Say aloha to Roen Hufford of Waimea, Hawaiʻi, as she imprints her Hawaiian values of respect for the land and helping the community on the barkcloth she makes using the traditional art of ka hana kapa. Inspired by the richness of her environment, Hufford’s kapa designs have helped reclaim this labor-intensive, nearly lost art.
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