LEAVE IT TO ME: Kaimuki resident Kaia Kong, 13, worked on a launiu (coconut leaf) basket at the Native Arts Festival at Bishop Museum on Sunday afternoon. Kong is a student of master weaver Sam Kama, who teaches out of Apopo O Na Kamalii in Waimea on the Big Island. Artists from all over the state gathered to showcase their handmade carvings, paintings and woven items.
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