian Canoe Club will bless its Traditional Hawaiian Hale on Friday, July 30 at 5pm. Master hale builder Francis Palani Sinenci of Hana guided HCC through the construction of the hale from start to finish. The 50′ x 30′ hale is the first ‘legal’ hale built under the Maui County Code Chapter 15 Indigenous Architecture Building Code.
The public is welcomed to attend.
The hale wa‘a will be the piko, or center, of an intergenerational gathering place to perpetuate, preserve, and celebrate traditional Hawaiian knowledge and practices. It will meet our needs of providing a quality program for our keiki but also the opportunity to expand and improve programs that benefit the entire community. From daily hula practices to elaborate Hawaiian ceremonies and festivals, the hale will be a place for Hawaiians, non-Hawaiians, keiki, makua and kupuna to gather, share, and enjoy Hawaiian culture.
View photos of HCC members working at the last Traditional Hale work day here.
The Traditional Hale was made possible through support from the Cooke Foundation, Group 70 Foundation, A&B Properties, the County of Maui, Otomo Engineering, Engineering Dynamics Corporation, Imua Builders, Allegiance Excavation, the Dorvin D. Leis Company, and Volvo Rentals.
