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Aloha April May 08 News
Free Learn to Swim
For over 40 years, the Hawaii Red Cross has offered free classes to adults and keiki at Ala Moana Beach, especially for those who might not otherwise be able to afford to learn how to swim. This program is part of our Red Cross mission to save lives. In Hawaii, 50 people drown and 150 people nearly drown every year. Drowning is the second leading cause of fatal, unintentional injuries among 0-17 year olds. The best way to prevent these deaths is to teach kids how to swim. It is a skill that must be taught because aquatic skills are not genetically inherited, but once learned, this lifetime skill will save lives.
May 11 Mother's Day Brunch with
the Stars Ko Olina Ihilani Searching for a way to make mom smile this Mother's Day? The Pagoda Hotel is offering a scrumptious buffet and a one-hour comedy show, by none other than Hawaii's favorite funnyman, Frank De Lima.
Brunch with the Stars.
Hawaii Pacific Entertainment is throwing mothers a special party of
their own featuring Hawaii's very own American Idol Jasmine Trias,
Grammy nominee Raiatea Helm, and the outrageous comedy of Da Braddahs.
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STAR OF HONOLULU'S MOTHER'S DAY CHAMPAGNE LUNCH or DINNER CRUISE
May 2008 Maoli Arts Month
Now in its third year, MAMo: Maoli Arts Month is a broad community-based effort to celebrate the depth, breadth, and diversity of the Native Hawaiian arts community, to create economic opportunities for Native Hawaiian artists and cultural practitioners by increasing their presence in museums and galleries, and to educate locals and visitors about Native Hawaiian art.
MAMo 2008 Calendar of Events www.maoliartsmonth.org <http://www.maoliartsmonth.org/>
MAMo Awards 2008 Ceremony and Gallery Reception May 1, 6-9 pm, Bishop Museum Bishop Museum hosts the awards ceremony that honors this year?s MAMo Award recipients: revered lauhala weaver Elizabeth Lee; painter David Parker; sculptor Hanale Hopfe; and painter and arts organizer Al Lagunero. The MAMo Award recognizes Native Hawaiian visual artists who have devoted a lifetime to championing Native Hawaiian arts. Also related to the MAMo Awards is the Museum?s exhibition in the J.M. Long Gallery, which celebrates these artists through the presentation of artworks that attest to their lifetime achievements. The exhibit remains on view through September 7, 2008.
First Friday Gallery Walk May 2, 5-9 pm, Downtown Chinatown Join thousands in experiencing the artwork, poetry and prose of over 20 Native Hawaiian artists in galleries throughout the Downtown Chinatown area. Participating galleries include the ARTS at Marks Garage, Louis Pohl Gallery, and the Nu?uanu Gallery at Marks Garage
3rd Annual Native Hawaiian Arts Market & Keiki Art Festival May 3-4, 9 am -5 pm, Bishop Museum Co-sponsored by Bishop Museum and PA?I Foundation, the two-day Annual Native Hawaiian Arts Market will feature over 40 Native Hawaiian visual artists, from fine arts to contemporary craftwork. Highly collectible and of extraordinary quality, featured works will include feather work, silk scarves, turned bowls, carved images, decorated gourds, weaponry, and weaving. Throughout both days, there will be demonstrations, workshops, arts and crafts for the keiki, and outstanding food and Hawaiian entertainment. For the first time, the 3rd Annual Keiki Art Festival will also be taking place at Bishop Museum. Ma Ka Hana Ka 'Ike: Keiki Art Festival enables keiki and their families to create art and meet native Hawaiian artists and cultural practitioners. The event features hands-on art activities where children can create sand art, watercolors, lei making, kapa beating, weaving, feather work, storytelling, t-shirt screening and much more A special $3.00 admission rate will apply and will include access to the Art Market, Keiki Art Festival and all the Museum galleries.
