HONOLULU (KHON2) — The holiday season is a time to celebrate and flex talents such as baking or crafting. For some of our kupuna, that’s where community can be found.
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Forty-eight years of the Mayor’s Craft and County Fair recently went down in Honolulu with a plethora of fine work on display from Hawaii’s kupuna.
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“It’s a fundraiser for the club to do whatever activities they want to do and it’s a nice sharing and fellowship and to show the craftmanship that our seniors can do. Life doesn’t end at retirement so we have fun,” explained Naomi Ahana of Na Kupuna o Koolau.
The Ala Wai Community Center makes pottery and uses the proceeds from its sales to buy equipment. One of the clear benefits is keeping the mind and body active.
“For myself when I create I have to think of what I make and how I’m going to glaze it, so it’s good for the mind and hands. It’s good for everything to connect the synapses,” explained Joyce Bunda from Ala Wai Community Center.