December 27 and 28, 2007
‘Iolani Palace Evening Tours
‘Iolani Palace
Tuesday and Wednesday
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$6, $3 keiki 5 - 12

‘Iolani Palace opens for night tours one time of year to commemorate Queen Kapi‘olani's birthday. Highlights include live Hawaiian music on the front steps and - reminiscent of the royal era - there'll be opera, piano, and string quartet in the Blue Room and Throne Room. For more information call (808) 522-0822 or visit www.iolanipalace.org.

December 8, 2007
Kamehameha Schools Christmas Concert
Hawai‘i Theatre
Saturday
4:00 pm and 7:30 pm

Features performances by elementary school keiki, the High School Orchestra, Symphonic Band, Drill Team, Hawaiian Ensemble, and Concert Glee Club. Tickets available one hour before show time, or in advance by calling (808) 842-8495. For more information, contact the Hawai‘i Theatre box office at (808) 528-0506 or visit them online.

October 27, 2007 - April 6, 2008
Mai Ka PIKO Mai
Joseph M. Long Gallery, Bishop Museum

In June of 2007, over 100 international indigenous artists gathered in Kohala, Hawai‘i, to individually and collectively create works of art. Entitled PIKO, the gathering included artists form American Indian tribes from Alaska, the Yukon, the Pacific Northwest, Canada, and the American Southwest as well as native artists from Hawai‘i, Samoa, New Zealand, Australia, Torres Straits, Papua New Guinea, Mauritius, and the Cook Islands. This exhibit represents the best of works from these established and emerging artists as well as works created during the weeklong gathering. Coordinated by the Keomailani Hanapi Foundation, this exhibition address PIKO, in both the literal sense, as the source of the artwork, and in the figurative sense, as the source of the inspiration and that which connects us to our ancestors, our landscape, and each other.

June 22 - 23, 2007
34th Annual King Kamehameha Hula Competition
Neal S. Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu
Friday - Saturday
Event starts 6:00 pm Friday and 1:00 pm Saturday

This international hula competition features both kahiko and ‘auana performances, including male, female, combined, and kūpuna wahine divisions as well as individual chanters. For ticket information and purchase, download ticket order form and seating chart at www.hulacomp.com or contact State Council on Hawaiian Heritage at P.O. Box 25142, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96825, (808) 536-6540, or email niele2@aol.com.

April 28, 2007
Ho‘okani Mānoa Finale!
The Mānoa Gardens, Hemenway Courtyard
Friday
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Free and open to the public

Ho‘okani Mānoa final show of Spring 2007 brings together several groups providing the very best in Hawaiian music -- free! Past events this season have featured the likes of Keawe Lopes and Friends, Nā Hoa, Holunape, and Kāna‘e. Ho‘okani Mānoa is co-sponsored by the Activities Council of the Campus Center Board and Ka Waihona A Ke Aloha, The Mele Institute of Kawaihuelani, The Hawaiian Language Program of UHM. For more information, please contact rlopes@hawaii.edu.

March 3, 2007
Holokū Ball
Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Waikīkī
Saturday
Tickets are $150

Established over 80 years ago, the Hawaiian Civic Club’s Holokū Ball will this year honor legendary Hawaiian music entertainers Watters Martin, Jr., Nina Keali‘iwahamana, and Mahi Beamer. The Holokū Ball also continues to celebrate Hawaiian formal wear, including the holokū – colorful gowns with long trains. Dinner, hula, and music by top Hawaiian entertainers will be featured. More information to follow.

March 3, 2007
Academy of Hawaiian Arts presents ‘AKOLU
Rawley T. Farnsworth Theatre at Skyline High School, Oakland, California
Saturday
Doors open at 6:00 pm, show starts at 7:00 pm
Tickets are $35

The Academy of Hawaiian Arts presents its third production, ‘AKOLU. For one night only, the Academy dancers will perform the latest work of Kumu Hula Mark Keali‘i Ho‘omalu. Also featuring Master Chanter Charles Ka‘upu as Master of Ceremonies, as well as the music of up-and-coming Hawaiian vocalist Hōkū Zuttermeister, Ioane Burns, and other special guests. Tickets are available online at ahahula.com, and in person at Sun Jose Hawai‘i, (877) 786- 5673. For more information, visit www.academyofhawaiianarts.org.