2nd Annual MAMo Wearable Art Show May 16, 2008 5:30 pm Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort, Kona Moku Ballroom The show will feature cultural practitioners and artists showcasing art that native Hawaiians wear for ceremonial rituals, cultural practices and adornments. Both traditional and contemporary garments will be included, for example: kapa, feather work, shell jewelry, tattoo, weaponry, weaving, carving, traditional Hawaiian musical instruments and many more. The show will incorporate Hawaiian performing arts into an evening of art and entertainment. The show will be a ticketed event. Revenues earned from this event are expected to provide an annual source of income for future festivals. A special tribute to artist & fashion designer the late Allen Akina will feature rare artwork and fashions by this talented artist. General Admission: $250 Corporate Tables $2500-$10,000
MAMo Wednesdays at the Outrigger Waikiki May 7, 14, 21, 28 10am- 12noon, Outrigger Waikiki Wednesdays throughout the month of May, the Outrigger Waikiki Hotel hosts native Hawaiian artists who will demonstrate traditional arts such as lei making, weaving, fiber arts, and carving.
MAMo Keauhou Art Market May 31, 10am-4pm Outrigger Keahou, Kona, Hawai?i For the first time MAMo is expanding to the neighbor islands. The Outrigger Hotels is pleased to co-sponsor the MAMo Keauhou Art Market at the Keauhou Beach Resort in Kona, Hawai?i. This one-day event will feature native Hawaiian artists from who will share, demonstrate, display and sell their works of art. The event will also include hands-on activities where children can create sand art, watercolors, lei making, kapa beating, weaving, feather work and t-shirt printing.
IONA Contemporary Dance Theatre presents “Paint by Number,” an original dance theatre event featuring live music by The Quadraphonix two weekends in May: May 9, 10 and 11, and May 16, 17 and 18 8:00 pm each evening
May 13-Jun 17
Meditation for Mindfulness
May 15
Hostage Wife by Nancy Moss, will play at Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant Street in downtown Honolulu, running from May 15th through June 15th, 2008. Performances are at 8pm Thursday through Saturday, and at 2pm on Sunday afternoons. Tickets can be purchased with a credit card by calling 536-4441, or by visiting our box office between 11am and 3pm Monday through Friday.
May 15 – June 15 Kumu Kahua world premier of Hostage Wife
Hostage Wife by Nancy Moss, will play at Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant
Street in downtown Honolulu, running from May 15th through June 15th,
2008. Hostage Wife tells the story of Dee Fernandez, a woman whose husband works as a private-sector security guard watching over a power station in Iraq. When he is taken hostage, Dee is visited by Alan Baker, a government agent who offers her comfort, companionship and, as they grow closer and when it is revealed that Dee's husband is violent, racist and abusive, the possibility of a new and brighter future.
As the negotiations proceed, Dee's daughter returns from the mainland to
help field phone calls from the media and visits from nosy neighbors and
Dee herself, wafted into a semi-dream world through sleeping pills and
pain pills, becomes ambivalent about herself, her marriage, and her
desires for the outcome of the hostage situation.
May 17,18 Outrigger sponsors 3rd Hawai'i Book & Music Festival
Outrigger Enterprises Group is proud to be one of this year's major sponsors of the Hawai'i Book & Music Festival. Now in its third year, the Hawai'i Book & Music Festival (HBMF) celebrates books, reading and music showcasing a wide range of local, national and international authors, musicians, and storytellers from Hawaii and around the world. Presented by Bank of Hawaii, in association with the City & County of Honolulu and now Outrigger Enterprises Group, this free fun-filled literary and music event benefits Hawaii Literacy and Read To Me International. The two-day weekend festival will be held on Saturday, May 17, and Sunday, May 18, 2008, from 10 a.m. through 5 p.m. on the Frank F. Fasi Civic Grounds of Honolulu Hale (City Hall) in historic Downtown Honolulu. Children can enjoy coloring activities and sign up for a chance to win an Island Explorer Kit backpack. Members of the Romance Writers of Hawaii Association, will also be present for book signings with a purchase of the latest anthology "The Breakup Queen and Other Stories by Hawaii Writers", a compilation of romantic stories from various local authors. "Last year's event drew over 20,000 attendees, and with the abundant list of events and activities, this year's festival is sure to be another success," said Roger Jellinek, executive director for the Hawaii Book & Music Festival. "With over 450 presenters and 175 events, this spectacular gathering offers something special for each member of the family." Scheduled events include various programs running in 12 simultaneous venues in tent pavilions and on stages; intimate and interactive music performances; author signings, storytellers, poetry slams, dramatic readings, plays and continuous presentations of Hawaiian culture; exhibitor booths featuring book and music merchandise; plus a wide range of food booths by area restaurants. For the keiki, various activities are available, including an author pavilion featuring readings of children's books by 30 leading children's authors; a keiki stage featuring children's plays, storytelling and other entertainment; an activities pavilion sponsored by Target, and a keiki play area featuring bouncers and rides. Best of all, admission is free and ample free parking is available at the nearby Honolulu Hale Municipal lots, other area lots and street parking.
