WHAT STRING DID POYNESIANS INVENT THAT IS STRONGER THAN NYLON and why was it so important to Hawaii.

By Norm Bezane on

Kapalua, May 13–How do you hold a canoe together to sail from Tahiti and discover what today is known as Hawaii. You soak a coconut in sea water for four months, remove the mass, pound it, and weave it into rope. Watch for details in one of two upcoming columns on the Celebration of the Arts at the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua. VOICES OF MAUI TALK STORY, LLC PHOTOS

Pounding coconut strants apart
Posted in: 365 DAYS OF KAANAPALI, ISLAND, LAHAINA, MAUI, POLYNESIANS, TAHITI | Tagged: , , ,

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