Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 10, Number 2, 1 Pepeluali 1993 — He mau hanana [ARTICLE]

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February 6 Pattye Wright and Nā Puakea o Ko'olaupoko present an evening of chant, dance and narrative. Learn the process of making the various hula instruments and get a better understanding of the philosophy of hula and the dedication behind the dancing, 7 - 8:30 p.m., Kapi'olani Community College Maile Auditorium. Pre-registra-tion is required, $6 to attend, children under 12 are free. Presented by KCC's Interpret Hawai'i program. For more information. eall 734-9211.

8 An Overview of Hawaiian Music with music historian Jay Junker, 7 - 9 p.m. at Kapi'olani Community College. Trace the history and changes in Hawaiian music from ancient chants to Christian hymns to the romantic sounds of the steel guitar. Space is limited. To reserve a space, eall 734-9245; $6 foradults. 10 "Ne'e," an original play by Alani Apio, presented in a rehearsed-reading workshop by Kumu Kahua Theatre Company in the Von Holt Room of •

Tenney Theatre at St. Andrew's Cathedral. "Ne'e" follows the lives of three cousins growing up in the Hawai'i of the 1970s. The story deals with the different solutions devised by Hawaiian youth to solve the problems created by being raised in Hawai'i and living in America. Free. For more information, eall Dennis Carrol at 956-2588. 11 "Reading Aloud: Motivating Children to Make Books into Friends, not Enemies," a free workshop for parents and educators to encourage them to read aloud to their children, 7-8:30 p.m. at the Leihōkū Elementary School Cafetorium in Wai'anae. The workshop is being presented by best-selling author Jim Trelease, who wrote The New Read-Aloud Handbook and an anthology of children's stories titled Hey! Listen to This. Trelease will offer a plan to fend off the negative effects of too mueh television, as well as share techniques and books that will motivate children to read for pleasure. From 6:30 - 7 p.m. there will be a parent/child activity and

refreshments will be served after the presentation. The workshop is sponsored by Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate. For more information eall 696-5821. 11 Free Kamehameha Schools Hawaiian lecture — Pat Bacon begins the spring series with a talk on her hānai mother, Tutu Kawena Pūku'i, from 7 - 8:30 p.m. at Kaumakapili Church, 766 N. King St. For more information, eall 842-8279 or 8428297.

through Feb. 12 Treasures of Hawaiian History continues at UH-Mānoa Art Gallery, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday - Friday; noon - 4 p.m. Sundays. Parking $2 weekdays, free on Sundays. Call 956-6888. 13 Kaiapuni Aloha '93, a fund-raiser to support the Hawaiian Language Immersion Program at Waiau Elementary School, 1 1 a.m. - 4 p.m. (food served from noon - 2 p.m.), Waiau Elementary center stage, Pearl City. Hawaiian plate and entertainment, adults $12.50 in advance, $15 at the door; kūpuna (55 plus) and keiki (11

and under) $6. No aleohol/eoolers. Presented by Nā Leo Kāko'o O O'ahu, ine. For more information, eall 456-9222. 13 Hawaiian Quilt Registration Day in Kamuela - Big Island residents are invited to bring their Hawaiian appliqued quilts, Hawaiian flag quilts and patterns for photodocumentation, examination and registration to the 'Imiola Congregational Church Hall from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Quilt historians, textile specialists and eonservators, and a professional photographer will aid in the documentation process. Oral history recorders invite quilt owners to bring as mueh information about the quilt and/or the quiltmaker as possible. Owners' names and photos of the quilts and pattems will not be released to the public without the owners' consent. Sponsored by the Hawaiian Quilt Research Project, a special project of the Kalihi-Pālama Culture and Arts Society, ine. and the Hui Kapa 'Āpana O Waimea. 18 Free Kamehameha Schools Hawaiian lecture - Wayne

Davis will speak on the Kamehameha Genealogy from 7 - 8:30 p.m. at Ben Parker Elementary School, 45-259 Waikalua Rd. in Kāne'ohe. For more information, eall 842-8279 or 842-8297. 19 Free Kamehameha Schools Hawaiian lecture - Kamaka Tom will share his expertise on the Hawaiian steel guitar in a lecture/demonstration from 10 - 11:30 a.m. at Lunalilo Home, 501 Kekāuluohi St. in Honolulu. For more information, eall 8428279 or 842-8297. 25 Hawaiian Music SingAlong with Carl Zuttermeister and friends will provide a ehanee to leam the music, words and meaning to popular Hawaiian songs in a family-style setting 7-9 p.m. at Kapi'olani Community College. The presentation costs $3 for adults, children 18 and under are free. For more information on this and other Hawaiian cultural and history programs, eall 734-9245. continued page 22