May 16 Nuuanu Catfish deadline
May 24 Youth Symphony last concert
The Hawaii Youth Symphony (HYS) will give its final concert of the 2007-2008 season at its annual Aloha Concert Luncheon on Saturday, May 24, 2008, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village’s Tapa Ballroom. The event opens with a country store at 10:30 a.m. Lunch service begins at 11:30 a.m., followed by the concert and program at 12:15 p.m. Legendary vocalist and Na Hoku Hanohano Award winner Marlene Sai will join the Youth Symphony for this very special performance which will pay tribute to 34 graduating seniors in HYS’s orchestras. These seniors represent 20 different high schools around the state. Mrs. Ellen Masaki, renowned piano teacher for over 50 years, will also be honored for her contributions to the music community.
May 29,31 JUNIOR LEAGUE OF HONOLULU AIMS TO ATTRACT WOMEN WITH A PASSION FOR VOLUNTEERISM [Honolulu, HI, April 3, 2008] - Last Fall, 25 new members of the Junior League of Honolulu collectively spent 1,280 hours implementing their "Time to Read" project for children at Mayor Wright Housing. The Spring, another 35 new volunteers have already invested 160 hours planning a "Sports Day" for youngsters at Kuhio Park Terrace that will take place next month. The Junior League wants to give 40 more ladies with a passion for volunteerism the chance to join their organization. The League will sponsor two new member orientation meetings at Ruth's Chris Steak House Restaurant Row at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 29 and Saturday, May 31. Guest speakers will be incoming president Chris Lau and president-elect Kimberly Miyazawa Frank. There will also be a light lunch provided. The Junior League of Honolulu is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. To find out more information about how to become a new member or to RSVP, call the Junior League office at 808-946-6466. For information about the Junior League, visit www.juniorleagueofhonolulu.org.
May 30 Uncle Bill returns
Bill Tapia, who performed with Johnny Noble and his band in the Monarch Room for the grand opening of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in 1927, will make a special performance at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel Monarch Room May 30. Tapia turned 100 at the turn of this year. In 1933, he was hired as the exclusive Royal Hawaiian chauffeur – with ukulele. He drove a Twin Six Packard - gold, trimmed with blue – and played for every celebrity that stayed at the Royal in the mid thirties. On Friday May 30 at 7.30pm, he will play with Grammy award-winning Jeff Peterson on guitar, sultry Hawaiian singer Mihana and Ernie Provencher on bass. Slack key maestro Makana and steel sweetie Owana Salazar will make guest appearances. Be inspired by history and entertained by the best!
June 4 Meet the Artists
The Organization of Oil Painting Pals invites everyone to meet the artists of the “Oil Paintings on Canvas” exhibit at a reception in the Courtyard of Honolulu Hale on Wednesday, June 4 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. This is a perfect opportunity to interact and learn about oil painting from practitioners of the art. Light refreshments will be served. “Oil Paintings on Canvas” will be on display in Honolulu Hale from May 28 to June 10. Exhibit hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The exhibit presents a wide spectrum of oil painting topics ranging from serene seascapes, colorful portraits, flowers, and more. For more information contact the Organization of Oil Painting Pals at 531-5830. Admission is free.
