Dear Kapi‘olani faculty and staff,

You are cordially invited to Pōkinahua (assembly honoring aliʻi), at which time Dean Nāwa‘a Napoleon will formally name the Great Lawn.

Where: Great Lawn

When: Wednesday, August 17, 2022, protocol begins at 7:00am

Attire: Kapiʻolani kīhei over your normal clothing (Don’t have a Kapiʻolani kīhei? See below)

We invite everyone to begin the rebuilding of community at Kapi‘olani and to celebrate what was deemed the most cherished place on campus in the 2010 Long Range Development Plan.

Pōkinahua Program (see also attached flyer)

Opening: Pū – 7:00am

Hōʻea ʻo Kalāhū (Kapiʻolani Faculty/Staff) – Ka Wehena Kaiao, pg. 46

Kū Ka ʻAlā  (Chancellor Pagotto and Dean Napoleon) – Ka Wehena Kaiao, pg. 48

Makahiapo  (Dean Napoleon)

Hoaka Ka Lani (All) – Ka Wehena Kaiao, pg. 56

The links above will take you to the recordings of the chants so you can practice and fully participate in the protocol ceremony. Feel free to bring along your copy of Ka Wehena Kaiao.

We will be taking a drone photograph during Pōkinahua to document this significant event. Please join us in recognizing the Great Lawn, our Makahiapo. We will be serving grab-and-go breakfast after the protocol. We hope you’ll join us for that, too.

Don’t have a Kapiʻolani kīhei?

Pre-order Kapiʻolani kīhei – $10.50, email kapulani@hawaii.edu. Pre-order due August 2, 2022

At an Oli workshop in the fall semester, ʻAha Kalāualani will offer to silkscreen a Manu o Kū design on the front of your Kapiʻolani kīhei.

Pickup Kapiʻolani kīhei: August 17, 2022, 6:30-6:55am

A kīhei is a traditional Hawaiian garment worn during Hawaiian protocol and ceremony. For Kapiʻolani, we wear the Kapiʻolani kīhei to unify our college in honoring the ʻāina we stand on and guide the way in which we speak and act.

There are protocols when wearing and maintaining a kīhei. The Kapiʻolani kīhei will be knotted on the left shoulder of the wearer. At the conclusion of the ceremony, the Kapiʻolani kīhei should be neatly folded and stored in a bag or hung in an appropriate place for future use.