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Craft Workshops on Oʻahu
Weaving, lei, shibori, printmaking, bookbinding, glass and jewellery — the making classes that aren't clay or paint. Every one checked against the venue's own page, with the free ones marked.
$59 (sale)BOOK ANY DAYHawaiian Jewelry Making with ResinKraftStories Honolulu · Downtown$59 (sale)Grab a spot →KraftStories Honolulu
BOOK ANY DAYSea Glass Art Frame WorkshopKraftStories Honolulu · DowntownSee listingGrab a spot →KraftStories Honolulu
$119BOOK ANY DAYCustom Rug Tufting WorkshopKraftStories Honolulu · Downtown$119Grab a spot →Fishcake
$70SAT, OCT 17Ishidatami: Stone Path WeavingFishcake · Downtown$70Details →Waikīkī-Kapahulu Public Library
SAT, OCT 17Teen Craft: Friendship BraceletsWaikīkī-Kapahulu Public Library · WaikikiSee listingDetails →Waikiki Beach Walk
SUNDAYS · 9–10 AMKa Lei Hula (The Adorned Dance)Waikiki Beach Walk · WaikikiFree · RSVP requiredDetails →Waikiki Beach Walk
SUNDAYS · 9:00 AMKa Lei Hula Free Weekly Hula ClassWaikiki Beach Walk · WaikikiComplimentaryDetails →Kāneʻohe Public Library
FreeSUN, OCT 18LEGO Lei Making WorkshopKāneʻohe Public Library · Windward SideFreeDetails →Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui (St. Luke's Episcopal Church Community Hall).jpeg)
TUE, OCT 20Hand Brooms With Joan NamkoongHawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui (St. Luke's Episcopal Church Community Hall) · DowntownSee listingDetails →Royal Hawaiian Center
FREEWEDNESDAYS · 11:30 AMLauhala Weaving LessonsRoyal Hawaiian Center · WaikikiFREEDetails →Royal Hawaiian Center
FREEFRIDAYS · 11:30 AMLei Making LessonsRoyal Hawaiian Center · WaikikiFREEDetails →North Shore Arts Center
$120SAT, OCT 24Intro to Silversmithing: Shell BanglesNorth Shore Arts Center · North Shore$120Details →Kapolei Public Library
SAT, OCT 24Music & Dance of the PhilippinesKapolei Public Library · Leeward SideSee listingDetails →Puʻuokapolei (Kapolei Regional Park)
SAT, NOV 7Lā Mālama ma PuʻuokapoleiPuʻuokapolei (Kapolei Regional Park) · Leeward SideSee listingDetails →Queen Emma Summer Palace (Hānaiakamalama)
$100SAT, NOV 14Lei Poʻo Workshop with Kumu KuhiQueen Emma Summer Palace (Hānaiakamalama) · Downtown$100Details →North Shore Arts Center
$95-160SUN, NOV 15Beginner Stained Glass ClassNorth Shore Arts Center · North Shore$95-160Details →Honolulu Museum of Art School
$37FRI, NOV 20Botanical MonoprintsHonolulu Museum of Art School · Downtown$37Details →Honolulu Museum of Art School
$50FRI, DEC 4Gelli Plate: Holiday CardsHonolulu Museum of Art School · Downtown$50Details →Puʻuokapolei (Kapolei Regional Park)SAT, DEC 5Lā Mālama ma PuʻuokapoleiPuʻuokapolei (Kapolei Regional Park) · Leeward SideSee listingDetails →Queen Emma Summer Palace (Hānaiakamalama)$100SAT, DEC 12Lei Poʻo Workshop with Kumu KuhiQueen Emma Summer Palace (Hānaiakamalama) · Downtown$100Details →North Shore Arts Center
$75SAT, DEC 12Fused Glass Holiday OrnamentsNorth Shore Arts Center · North Shore$75Details →Honolulu Museum of Art School
$37FRI, DEC 18Hand-Stitched Sustainable BookbindingHonolulu Museum of Art School · Downtown$37Details →Honolulu Museum of Art School
$37FRI, JAN 8Gelli Plate Printmaking (Jan)Honolulu Museum of Art School · Downtown$37Details →Honolulu Museum of Art School
$318THRU WED, DEC 16Saori WeavingHonolulu Museum of Art School · Downtown$318Details →Honolulu Museum of Art School