June 19-Aug. 14 John Cruz Makes Moonlight Mele Magic
Na Hoku Hanohano award-winner, John Cruz and the Girlahs, will headline at the June 19, 2008, Bank of Hawaii Moonlight Mele on the Lawn concert at Bishop Museum at 7 p.m. (gates open at 6 p.m.). Get ready for a magical night of traditional Hawaiian mele with one of Hawaii¹s most popular singer songwriters. This first concert kicks off the 2008 summer concert series on the Great Lawn of Bishop Museum. General admission tickets are $20 on the day of, or the evening of the concert at Bishop Museum or HawaiŒi Maritime Center box offices, or at the door. Save $5 on advance ticket purchases before June 19! Bank of Hawaii¹s popular Moonlight Mele on the Lawn at Bishop Museum is a three-part series of Hawaiian music concert programs presented June 19, July 17 and August 14, 2008 at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale April 1 at the Bishop Museum and HawaiŒi Maritime Center box offices daily from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. John Cruz says he knew he was destined to play music since he was a young boy growing up in Palolo Valley on Oahu. His musical family surrounded him with the gift of music his entire life. Cruz grew up in Hawaii, but developed his style as a singer songwriter in the subways, coffee houses, and bars of New York¹s Greenwich Village and Martha¹s Vineyard. Cruz attended the University of Massachusetts at Amherst where he ventured into acting and dancing. He spent six years in theatre and dance companies performing from Lincoln Center to Washington, D.C., in a variety of shows including ensemble productions, gospel-inspired musicals, and two-man plays. Cruz returned to Hawaii in 1995 to help his brother, Ernie, record an album with the Kaau Crater Boys. He joined the band and one year later released his own first album, Acoustic Soul, which has since sold over 100,000 copies in Hawaii alone and won for him the Na Hoku Hanohano Contemporary Album of the Year in 1997. His radio hits, Shine On, Sitting in Limbo, and Island Style make him one of Oahu¹s most sought-after entertainers and established him as a very talented songwriter.
June 20 Korean Children’s Art Exhibit
Paintings and drawings by Oahu students who participated in the 17th Annual Korean Children’s Art Contest will be on display in the Courtyard of Honolulu Hale from June 20 to July 3. The children’s art competition is part of the Korean Artist Association of Hawaii’s efforts to pave the road for future artists. The contest is open to Oahu students in grades K to 12. Exhibit viewing is open to the public and is admission free. Exhibit hours are Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The exhibit is presented by the Korean Artist Association of Hawaii with support from the Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts. For more information, call 808-422-8789. In addition, The 23rd Annual Member Show of the Korean Artist Association of Hawaii will feature original artwork in various media in the Courtyard of Honolulu Hale from July 8 to 30. The artwork by members of the association employs both traditional and contemporary techniques and covers a wide range of topics. The Korean Artist Association of Hawaii was established in 1986. The organization holds an annual exhibition to introduce Korean artists to the local community. Members of the organization have been recognized both nationally and internationally.
July 17 Museum concert series
Darren Benitez and Maunalua will make Moonlight Mele magic July 17, 2008 at 7 p.m. at Bishop Museum. The performance is the second in a three-part series of Hawaiian music concert programs during the summer of 2008. The family-friendly concerts are presented by Bank of Hawaii under the stars on the Great Lawn at Bishop Museum. Gates open at 6 p.m. Benitez has established a reputation as a solo artist. In 1996, he was nominated in five categories for the Na Hoko Hanohano Awards, and earned Most Promising Artist of the Year recognition. In 1998 he release Mother of the Sea, which garnered several more nominations. His latest release, Dear Mama, reflects his love for music and Hawaiian traditions. Maunalua have been playing together for nearly a decade starting at backyard luaus and then traveling to Japan, Tahiti, Las Vegas and beyond. The contemporary Hawaiian musical group won Na Hoku Hanohano Best Hawaiian Album award. Other Bank of Hawaii Moonlight Mele on the Lawn concert dates are August 14 with Makaha Sons.
