Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI 96718
USA
On Friday & Saturday, June 10th and 11th, 2022, VAC will also host a lei hulu (feather lei) demonstration with Robert Beebe and Momi (Gyongyi) Szirom at VAC Gallery from 11am-1pm. The demonstration is free, however park entrance fees apply.
Momi (Gyongyi) Szirom and Robert Beebe are both graduates of Kumu Doreen Henderson, having studied with her at the Senior Center in Keaau on Wednesdays for many years. In 2017 Momi and Robert received teaching certificates from Kumu Doreen Henderson. Momi and Robert still attends classes in Keaau on Wednesdays and assists with teaching as needed. Momi worked on a project with Kumu Doreen Henderson and others in recreating some of Queen Kapiolani’s and Queen Liliuokalani’s gowns for Iolani Palace. She worked for months creating feather lei which adorn a reproduction of one of Queen Kapiolani’s gowns that was installed at Iolani Palace in December 2016 where it is now on permanent display. Robert, in addition to attending classes in Keaau on Wednesdays also teaches a feather lei class at the Pahoa Senior Center on Thursdays and along with a fellow classmate teaches a Saturday Zoom class with 5 students in California.