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Classes

New Classes will start on February 6th, at 5:00 pm upstairs in the historic Cox Cannery building, located on the corner of 2nd Ave. & Polk Streets, Eugene, OR. Download enrollment form.

In Ashland at the Oak Street Dance Studio located just south of historic downtown.

Native Ethnobotanical Experience

In addition to Kumu Pekolo’s teaching, he has brought other kumu to share their hula and oli skills. There have also been numerous workshops at the school. Instructors both from the school and community have taught haku lei making, carving and printing with ohe kapala (bamboo stamps), lauhala preparation and weaving, satin lei making and ipu (gourd) preparation to name just a few. Among the many crafts that Kumu Pekelo is skilled in include la’i – skirt, sandal and cape making, lei papa (flat lei), seed leis, Ni’ihau shell leis, and a variety of gourd (ipu) making.

Background

Learn from accomplished Hula Instructor Kumu Pekelo Day. Under his direction the school which began just over 3 years ago, has classes in Eugene and Ashland, Oregon and now in 2012, Tokyo Japan. He has been instructing for over 40 years and brings a wealth of native Hawaiian knowledge to each student.

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