$318THRU THU, DEC 17ShiboriHonolulu Museum of Art School · Downtown$318Details →Honolulu Museum of Art School
$330THRU THU, DEC 17MonoprintingHonolulu Museum of Art School · Downtown$330Details →Honolulu Museum of Art School
$330THRU THU, DEC 17IntaglioHonolulu Museum of Art School · Downtown$330Details →Honolulu Museum of Art School
$318THRU FRI, DEC 18Landscape en Plein AirHonolulu Museum of Art School · Downtown$318Details →Honolulu Museum of Art School
$265THRU SAT, DEC 19Art for Life: ShiboriHonolulu Museum of Art School · Downtown$265Details →Honolulu Museum of Art School
$318THRU SAT, DEC 19Ulana Lau HalaHonolulu Museum of Art School · Downtown$318Details →Honolulu Museum of Art School
$330THRU SAT, DEC 19Relief PrintmakingHonolulu Museum of Art School · Downtown$330Details →Honolulu Museum of Art School
$330THRU SAT, DEC 19Screenprinting Next StepsHonolulu Museum of Art School · Downtown$330Details →Honolulu Museum of Art School
$318SUN, OCT 18Fiber Arts (Ages 6-8)Honolulu Museum of Art School · Downtown$318Details →Honolulu Museum of Art School
$318SUN, OCT 18Stickers, T-shirts, & Prints (Ages 13-15)Honolulu Museum of Art School · Downtown$318Details →Honolulu Museum of Art School
$318SUN, OCT 18Fiber Arts (Ages 9-12)Honolulu Museum of Art School · Downtown$318Details →Free first, then paid
The unusual thing about craft on Oʻahu is how much of the introductory teaching is free. Royal Hawaiian Center in Waikīkī runs a free cultural lesson every weekday at 11:30 AM — ʻukulele on Monday, hula Tuesday, lauhala weaving Wednesday, keiki hula Thursday, lei making Friday — with no registration and nothing to buy. If you have never plaited a hala leaf or strung a lei, that is where to start, and it costs you an hour.
The paid classes are where you go deeper. The Honolulu Museum of Art School runs six fiber-arts courses in a typical fall term — Shibori, Saori Weaving, Ulana Lau Hala, an accessible “Art for Life” shibori section, and two kids' fiber courses — at $265–$318 for ten weeks. Its single-evening workshops (Hand-Stitched Sustainable Bookbinding, $40; Botanical Monoprints, $37) are the cheapest way to try printmaking or book arts without a term. The Hawaiʻi Handweavers' Hui, Honolulu Printmakers and Hawaii Craftsmen run their own workshops on announced dates, and Fishcake in Kakaʻako fills the gaps with one-offs like Sew Simple and Forever Flowers.
At a glance
- Free, weekly, no booking
- Royal Hawaiian Center: lauhala weaving Wed, lei making Fri, both 11:30 AM
- Cheapest paid workshop
- HoMA Botanical Monoprints ($37) and Hand-Stitched Sustainable Bookbinding ($40) — one evening each
- Deepest fiber programme
- HoMA Art School — six fiber courses in the fall term, ten weeks each, $265–$318
- Where to buy supplies
- See our craft supplies guide for the shops that stock weaving, dye and print materials on Oʻahu
What counts as a craft class here
We split the island's making classes into three pages so each list stays useful: this one for fiber, lei, print, book, glass and jewellery; pottery for anything with clay; art classes for drawing and painting. If you want the whole island in one place — every studio, including the ones that only teach a couple of terms a year — the fun classes guide is that list, and the lei making guide goes deep on one craft. Each class on this page was read off the venue's own booking page by a person; prices are the printed ones, and if a venue doesn't print one we say “see listing” rather than invent a number.