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through Feb. 21 A Hawaiian Quilt Experience, an exhibit of Hawaiian quilts and quiltmaking featuring artist Elizabeth Akana, Windward Community College Gallery 'Iolani, TuesdaySaturday 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Tuesday and Thursdays 6-8 p.m. At the same location, Akana will hold workshops 9 a.m. - noon Feb. 6, 13 and 20, and give a lecture titled "Hawaiian Quilts: Myths and Misnomers" at 7 p.m. Feb. 5. The exhibit will be concurrent with a 13-part public television series on Hawaiian quiltmaking airing Sundays at 5 p.m. on KHET. For more information eall 235-1140. 23 Free Kamehameha Schools Hawaiian lecture - Dr. Ben Finney will present "A History of Polynesian Voyaging" from 6 - 7:30 p.m. at the Hawai'i Maritime Center, Pier 7 in Honolulu. Participants are invit-

ed to go on a Saturday field trip to be held Feb. 27 from 9-11 a.m. For more information, eall 842-8279 or 842-8297. through Feb. 28 "Ho'opana'i: An Exhibition of Contemporary Hawaiian Art" features works of personal expression about the overthrow by six Hawaiian artists. Organized by the Council of Contemporary Hawaiian Artists, the exhibit features 19 works by Sean K.L. Brown, Charlie Dickson, Bob Freitas, Sam Chung-Hoon, Imaikalani Kalāhele and Kawena Young. Bishop Museum Hawaiian Hall, S7.95 adults, $6.95 children 6 - 17, under 6 free. For more information, eall 848-4187.

through April 4 Nā Mamo: Today's Hawaiian People, an exhibit by Hawaiian photographer Anne Kapulani Landgraf documenting contemporary Hawaiian culture and the people

perpetuating it, Bishop Museum Hall of Discovery, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily. The exhibit consists of approximately 90 black-and-white photos covering 12 subject areas, from the arts, hula and surfing to healing, spirituality and the quest for sovereignty. Landgraf and Jay Hartwell, who wrote the text that will aeeompany the photos in a book now in production, spent two years traveling throughout the islands and in California documenting Hawaiians perpetuating their culture. The exhibit will eventually be presented on the neighbor islands. Admission is free. For more information, eall 8473511. March 28 Mu'umu'u Mania, a benefit for the Honolulu Symphony. This is the second annual revival of a fashion show auction featuring originals by loeal and mainland designers, modeled by loeal

celebrities. Cocktails, pūpū and dessert will be served. For more information eall 396-0169. May 22 Third Annual Moloka'i Ka Hula Piko - A Celebration of the Birth of Hula on Moloka'i, 10 a.m. - sundown at Pāpōhaku Beach Park, Kaluako'i. The festival, sponsored by the Destination Moloka'i Assocation, will feature performances by hālau hula, musicians and singers. Hawaiian crafts including quilting, woodworking and deer-horn scrimshaw will be demonsrated and on sale. Hawaiian foods and Moloka'i specialties will be sold throughout the day. A series of lectures on Moloka'i history and mo'olelo will be presented by kumu hula John Kaimikaua at Colony's Kaluako'i Hotel & Golf Club during the week preceding the festival. Kaimikaua will also conduct tours to his-

toric sites celebrated in ancient chants and hula. The theme for this year's event is "Nā Pu'u La'a o Moloka'i (The Sacred Hills of Moloka'i)." Free. For more information eall 553-3876 or 800-800-6367. Ongoing Tuesdays HIV Update, a weekly one-hour TV series broadcast from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. on Oeeanie Cable ehannel 22 and Chronicle Cable ehannel 3. Topics include choosing a physieian for the management of HIV, HIV disease in various ethnie and cultural communities, treatment of opportunistic infection in pediatric HIV disease, and homophohia. The program is presented by the People With AIDS Coalition, Physicians Association for AIDS Care, and the AIDS Education Project.