Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 10, Number 4, 1 ʻApelila 1993 — He mau hanana [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

He mau hanana

A calendar of events

April 1 Ka Ipu o ka 'Ike, community meeting in Nānākuli on Hawaiian education conducted by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to develop a community prospectus of Hawaiian education to be presented during April 23-24 hearings on reauthorization of the Native Hawaiian Education Act. The last in a series of community get-togethers held statewide, this meeting will be held from 7-9 p.m. at Nānāikapono School. For more information, eall the OHA education division at 586-3753.

3 Makiki walking tour will acquaint participants with "A History Among the Highrises." Historian Stephanie Fitzpatrick will share architectural and historical treasures tucked away between apartments and condominiums. Preregistration is required for this tour, whieh will be held 9 - 1 1 :30 a.m. Cost of the tour is $5 for adults, $2 for ehildren and $4 for students and senior citizens. Subject to eaneellation due to poor weather. To register or receive a brochure on Kapi'olani Community College's Interpret Hawai'i walking tours, eall KCC's Office of Community Services at 734-9245.

7 U.S. Senate hearing on AIRFA, the American Indian Religious Freedom Act. Held by the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs, the hearing will focus on a bill to amend the Act. (See story elsewhere in this issue.) Hawai'i Sen. Daniel Inouye, who chairs the committee, welcomes comments and suggestions on the draft measure. The hearing will take plaee at 5 p.m. in Classroom 2 of the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai'i, 2515 Dole St. If you would like to testify or you have any other questions, contact Noelle Kahanu, counsel to the Select Committee on Indian Affairs, at 541-2542.

8 Nā Ali'i: Kings and Queens of Hawai'i, a walking tour through historic Honolulu with storyteller Woody Fern, who brings to life stories of Hawai'i's only hapahaole queen, Queen Emma, and the first monarch to travel around the world, King David Kalākaua. Preregistration is required. Cost of the tour is $5 for adults, $2 for children and $4 for students and senior citizens. Subject to eaneellation due to poor weather. To register or receive a brochure on Kapi'olani Community College's

Interpret Hawai'i walking tours, eall KCC's Office of Community Services at 734-9245. 9-10 Hawaiian Water Law Symposium will address legal, political and eeonomie issues for strategic planning of Hawaiian water rights and will center on the themes "Balance at Risk," "Search for Balance" and "Striking a Balance." Discussions and workshops will focus on strategic and eeonomie planning for Hawaiian water rights and the

development of policies for efficient water resource management. The workshop will be held 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. April 9 and 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. April 10 at the William S. Richardson School of Law at UH-Mānoa. A lū'au is planned for the evening of April 10 from 5:30 - 9 p.m. For more information, eall the Native Hawaiian Advisory Council at 5231445. 10 Ha'aheo Kalihi-Pālama, a multi-cultural dance presentation put on by the Kalihi-Pālama Culture & Arts Society. The purpose of this event is to

give the students enrolled in the various cultural dance classes sponsored by the Kalihi-Pālama Culture & Arts Society a ehanee to share their accomplishments in perpetuating the dances of their culture and to instill in them a sense of pride in their eommunity. The program will include dances of Okinawa, Samoa, Tahiti, and the Philippines, and will also feature a special hula presentation in commemoration of the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy, presented by the students of kumu hula Iwilani Ohelo. The presentation, partly funded by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, will be given at 7 p.m. in the Farrington High School auditorium. Tickets are $5, and ehildren under 5 get in for $4. For more information, eall 521-6905.

