Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 10, Number 5, 1 May 1993 — He mau hanana [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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May i 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 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 lost in the waters between Kaho'olawe and Maui.

This event is an expression of Helm's and Mitchell's love for the 'āina and for the preservation of the Hawaiian culture. The seventh annual relay will be held at Kaunakakai, Moloka'i and the cost for participants is $15. For more information, eall race committee chairs Adolph and Corene Helm on Moloka'i at 553-3780. 1-23 "Nā Mamo: Today's

Hawaiian People," a photographic exhibit at the Bishop Museum documenting contemporary Hawaiian culture. The exhibit, extended by popular demand, is the result of four years of research, interviews and

photography by Anne Kapulam Landgraf and writer Jay Hartwell. It consists of 90 black-and-white photos covering 12 subject areas of Hawaiian culture, from hula and surfing to healing and spirituality. Admission is free. For more information, eall 847-3511. 2 Steel guitar concert featuring musicians from overseas, Ala Moana Shopping Center Center Stage, noon - 2 p.m. Free. Sponsored by the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association. 4 "Puamana," a film/video by Meleanna Meyer, will be shown at the Lizard Loft in Java Java Cafe, 760 Kapahulu Ave. at 8 p.m. A discussion with Meyer will follow the screening. Admission is $4. Part of Java Java Cafe's Tuesday series of screenings of film and video by Pacific Islanders. For more information, eall 732-2670.

5 Kamehameha Schools photo retrospective by Luryier "Pop" Diamond features roughly 100 of Pop's more than 300,000 photos portraying life at the Schools. The exhibit runs through June 30 at the Midkiff Center Gallery on the Kamehameha Schools eampus. Hours are 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 - 9:45 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The show is free and open to the public. 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.

11 "Heather-Figgy Presents," video by Juniroa Productions, will be shown at the Lizard Loft in Java Java Cafe, 760 Kapahulu Ave. at 8 p.m. A discussion with

the producers will follow the screening. Admission is $4. Part of Jāva Java Cafe's Tuesday screenings of film and video by Pacific Islanders. For more information, eall 732-2670. 15-19 Polynesian Languages Forum, co-sponsored by OHA, will bring together government-appointed representatives from all Polynesian countries to share efforts being used to perpetuate native Polynesian languages. Ideas and information on how to keep languages alive will be exchanged, as will strategies for political leverage to get more resources. Hosted by 'Aha Pūnana Leo and Hale Kuamo'o. For more information, contact 'Aha Pūnana Leo, ine. in Hilo at 959-4979. 15 Secondary Schools of Hawai'i Hula Kahiko Competition, sponsored by the Kalihi-Pālama Culture and Arts Society. 10 a.m. at Samuel Wilder King

Intermediate School Courtyard, 46-155 Kamehameha Highway in Kāne'ohe. Tickets are $3. For more information, eall Jan Itagaki at 521-6905. 16 Bankoh Kayak Challenge, the 17th annual, 32-mile, one-person kayak/surf ski race across the Kaiwi Channel from Moloka'i to O'ahu. Featuring male and female 01ympic-class and world ehampion competitors, the race ends at Koko Marina Shopping Center in Hawai'i Kai Harbor. For more information, eail event sponsor Bank of Hawai'i at 5378660. 17 Hawaiian sovereignty workshops presented by Hui

Na'auao and University of Hawai'i-Mānoa Summer Session. Ho'ala (Historical Overview) on Mondays, Ho'okahua (Elements of Sovereignty) on Wednesdays and Models of Hawaiian Sovereignty on Fridays at 1:30 p.m. in room 114 of the Marine Sciences Building. Pre-registra-tion is required, eall 9567221. 18 "Act of War," a video bv Puhipau. will be

shown at the Lizard Loft in Java Java Cafe, 760 Kapahulu Ave. at 8 p.m. A discussion with the producer will follow the screening. Admission is $4. Part of Java Java Cafe's Tuesday screenings of film

and video by Paciftc Islanders. For more information, eall 732-2670. 19-21 Diabetes a n d N a t i v e 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 Health 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 American 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. 20 'O Ka 'Aina o nā 'Oiwi o Hawai'i: The Hawaiian Land Base, presented by Hui Na'auao and the University of Hawai'i-Mānoa Summer Session. Native Hawaiian land trust management is a controversial issue - how did they eome to be, and who controls them? A panel examines definitions, past and present status, and the management or mismanagement of trust lands. 7-9 p.m. at Kuykendall Auditorium on the campus of UH-Mānoa. 21-23 "Musics of Hawai'i," free public performances of traditional ethnic music at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, beginning 5 p.m. May 21, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. on May

22, and 1 1 a.m. - 5 p.m. on May 23. The three-day performances provide the public an opportunity to experience the extraordinary variety of music found among the multicultural communities of Hawai'i, including Hawaiian, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Okinawan, Filipino, Puerto Rican, Korean, Vietnamese, Laotian, Native American, Scottish and Eastern European. Sponsored by the State Foundation on Culture and the

Arts. For more information, eall Lynn Martin at 586-0302. 22 Moloka'i Ka Hula Piko - A Celebration of the Birth of Hula on Moloka'i will feature performances by Moloka'i hālau hula, 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 eelebrated 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. 22 International Museums Day: Honolulu 1831, demonstrations of hearth cooking, storytelling about early 19th century Hawai'i, and period games at the Mission Houses Museum, 553 S. King St. Admission is free for loeal residents and includes guided tours. For more information, eall 5310481. 24 Deadline to enter Great Hawaiian Plate Luneh

