Interview with Kathleen Kaʻiulani Mieko de Silva
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de Silva, Kaʻiulani (narrator)
Paradea, Avalon (interviewer, transcriptionist)
Paradea, Avalon (interviewer, transcriptionist)
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Kathleen Kaʻiulani Mieko de Silva, who goes by Kaʻiulani, was born on November 8th, 1954, in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. Kaʻiulani started making kapa in the mid 1990s under the mentorship of kapa maker Moana Eisele. As her skills developed, she went on to teach others, including notable kapa maker Verna Takashima. Kaʻiulani often focuses on making kapa for traditional purposes, such as pāʻū for hula and kapa lehu for funerary use. Her background as a hula dancer has helped inform her practice of crafting kapa pieces imbued with meaning. She finds inspiration for her works in Hawaiʻi’s natural environment and Hawaiian cultural elements, such as moʻolelo. Kaʻiulani retired from the Hawaiian Electric Company in November of 2020 and now enjoys spending more time on her creative practice.
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