July 26 Harmonica Society recital
The Hawaii Harmonica Society’s 11th annual recital is the perfect opportunity to hear the instrument’s heavenly sounds. The recital will feature performances by the Small World Harmonica Band, the Reed 21 Hawaii Harmonica Band and more. Audience members will be amazed by the melodies played from this small humble instrument. The recital will take place in the Mission Memorial Auditorium from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on July 26. The annual Harmonica Recital is open to the public and is admission free. Support for the recital is provided by the Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts. For more information, call 808-833-4336 or 808-487-7282.
August 29 Maui Writers Conference Hits the Road
After 15 years on Maui, the Maui Writers Conference hits the road with this year's conference and retreat moving to the island of Oahu. With a new name - "Maui Writers Conference on the Road in Honolulu," a new location - Waikiki, Oahu, and a new hospitality sponsor - Outrigger Enterprises Group, the Maui Writers Conference aims to build on 15years of success by embracing all that Oahu and Waikiki has to offer. The conference itself will be held at the Hawaii Convention Center from Friday, August 29 through Monday, September 1, making the nearby Ala Moana Hotel an ideal choice to serve as the official conference hotel. The newly renovated Outrigger Reef on the Beach and Embassy Suites-Waikiki Beach Walk hotels will host this year's pre-conference retreat, slated for Friday, August 22 through Thursday, August 28.
Janis Haraguchi, an Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry biologist, measures the diameter of an Acacia koa tree. Haraguchi and other U.S. Forest Service scientists found the stem diameter of koa trees with timber potential doubled through a combination of treatments that included thinning, herbicides and fertilizers (U.S. Forest Service photo).
“Launani” Jewelry Debut
April 12,19,20,21,30 Abrigo kids to sing
A family band consisting of three young children will be traveling from
their Maui home, to O'ahu this month for their first music tour.
April 13 New Zealand artist
Filipe Tohi of New Zealand, the artist known for his mastery of the
ancient Tongan art of lalava (decorative sennit lashing) and his
artistic and cultural interpretations of that art form, will offer a
workshop at the Academy Art Center, on on Sunday April 13, from 4:00 –
6:00 p.m. The eventare hosted by the Academy Art Center and sponsored by
Pasifika Foundation Hawai‘i. April 13,20 Youth Symphony
The Hawaii Youth Symphony (HYS) will produce two concerts in April as part of its Spring Concert Series. The series will feature all of the students enrolled in HYS’s seven orchestras. This includes students from Oahu, Kauai, Maui and the Big Island. The concerts include students from HYS’s beginning program through Hawaii’s most advanced young musicians.
The first concert will take place on Sunday, April 13, 4:00 pm, at the Blaisdell Concert Hall. This concert will feature the 88-member Youth Symphony I and 91-member Youth Symphony II. The program will include a piece written by local 20 year-old composer and HYS alumni Michael-Thomas Foumai. The work, entitled Poème de Fantaisie, is a portrait of the beautiful Hawaiian Islands. But behind the veil of paradise lays a growing ice epidemic. Youth Symphony I is under the baton of Maestro Henry Miyamura, and Youth Symphony II is under the direction of Conductor Michael Nakasone. Each orchestra is comprised of students ages 14 – 18 from over 20 schools and includes some of the state’s finest young musicians. The second concert will take place on Sunday, April 20, 4:00 pm, at the Pearl City Cultural Center. This concert will feature the 89-member Concert Orchestra and the 128-member String Program. The program will include entertaining pieces such as Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony Finale and Highlights from Wicked. The Concert Orchestra is under the direction of Conductor Susan Ochi-Onishi and Associate Conductor Hannah Watanabe. The String Program consists of four orchestras conducted by Charlotte Fukumoto, Helen Nguyen and Chad Uyehara. The Hawaii Youth Symphony, one of the country’s finest and largest youth symphonies, is Hawaii’s only statewide youth orchestra program. Since 1964, HYS has helped children, age 8-18, to develop and showcase their musical skills. HYS operates three full symphonic orchestras, four string orchestras, a beginning winds program and a chamber music program during the academic year, serving more than 400 students from absolute beginners to the most accomplished musicians.