March 2, 2007
Ho‘okani Mānoa featuring Kāna‘e
The Mānoa Gardens, Hemenway Courtyard
Friday
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Free and open to the public

Ho‘okani Mānoa returns with the best in Hawaiian music -- free! This event features the musical stylings of Kāna‘e -- Hōkū Zuttermeister and Ioane Burns. Ho‘okani Mānoa is co-sponsored by the Activities Council of the Campus Center Board and Ka Waihona A Ke Aloha, The Mele Institute of Kawaihuelani, The Hawaiian Language Program of UHM. For more information, please contact rlopes@hawaii.edu.

February 24, 2007
Polynesian Plant Festival
Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Captain Cook, Hawai‘i island
Saturday
9:00 am

Cultural practitioners, scientists, and horticulturalists will share their knowledge of native plants at this festival, which will include advice booths, lectures, cultural demonstrations, food, plant sales, and more. For more information, call (808) 323-3318.

February 18, 2007
7th Annual Mary Kawena Pukui Performing Arts Festival
Great Lawn, Bishop Museum
Sunday
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Tickets $3, members and children under age 3 are free

Native storytellers from Hawai‘i, Alaska, and Massachusetts will gather on the Great Lawn to "talk story" and join in a celebration of native cultures through the ancient art of storytelling and dance. For more information, visit www.bishopmuseum.org.

February 18, 2007
Ho‘omau 2007
Waikīkī Shell
Sunday
Tickets available at the Blaisdell Box Office

It's time again to pack your bentos and mats and head down to the Waikīkī Shell -- all for a worthy cause! It's time again for Ho‘omau, the annual concert featuring some of the best in Hawaiian music, with the proceeds benefitting the Hawaiian Immersion schools of O‘ahu. This annual concert is the major fundraiser for all the schools on O‘ahu and is a great community event. This year features the nahenahe voices of Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award winners Holunape and Ken Makuakāne, and up- and-comers Hōkū Zuttermeister, Nā Hoa, Imua, and many more. For more information, call Kaui Keola at (808) 487-0617.

February 16, 2007
North Coast Hula Workshop Extra
Hilton Garden Inn, Twinsburg, Ohio
Friday
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Admission $20

Kumu Hula Māpuana de Silva and her husband, Khei de Silva, will be teaching a mele or oli, time permitting. Sponsored by Ka Hui Hula o Ka ‘Āina Punahele & Twinsburg Public Library Foundation.

February 16, 2007
Ho‘okani Mānoa featuring Holunape
The Mānoa Gardens, Hemenway Courtyard
Friday
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Free and open to the public

Ho‘okani Mānoa returns with the best in Hawaiian music -- free! This event features the musical stylings of Holunape -- Kekoa Kaluhiwa, Kama Hopkins, and Kanai‘a Nakamua. Ho‘okani Mānoa is co-sponsored by the Activities Council of the Campus Center Board and Ka Waihona A Ke Aloha, The Mele Institute of Kawaihuelani, The Hawaiian Language Program of UHM. For more information, please contact rlopes@hawaii.edu.

February 13, 2007
Through Nāmaka's Eyes: The Life of Patience Bacon
Ke‘elikōlani Theatre, Kamehameha Schools Kapālama
Tuesday
7:00 pm, doors open at 6:30 pm
Free and open to the public

Please join Ka‘iwakīloumoku for the premiere screening of "Through Nāmaka's Eyes: The Life of Patience Bacon." This 70-minute documentary focuses on the amazing life experiences of one of Hawai‘'s Living Treasures, 87-year-old Aunty Pat Nāmaka Bacon, hānai daughter of preeminent Hawaiian scholar, Mary Kawena Pukui. Rare archival footage and stills, and provocative interviews make this a historically significant, must-see film. For more information, contact Jamie Fong, Ka‘iwakīloumoku Coordinator, at (808) 842-8655 or jafong@ksbe.edu.

