

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Niho ʻOki (Hawaiian Utility Knife) Workshop with Kukini Suwa
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 09:00 am – Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 12:00 pm
- **Event Description**: In this workshop, Kumu Kukini Suwa will provide participants with the knowledge and teaching to make a niho ʻoki (Hawaiian utility knife). Niho ʻoki is a tool traditionally utilized for woodworking, stripping wauke bark for kapa making, cutting cordage, and many other uses. Participants will use native koa or milo wood to craft the handle of this traditional tool, gaining hands-on experience with filing and rasping techniques before securing the shark tooth blade with cord. Milo wood or Koa wood for the handle, tiger shark tooth and cordage will all be provided, along with use of tools.

Cost: $100 for members, $125 for new members (includes one-year, Naupaka-level, Garden membership)

Register: https://tinyurl.com/mpb5amya
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kahului/niho-ʻoki-hawaiian-utility-knife-workshop-with-kukini-suwa/200029466692012
- **Event Categories**: workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 58

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://app.theauxilia.com/registrationEvent/51d2b1ae-b17e-4df1-b985-db9b784f7017?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=kahului-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Kahului
- **state**: HI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 150 Kanaloa Ave, Kahului, HI, United States, Hawaii 96732
- **lat**: 20.89083
- **long**: -156.48664
- **full address**: 150 Kanaloa Ave, Kahului, HI, United States, Hawaii 96732

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Maui Nui Botanical Gardens (https://allevents.in/org/maui-nui-botanical-gardens/19737225)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 09:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 150 Kanaloa Ave, Kahului, HI, United States, Hawaii 96732
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Maui Nui Botanical Gardens
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Niho ʻOki (Hawaiian Utility Knife) Workshop with Kukini Suwa ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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