10 The Legacy of the Kamehameha Family Bus Tour with kumu hula John K. Lake and Nā Hanona O Ka Hālau Hula Pa Ola Kapu will highlight in chant, dance and lecture three generations of the Kamehameha family. Stops will be made at sites significant to eaeh ruler. Fee is $25 per person. All presentations are given at outdoor settings, so participants should wear comfortable outdoor clothing and good walk-

ing shoes and bring a brown-bag luneh and drink. Reservations are required. For more information, eall 734-9245. 11-17 Merrie Monarch Festival, including a variety of performances and other events, at the Edith Kanaka'ole Tennis Stadium and other locations in Hilo. This year marks the festival's 30th year. The Miss Aloha Hula Competition, in whieh wāhine compete in both kahiko and 'auana styles, will be held the

evening of April 15. The hula kahiko competition for kāne and wāhine is scheduled for April 16, and the hula 'auana competition is set for April 17. At press time there were some tickets available for the Miss Aloha Hula Competition (Thursday night). The other two nights of the festival were sold out months in advance, as is the case every year, but KITV Channel 4 will broadcast 17 hours of Merrie Monarch festivities. For more information, eall 935-9168 in Hilo.

15 Free Hawaiian culture lectures presented by Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate. Louis Agard will speak on Hawaiian sovereignty from 7 - 8:30 p.m. at Kaumakapili Church, 766 N. King St. in Honolulu. The presentation will focus on the historieal events that led up to the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom as well as the sovereignty issue. On the same day, Sam Ka'ai will give a talk on the Hawaiian warrior, ke koa, from 7-8:30 p.m. at Ben Parker Elementary School Cafetorium, 45-259 Waikalua Road in Kāne'ohe. For more information, eall the Kamehameha Schools Continuing Education Program at 842-8279 or 8428297.

16 Free Hawaiian culture lecture, presented by Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate. Harry Kuikahi will present the art of lau niu (coconut-leaf weaving) from 10 - 11:30 a.m. at Lunalilo Home, 501 Kekāuluohi St. in Honolulu. For more information, eall the Kamehameha Schools Continuing Education Program at 842-8279 or 842-8297. 20 Free Hawaiian culture lecture.

presented by Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate. Nainoa Thompson and Chad Baybayan will present "Wayfinding" from 6 - 7:30 p.m. at the Hawai'i Maritime Center, Pier 7 in Honolulu. Attendees will be invited on a field trip (loeation to be announced) from 9-11 a.m. on April 24. For more information, eall the Kamehameha Schools Continuing Education Program at 842-8279 or 842-8297. 24 Hawaiian Quilt Registrati -on Day on Moloka'i. Volunteers of the Hawaiian Quilt Research Project will be registering Hawaiian _quilts and patterns made

prior to 1960 at the Kala'iakamanu Hou Congregational Church Hall iq Kaunakakai. Moloka'i residents are invited to bring their Hawaiian appliqued quilts, Hawaiian flag quilts and pattems for photodocumentation, examination and registration. Quilt historians, textile specialists and conservators, 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 KalihiPālama Culture and Arts Society, ine.

24 Ka 'Ohana: Family Traditions in Hawai'i 1820-1850 explores the similarities and differences between Hawaiian and Christian American family structures and roles and how these traditions influenced eaeh other in 19th century Hawai'i. Visitors will be invited to watch demonstrations of hearth cooking, play period games, perform family chores, try on period clothing, and listen to stories. Presented at the Mission Houses Museum, 553 S.

King St. in Honolulu, the program is designed for children and families, but everyone is weleome. Admission is $3.50 for adults, $1 for children 6-15 and free for kids under 6. 24 "Myriad Plumes of the Graceful Phoenix" features the Phoenix Dance Chamber in the seventh annual Island Dance Festival presented by Dances We Dance, ine. This concert will present a variety of Chinese dances and is supported in part by the Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for students and seniors and $4 for children under 13.

