Waʻa Parts / Waʻa Blueprint Requirements

List of parts that you must have on your waʻa (REQUIRED) and parts that you can make if there is extra time (OPTIONAL):

REQUIRED WAʻA PARTS

1. Kaʻele (kuamoʻo)
2. Peʻa
3. Kia
4. Paepae
5. ʻIako
6. Hoe
7. Lashing (aha hoa waʻa)

OPTIONAL WAʻA PARTS

1. Manu ihu
2. Manu hope
3. Pola
4. Nohona
5. Hale o ka waʻa

 Waʻa Blueprint Requirements 

1. Drawing of the TOP VIEW of your waʻa
2. Drawing of the SIDE VIEW of your waʻa
3. LABEL the Hawaiian names of all waʻa parts with the name of the person who made it next to it
4. LABEL the REAL LENGTH (inches) of the waʻa parts
5. NOTE the SCALE used to complete drawing (1/4 = 1”, 3/8 = 1” or 1/2 = 1”)
6. MATH used to show proportion of: ama to kaele, iako to ama, kia to kaele

Foyer waʻa measurements (real) are:

Kaele: 26.5 ft.

Ama: 11.7 ft.

Iako: 10 ft.

Kia: 18.7 ft.

Use these lengths to determine the

length of your ama, iako and kia

X(model) = model

real           real

in this equation, model is your waʻa

real is the measurement of foyer waʻa

SEE SAMPLE BLUEPRINT BELOW