Date of Manufacture: 2017 Description: Replica of traditional adze made from Ohia wood, coconut husk fiber and basalt stone. Catalog Number: HALE 198 Ko‘iKo‘i or adze (stone ax-like tool), were used to harvest trees, carve canoes and ki‘i (statues). The process for making ko‘i is labor intensive. Following the traditional method, the kāko‘i (adze maker) obtains a piece of dense basalt stone. The kāko‘i then chips away at the stone with a haku kā ko‘i (chipping stone) giving it a triangular shape.Once shaped the ko‘i is applied to a hoana (grind-stone), which is sprinkled with sand and water. The ko‘i is then lashed to a wooden handle. Local artist and master carver Kenneth Hiraoka has created a ko‘i (exhibited) inspired by those found in Haleakalā National Park. 
Date of Manufacture: 2/22/2001 Description: This is a 2/3 sized replica of a traditional digging stick made of alahe'e wood. Blade tip is beveled on one surface. Dimensions: L 124.5 cm, Diameter 13.2 cm Catalog Number: HALE 205 O‘oO‘o (digging stick) had many uses for the farmer and was usually 5 to 7 feet long, either pointed and sharpened on the edges or with flat blades. On display at the Kīpahulu Visitor Center. |
Last updated: December 23, 2019