February 9 - 10, 2007
Keali‘i Reichel, Kūkahi 2007
Castle Theatre, Maui Arts and Cultural Center
Friday - Saturday
7:30 pm Friday / 2:00 and 7:30 pm shows Saturday
Light dinners, desserts, & beverages available starting at 5:30 pm in the courtyard.
Tickets range from $10, $35, and $45, half-price for keiki 12 and under

One of Hawai‘i’s most popular performing artists as well as a respected kumu hula -- Maui’s own Keali‘i Reichel -- and his hālau present their annual program of music and hula. As a musician and vocalist, Keali‘i has achieved phenomenal success both locally and internationally, with a dozen Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards, a Grammy nomination, and extensive tours throughout the US and Japan … yet there is no better place to enjoy this amazing artist than home on Maui! Supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, County of Maui, KPOA and KNUI Radio. For more information or tickets, visit www.mauiarts.org.

February 9, 2007
Hawaiian Printmakers Exhibition
Hawaiian Art Gallery at Moku Ola,
7192 Kalaniana‘ole Hwy, Suite 201
Friday
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Free and open to the public

Come and experience a one-of-a-kind opening night celebrating the diverse works of Hawaiian printmakers. This second opening of the Hawaiian Art Gallery at Moku Ola will feature both masters and student artists, including Abigail Romanchak, Kamaka‘aina Seipp, Imaikalani Kalahele, Katie Kamelamela, Makanani Parker, Kupihea Romero, Kamalu Dupreez, Doug Tolention, Miki‘oi Wichman, Maile Andrade, Na‘a Makekau, Waika Kaluna, Kuha‘o Zane, Pua Lincoln, and Carl Pao. For more information, contact Keola Chan at (808) 394-MOKU, or at keola@mokuolahawaii.com.

January 7 - February 12, 2007
I Makua - New Works by Carl Pao
Gallery on the Pali
Free and open to the public

Carl Pao's second solo exhibit in Hawai‘i, "I Makua," speaks to our mākua and to our ‘aumākua. Pao invites the public to explore the many layers of meaning in the word "makua" as he has expressed them in his work.

December 15, 2006 - April 22, 2007
Pa‘a Ka La‘a: The Sacred Preserved
Vestibule Gallery, Bishop Museum

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Hale Naua. This group of artists, each linked by blood to kānaka maoli, is dedicated to the restoration and perpetuation of the culture and traditions of Hawai‘i nei. Today, Directors Rocky and Lucia Jensen have reached across the Pacific to foster a union between the kānaka maoli and the Inupiaq Tribe. Please join Bishop Museum as it hosts "Pa‘a Ka La‘a," a bold collaboration between Hale Naua and indigenous artists from across the North American continent. With this exhibition, Hale Naua begins a new journey into the world of traditional and conceptual contemporary art forms. "Pa‘a Ka La‘a" will showcase the work of over two dozen native artists, including Native Hawaiians. The exhibit powerfully illustrates the influence that Animism and Totemism -- fundamental beliefs of all First Nation People -- have on artistic expression. Interspersed throughout the exhibit will be rare ‘aumakua images from the Museum’s collection. For more information, visit www.bishopmuseum.org or call (808) 847-3511.

Ongoing
Native Hawaiian Plant Walk
Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays
2:00 pm
Waimea Valley Audubon Center
59-864 Kamehameha Hwy., Hale‘iwa, O‘ahu

Visit the Waimea Valley Audubon Center for this interesting weekly event! For more information, call (808) 638-9199.