May 1 May Day steel guitar concert showcasing some visiting steel players but featuring mainly the steel guitar players of Hawai'i, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Kapi'olani Park. Free of charge, everyone is weleome. Sponsored by the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association. 1 George Helm / Kimo Mitchell 20-mile Relay Run / Walk, benefiting a scholarship fund for students pursuing their education in Hawaiian Studies and serving as a memorial to two young kānaka maoli martyred trying to stop the bombing of Kaho'olawe. This event is an expression for the preservation of Helm's and Mitchell's love for the 'āina and the Hawaiian culture. This seventh annual event will be held at Kaunakakai, Moloka'i and the cost for participants is $15. For more information, eall race eommittee chairs Adolph and Corene Helm on Moloka'i at 553-3780.

2 Steel guitar concert featuring musicians from places other than Hawai'i, Ala Moana Shopping Center Center Stage, noon - 2 p.m. Free. Sponsored by the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association. 8 Steel guitar concert featuring visiting and loeal players, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Kapi'olani Park. Free of charge, everyone weleome. Sponsored by the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association. 16 Bankoh Kayak Challenge, the 17th annual, 32-mile, one-person Continued on page 23

The Merrie Monarch Festival

Caiendar of events

Continued from. 22 kayak/surf ski race across the Kaiwi Channel from Moloka'i to O'ahu. Featuring male anei female 01ympic-class and world ehampion competitors, the race ends at Koko Marina Shopping Center in Hawai'i Kai Harbor. For more information, eall event sponsor Bank of Hawai'i at 5378660.

19-21 Diabetes and Native Peoples Conference is expected to be attended by representatives of more than 300 native peoples from the U.S., Canada and elsewhere. Co-sponsors of this second international conference on the subject are the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Wai'anae

Coast Comprehensive Health Center, the USPHA Indian Heahh Service, and coordinator Dr. Jennie Joe, director of the Native American Research and Training Center at the University of Arizona. OHA will have an exhibit table and will offer the weleome on the first night of the three-day conference. OHA Trustee Kamaki Kanahele is scheduled to present the opening and closing ceremonies.

19-23 NALI '93, the Native Amenean Language Issues Institute Conference, focusing on the use of native languages in all aspects of life. Participants and presenters from a wide range of indigenous groups are expected

to attend. The conference will be held on the campus of UH-Hilo. Registration fee is $375 and includes conference participation and materials, shuttle service, meals, opening reception and closing banquet. For more information, contact 'Aha Pūnana Leo, ine. in Hilo at 959-4979. 22 Moloka'i Ka Hula Piko - A Celebration of the Birth of Hula

on Moloka'i will feature performances by Moloka'i hula hālau, musicians and singers. Hawaiian crafts, including quilting, woodworking and deer-horn scrimshaw, will be demonstrated and available for purchase. Hawaiian foods and Moloka'i specialties will be sold throughout the day. A series of lectures on Moloka'i history and mo'olelo (storytelling) will be presented by kumu hula John Kaimikaua of Hālau Hula o Kukuna'okalā at Colony's Kaluako'i Hotel & Golf Club during the week preceding the festival. Kaimikaua will also conduct tours to historic sites eel-. ebrated in ancient chants and hula. He has chosen "Nā Pu'u La'a o Moloka'i (the sacred hills of Moloka'i)" as the theme of this third-annual event. The festival will be held from 10 a.m. to sundown at Pāpōhaku Beach Park at Kaluako'i. Free. For more information, eall 553-3876. 24

Great Hawaiian Plate Luneh Challenge entry deadline. The Office of Hawaiian Heakh and the O'ahu Native Health Council will hold the third annual Great Hawaiian Plate Luneh Challenge at Kapi'olani Park on June 12, but the deadline to submit recipes is May 24, to ensure that entries meet contest requirements. The purpose of the challenge is to

encourage restaurants and caterers to design and create a tasty, affordable Hawaiian meal whieh conforms to heahh guidelines and will send positive messages to the community at large. Those interested in participating should request an entry form from the Office of Hawaiian Heahh, whieh ean be reached at 586-4800.

Hālau Hula o Kukuna'okala will present ancient hula of Moloka'i at Kaluako'i on April 22. Photo by Phil Spaulding III