From the image of snow falling, to the excitement of samurai shooting arrows, taiko has the ability to express a myriad of images and stories. Learn how a small village of farmers and fishermen saved their village through their powerful beating of drums and more.

Mahalo nui to the Friends of the Libraries, Kona (F.O.L.K.) for sponsoring this program!

This is a production of the University of Hawaii at Mānoa Outreach College’s Statewide Cultural Extension Program with additional funding provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, and the University of Hawai‘i.

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