Ongoing
Paddle Making Workshop
Fridays
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
$35 material fee

Learn to make a traditional style canoe paddle from scratch for display or use. For more information contact Leon Florendo at (808) 847-9805 or email at leon@hcc.hawaii.edu.

Ongoing
Digging for Your Roots Genealogy Research Workshops
Workshops are held in the Kana‘ina Building (Old Archives) on the grounds of ‘Iolani Palace$55 fee for introductory workshop, includes syllabus and workbook

These workshops are presented in two levels -- introductory and advanced -- by Fran McFarland and Rhoda Kalua‘i. They are very popular and have been offered several times. Many students rave about the hands-on approach to learning. The introductory workshop includes one day for introduction and hands-on assignments and a second day for follow-upand solutions to problems encountered in research. Please call for upcoming introductory workshop dates. The advanced workshop focuses on court records, with experience in the Hawai‘i State Court Library and land records, with hands-on experience at The Bureau of Conveyances, and the Hawai‘i State Archives. The remaining schedule for the advanced workshops is October 20 and 27. Workshops are limited to twenty students. You must pre-register. For more information or to register call Fran McFarland at (808) 423-7739.

Ongoing
Auntie Genoa Keawe's Hawaiians
Thursdays
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Waikīkī Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, Moana Terrace

Enjoy one of Hawai‘i's legends, Auntie Genoa Keawe, every Thursday! Call (808) 922- 6611 for more information.

Ongoing
Nā Palapalai
Thursdays
6:45 pm - 8:45 pm
Chai's Island Bistro

Enjoy one of Hawai‘i's most exceptional new groups, Nā Palapalai, every Thursday! Call (808) 585-0011 for more information or reservations.

Ongoing
Brown Bagging to Conversational Hawaiian
Wednesdays (no classes on state holidays)
11:00 am and 12:00 noon
Kana‘ina Building (Old Archives) on the Waikīkī side of the ‘Iolani Palace Grounds
$4 per session for Friends of ‘Iolani Palace, $5 per session for non-members

The Friends of ‘Iolani Palace continue to offer this popular course. Everyone is welcome here to learn Hawaiian in a positive, non-competitive atmosphere (no homework or tests.) Students can expect to gain a heightened awarenss of the Hawaiian language and will be instructed in pronunciation as well as basic conversational skills. The course is targeted to the working adult who might not have the time demanded by other language programs. For more information or to register, call (808) 522-0822.

Ongoing
Hawaiian Quilting Classes
Saturdays
9:00 am - 12 noon
Kana‘ina Building (Old Archives) on the ‘Iolani Palace Grounds
$5 per session; beginning quilters first class is $35, which includes Hawaiian Pillow kit

You can join any Saturday and start at any level. Assistance is provided for new and experienced quilters. Classes are offered by Poakalani and John Serrao and their daughters Cissy and Rae. Since 1972, this family has perpetuated the cultural history and tradition of Hawai‘i through Hawaiian quilting. They have taught thousands of new generation quilters statewide, nationally, and internationally. For more information see Hawaiian Quilting with Poakalani & Co., or call Cissy Serrao at (808) 521-1568.

Ongoing
Kama‘āina Sundays at ‘Iolani Palace
‘Iolani Palace9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Free to residents of Hawai‘i (identification required)

Both the Palace Galleries and docent-guided tours of the first and second floors are offered free of charge for Hawai‘i residents on one Sunday of most months. A Hawaiian national treasure and the only official state residence of royalty in the United States, ‘Iolani Palace was the official residence of the Hawaiian Kingdom's last two monarchs -- King Kalākaua, who built the Palace in 1882, and his sister and successor, Queen Lili‘uokalani. During the monarchy period, ‘Iolani Palace was the center of social and political activity in the Kingdom of Hawai‘i. The Palace Galleries will be open from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. No reservations will be taken except for groups of 10 or more; tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.   Call (808) 522-0822 for more information, or visit online at www.iolanipalace.org.