Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 5, Number 4, 1 ʻApelila 1988 — Ainahau O Kaleponi Reports Busy March [ARTICLE]

Ainahau O Kaleponi Reports Busy March

Ainahau O Kaleponi Hawaiian Civic Club of Orange County, Calif., had a very busy and activ-ity-filled month of March. It started out Mar. 5 when more than 40 members traveled to Chuck and Aana Mitchell's home in Vista for an ipu workshop. They had purchased ipus from the Fallbrook Hills farm of Sue and Doug Wilburn.

A Hawaiian quiltkig class was held Mar. 12 at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana. Some exciting patterns were created and copyrighted for Ainahau with the help of Nani Yee's daughter, Alberta. Club members attended and enjoyed Ed Sakamoto's play, "Stew and Rice," Mar. 19 at the East West Players Theatre in Los Angeles. The play was a sellout. Following the performance, whieh was a club fund raiser, Ainahau held its first "stew cookoff" with judging by actor Mako and the cast. There was a laulau sale Mar. 26. Preparations and steaming were held Mar. 24 and 25 at the Westminster home of Vic Jarrett. Luau leaves were sent from Honolulu by Earl Apo and Dr. Kalei laia of Kona carried over 2,000 ti leaves when he attended a recent medical conference.

The club's Aha'aina program for August is in the p!anning stages. A meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p. m., Wednesday, Apr. 13, at 21331 Seaforth Lane, Huntington Beach. This meeting is for persons interested in leaming the auana hula for all age groups, keikis to adults. Call 536-0206 or 963-6878. Both are in area code 714.