CKM Cultural Resources The sail logo design, created by Ipo Nihipali, a kanaka wahine artist, highlights an historical motif, described in the book, The Hawaiian Canoe by Tommy Holmes, “when the sail was ‘for a king, for a distinguished priest or for a war canoe, the sail was dignified with the name la or pea la … and was a work of art. This name apparently … [came] from an emblem also termed la that was woven in its centre … [that] consisted of a circle with twelve rays of a red color pointing inward towards its centre, where was inscribed another smaller circle, the central part of which was white in color.”

First used as the logo for 'Aha Hookele at the ADB Conference in May 2001, with the artist's kind permission it is now used as the logo for CKM Cultural Resources.

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