April 18 HPU Spring Concert
Members of the Hawai‘i Pacific University International Chorale and Vocal Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra are gearing up for their sixth annual Spring Concert, “Cultural Crossroads: A Celebration of Hawaiian and American Music in China.” Everyone is invited to enjoy this free event, at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 18, 2007, at Central Union Church at 1660 S. Beretania St. Donations are encouraged to help the music programs travel to China in June 2008. The concert will feature music that will be performed at the music groups’ upcoming summer concert tour in Beijing and Xian, China. The Chamber Orchestra will perform works by American composers Aaron Copland and Alfred Reed, as well as traditional fiddle tunes and Hawaiian mele. The International Chorale and Vocal Ensemble will perform pieces from Indonesia, Brazil, West Africa, India, Venezuela, and the U.S., including Hawaiian favorites Pua Hone, Pu’uwa’wa’a, Maika’i Ka Makani O Kohala, and I Fell in Love with Honolulu. The program will be conducted by Kala‘i Stern, director of HPU Choral Music, and Dr. Teresa McCreary, director of HPU Instrumental Music. HPU student Tara Schwartz will perform Hula. HPU’s International Chorale and Vocal Ensemble have been performing for six years throughout the O‘ahu community. The International Vocal Ensemble made its debut in Carnegie Hall in June 2004 in a musical tribute to composer Morten Lauridsen. In June 2006, the International Vocal Ensemble represented Hawai‘i in a musical celebration of the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth in Vienna and Salzburg, Austria. The Chamber Orchestra joined HPU’s Instrumental Program in 2007.
April 19 Art on the Block
Art lovers and collectors from across Hawaii are invited to a special
showcase in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the City's
Commission on Culture and the Arts. The Mayor's Office of Culture and
the Arts presents the first-ever Art on the Block on Saturday, April 19,
from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., on the Fasi Civic Center grounds
surrounding the Skygate sculpture.
Beginning in April, Hawaiian Host is sending out their snack-easy bags of macadamia nuts with a Golden Ticket offering a trip for two to Australia. Hawaiian Host Golden Tickets will be affixed to snack-easy bags available in five favorite island flavors, Premium Milk Chocolate Macadamias, Dark Chocolate Macadamias, Hawaiian Host Dry Roasted and Lightly Salted Macadamias, Hawaiian Honey Glazed Macadamias, and Maui Onion and Garlic Macadamias.
April 24 P.F. Chang’s benefit
P.F. Chang’s Waikiki will hold its Grand Opening Celebration on Thursday, April 24th from 5 pm to 10 pm as a benefit for the Waikiki Community Center, a community organization dedicated to service the Waikiki community through multi-generational on-site and outreach programs and social services. Tickets for the Grand Opening are $75 ($40 is tax deductable) and the event includes a full dining experience with selection of signature dishes customized for each table. P.F. Chang’s Waikiki, prominently located on the corner of Kalakaua Avenue and Lewers Street (2001 Kalakaua Avenue), anchors the ewa end of the Royal Hawaiian Center. Both the ground level and second floor feature a spacious open-air lanai and wonderful views that capture the bustling Waikiki streetscape. P.F. Chang’s Waikiki occupies more than 11,000 square feet with customer seating of 375.
April 26 Grow Hawaiian Festival
Bishop Museum is hosting the first Grow Hawaiian Festival to be held on Oahu, presented by Hawaiian Electric Company on April 26, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The eco-conscious festival is being held in honor of Earth Day. Admission is free. Weavers, dancers, kapa makers, and other practitioners of traditional Hawaiian culture will join biologists, conservationists, and horticulturists to share their common passion for the native and Polynesian-introduced plants of Hawaii. Festival attendees will have a unique opportunity to speak to many of the foremost practitioners of Hawaiian arts including lei makers, ipu makers, and woodworkers. Headlining the festival will be presentations by Œolohe lua, author, and cultural historian, Richard Likeke Paglinawan, who will discuss the plants of the ancient Hawaiian martial arts, while a roundtable of kumu hula will share personal stories and thoughts on the plants used in hula. Staff from the native plant nursery Hui Ku Maoli Ola will talk about how to choose and properly care for Hawaiian plants. Representatives from Kaala Farm will be on hand demonstrating kalo pounding and kapa making. The Hawaiian music trio Pilioha and hula dancers will entertain festival attendees. Refreshments will be available for purchase from local food vendors. Hawaiian Electric Company will give away reusable grocery bags to the first 100 families or individuals who attend the festival and, while supplies last, to those who pledge to conserve electricity.