Challenge. The Office of Hawaiian Heahh 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 eommunity at large. Those interested in participating should request an entry form from the Office of Hawaiian Heahh, whieh ean be reached at 586-4800. eoniinueā next page

"Gathering ti leaves for the annual Kamehameha Schools Ho'olaule'a laulau sale (1954)" is part of the photo retrospective running from May 5 - June 30. Photo by Pop Diamond

Nalani Kanaka'ole (left) anel Pualani Kanahele of Halau O Kekuhi are featured artists at the Musics of Hawai'i Festival May 21-23. State Foundation on Culture and the Arts photo

Calendar of events

cominued from previous page June 3 Nā Ka Wai Ke Ola o Ka Honua: Water-the Life of the Land, presented by Hui Na'auao and the University of Hawai'i-Mānoa Summer Session. From the native Hawaiian perspective, water is a procreative force. Proper management and usage is essential to living in harmony with nature. Explore how water was managed in the past and why its management is so critical to native Hawaiians. 7-9 p.m. at Kuykendall Auditorium on the campus of UH-Mānoa. Free. For more information, eall 956-7221. 11 Kamehameha Day in Hilo, featuring children's games, Hawaiian crafts, lei making, lauhala weaving, educational displays, food, and Hawaiian music, singing and dancing, at Moku Ola - Coconut Island. Sponsored by the Malia Puka O Kalani Catholic Church, the event begins at 9 a.m. with a pule and ends at 4 p.m. with the singing of "Hawai'i Aloha." At noon, the royal court presentation will depict King Kamehameha's Court of the mid-1800s. Admission to the island is free. 11 Decoration of King Kamehameha's Statue at

Ali'iolani Hale (State Judiciary), makai side of King Street between Richards and Punchbowl Streets. The program, whieh is free and begins at 4:30 p.m., features Hawaiian music, dance, and historical anecdotes. For more information, eall Keahi Allen at 536-6540. 11 King Kamehameha Celebrations in Kapa'au on the Big Island begin at 8:30 a.m. with decoration of King Kamehameha statue at the Kapa'au Court House. Community activities will follow. For more information, eall Keahi Allen at 536-6540. 11 Moloka'i King Kamehameha Celebration Ho'olaule'a at Mitchell Pauole Center in Kaunakakai begins at 9 a.m. and features Hawaiian arts and crafts demonstrations and entertainment. For more information, eall Keahi Allen at 536-6540. 12 77th Annual King Kamehameha Celebration Floral Parade and Ho'olaule'a, featuring pā'ū riders, floats, decorated vehicles, and private mounted units.The parade starts at 9:30 a.m. at 'Iolani Palaee to King Street, to Punchbowl Street, to Ala Moana Boulevard, to Kalākaua Avenue, to Monsaratt Street and ending in Kapi'olani Park. The Ho'olaule'a will be

held in the park following the parade and will feature crafts demonstrations and displays. The theme for the 121 st annual observance of the King Kamehameha holiday, created to honor the life of King Kamehameha the Great, is "Ho'omaka Hou - A New Beginning," a eall for Hawaiian self-determination. For more information, eall Keahi Allen at 536-6540. 12 Kailua-Kona King Kamehameha Celebration Floral Parade will parade through Kailua-Kona via Ali'i Drive starting at 9:30 a.m. A Ho'olaule'a at Hale Hālāwai will follow. For more information, eall Keahi Allen at 536-6540. 12 Maui King Kamehameha Celebration Floral Parade will parade through Lahaina town via Front Street, starting at Mala Wharf. A Ho'olaule'a under the Great Banyan Tree will follow. For more information, eall Keahi Allen at 536-6540. 12 Festival of Hawaiian Quilts, the Mission Houses Museum's 14th annual exhibit of Hawaiian quilts, featuring the traditional family quilts of the Serrao family and quilts of several of John and Poakalani Serrao's students. The exhibit preserves and perpetuates the quilting tradition of the

Serrao family by displaying work by quilters of the past and quilters of the future. Admission is $3.50 for adults, $1 for youths age 6-15, free for children under 6. For more information, eall 531-0481. Repeats Aug. 1. 12 Great Hawaiian Plate Luneh Challenge, held during King Kamehameha Day Celebrations at Kapi'olani Park. Sponsored by the Office of Hawaiian Heahh, the contest to create a healthy and delicious plate luneh is open to restaurateurs, caterers, luneh wagon operators and others in the food industry. For more information, eall 586-4800. 12-13 Fancy Fair, one of Hawai'i's oldest and most select craft fairs, featuring a variety of high-quality arts and crafts, entertainment, and food. Hawai'i's finest craftspeople offer featherwork, lauhala crafts, woodwork, Ni'ihau shell jewelry, ceramics, artwork, designer clothing, plants and more. Presented by the Mission Houses Museum, 553 S. King St. For more information, eall 5310481.

25-26 20th Annual King Kamehameha Hula & Chant Competition will feature hula kahiko, hula 'auana and chant performances. Competition begins at 6 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday. Neal Blaisdell Center Arena, 777 Ward Ave. Tickets: General admission $6.50 per night; reserved seats $7.50, $10, $35 for both nights. For more information, eall Keahi Allen at 536-6540.