Grammy-nominated artist Makana is now playing every Thursday at RumFire, Sheraton Waikiki’s new hotspot. Makana, who has opened for world-renowned artists Sting, Santana and Jack Johnson, has pioneered “slack rock,” his own contemporary style of Hawaiian slack key guitar. Guests who come to enjoy Makana’s music can also take advantage of RumFire’s happy hour, which is offered Monday through Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. with sizzling libations and tapas specials.
CONTINUING EVENTS
BISHOP MUSEUM PRESENTS: PAUAHI: A LEGACY FOR HAWAII February 3, 2007 through May 2008 Admission is $15.95 for adults; $12.95 for youth 4-12 years and seniors 65+, special rates for kama‘āina and military; children under 4 years and Bishop Museum Members are free. (808) 847-3511/ Bishop Museum/ 1525 Bernice Street/ www.bishopmuseum.org The founding of Bishop Museum was the result of an unconventional love story between a haole man and a Hawaiian Princess. This exhibition features personal legacies and bequests from the collection of Princess Bernice Pauahi Paki Bishop, and includes treasures from others that may not have survived without the founding of Bishop Museum.
HAWAII MARITIME CENTER PRESENTS: THE CANOE: AN ALASKAN AND HAWAIIAN TRADITION $7.50 Gen; $4.50 Children 4-12; Children 3 and under free; Military/Hawai‘i resident discounts (808) 536-6373/Hawaii Maritime Center, Pier 7, Honolulu Harbor/ Indigenous cultures around the world share many similar practices—among them canoeing. This exhibit, produced in cooperation with the Alaskan Native Heritage Center (Anchorage, Alaska) and North-Slope Borough (Barrow, Alaska), presents a comparison and contrast of Hawaiian and Alaskan canoe voyaging traditions. Among the featured items include Alaskan and Hawaiian canoe-building materials including adze, lashing materials, dye, seal skin, birch and cedar bark, kapa, coconut husk cordage, and basalt rock.
MISSION HOUSES MUSEUM: YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.; Free Admission (808) 531-0481 x707/The Exhibit Space/1132 Bishop Street The Exhibition at 1132 Bishop Street presents Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow, a special exhibition featuring objects from Mission Houses Museum’s permanent collection. Visit 1132 Bishop Street on the mezzanine level and view 19th century furniture vignettes, historic artifacts, architectural renderings, daguerreotypes, decorative arts & textiles.
ENRICHED BY DIVERSITY: THE ART OF HAWAI‘I Ongoing
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Free Admission (808) 586-0307/Hawai‘i State Art Museum/ 250 South Hotel Street/www.hawaii.gov/sfca This enlightening exhibition features select works of art by Hawai‘i-based artists from the extensive Art in Public Places Collection, which includes over 5,000 works of art by more than 1,400 artists that have been acquired since the collection began in 1967. Inspirational themes in the installation revolve around rediscovering Hawaiian heritage, Asian roots, social consciousness, and cultural traditions.
UNCOMMON OBJECTS
Ongoing
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Free Admission (808) 586-0307/Hawai‘i State Art Museum/250 South Hotel Street/www.hawaii.gov/sfca
The exhibition celebrates the beauty found in common objects created with expert craftsmanship, tremendous skill, a mastery of materials, and high levels of aesthetic achievement. Like the transformation of the word “craft,” objects presented in this show have themselves evolved. They range from utilitarian and functional objects to conceptual, decorative, and abstract pieces. The exhibition provokes the viewer to re-conceptualize his or her notion of craft.
ONGOING EVENTS
DOCENT TOURS AT MĀNOA HERITAGE CENTER Tuesday-Saturday; 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.; $7 general; $4 seniors/military; Children free Mānoa Heritage Center offers outdoor guided tours for both adult and school groups by prearranged appointment. Discover Kūka ‘ō‘ō Heiau and the Native Hawaiian plant garden while learning the history of Mānoa Valley.
DOCENT TOURS AT QUEEN EMMA SUMMER PALACE Sunday– Saturday 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.; $6 adults; $4 senior and military; $1 children (808) 595-3167 /Queen Emma Summer Palace, Honolulu/ 2913 Pali Highway Join our docents for a personalized tour of the summer home of Queen Emma and King Kamehameha IV. Lush gardens and a charming gift shop are located on grounds. Open seven days a week; closed on major holidays. For more information, visit the Daughters of Hawai'i website at www.daughtersofhawaii.org <http://www.daughtersofhawaii.org> .
DOCENT TOURS AT THE CONTEMPORARY MUSEUM Tuesday – Sunday 1:30 p.m.; $5 adults; $3 senior and students; Free under 12 (808) 526-0232 /The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu/ 2411 Makiki Heights Drive Join our docents for a lively discussion about works on view in the galleries.
HAWAII THEATRE DOCENT TOURS Every Tuesday, 11 a.m., Theatre schedule permitting; $5 (808) 528-0506/Hawaii Theatre/1130 Bethel Street One-hour guided tours of the 1922 Hawaii Theatre feature the art, architecture and history of this restored Honolulu landmark, named 2005 Outstanding Historic Theatre by the League of Historic American Theatres. Enjoy a demonstration of the classic Robert Morton theater organ, too.
YOUTH SPEAKS HAWAI‘I Wednesdays, 4–5:30pm, FREE
(808) 521-2903/ARTS at Marks Garage-A Project of the Hawai‘i Arts Alliance/ 1159 Nu‘uanu Avenue
Youth Speaks Hawaii a free slam poetry writing and performance workshops for teens. Supported by The Starbucks Foundation.
DAVID HOCKNEY - L’ENFANT ET LES SORTILEGES
On display indefinitely; Tuesday – Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sunday noon - 4 p.m. $5 adults; $3 senior and students; Free under 12 (808) 526-0232 /The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu/ 2411 Makiki Heights Drive Visitors may enjoy our sculpture gardens and experience the enchanting David Hockney installation, L'Enfant et les Sortilèges, on view year-round in the Milton Cades Pavilion. Hockney's three-dimensional environment inspired by the Maurice Ravel opera, L'Enfant et les Sortilges (The Child and the Enchantment), created in 1983. A delight for children and adults alike, it is an enchanting work of theatrical art.
O2art 2: MICHAEL LIN - TENNIS DESSUS On display indefinitely; Tuesday – Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sunday noon - 4 p.m. $5 adults; $3 senior and students; Free under 12 (808) 526-0232 /The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu/ 2411 Makiki Heights Drive As part of the O2art series at The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, the Paris-based Taiwanese artist Michael Lin (b. 1964, Tokyo), created a site-specific installation with eight local artists titled Tennis Dessus (tennis from above). The former tennis court has be rehabilitated and transformed with monumentally scaled floral motifs. The installation pays respect to traditional ornament in Hawaii and the Museum’s unique garden setting, while providing a transformative, dynamic art experience outside of the conventional garden setting.
O2art 3: PAUL MORRISON, gamodeme On display indefinitely; Tuesday – Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sunday noon - 4 p.m. $5 adults; $3 senior and students; Free under 12 (808) 526-0232 /The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu/ 2411 Makiki Heights Drive The Contemporary Museum’s artist project series, O2art, continues in 2006 with British artist Paul Morrison, who has gained wide international recognition for his bold, graphic black and white landscape paintings. Morrison draws on imagery of the natural world from sources in popular culture, fine art, film and science to transform familiar images of nature into something uncanny and altogether unnatural. Morrison has designed a temporary wall along the museum’s reflecting pool to support a monumental black and white painting of botanical forms that interact directly with the museum’s floricultural setting. O2art is a project series that introduces | |||
