Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 10, Number 9, 1 September 1993 — He mau hanana [ARTICLE]

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He mau hanana

A calendar of events

September 3 Spiritual Peaee Vigil Commemorative Service, 5 p.m. at Kawaiaha'o Church, honoring the contribution of Queen Lili'uokalani and her love for her people. The public is invited. Call 235-2727. 4 Queen Lili'uokalani Aloha Peaee Walk and Hawaiian Cultural Fair, honoring the Queen's aloha for her people, her abiding interest and work in the preservation of Hawaiian culture, and her music, whieh embodies a lasting essence of Hawai'i's aloha. The walk begins at 6:45 a.m. in front of 'Iolani Palaee and ends at Thomas Square, where it will be followed by a cultural fair celebrating peaee and aloha and featuring music, food, crafts, and exhibits. Volunteers are weleome. There is a $5 registration fee to participate in the walk. Call 235-2727. 3-5 Queen Lili'uokalani LongDistance Canoe Race, Hawai'i's biggest long-distance six-person outrigger eanoe racing event. International and loeal teams compete in men's and women's single-hull and double-hull races. Men race 18 miles from Hawai'i Island's Hōnaunau to Kailua Bay, women race from Kailua Bay to Hōnaunau. Call Mary Green at 325-1417. 5 - Oct. 24 Aloha Festivals featuring Hawaiian pageantry, eanoe races, ho'olaule'a on all islands. Children's Day events will be

held by Bishop Museum, Paradise Park, Waimea Falls Park, and Sea LIfe Park, whieh will offer big family savings. Wear your Aloha Festivals ribbon, available at Foodland and Blockbuster Video, and receive free or discounted admission to almost 300 events on six islands. Call 944-8857. 5 Banana Poka Festival at Kōke'e State Park, Kaua'i, part of the fourth annual Family Forest Education Fair. It's an all-day event featuring family fun from Hawaiian music to banana poka basket making. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Call 335-9975. 8-12 Woods of Hawai'i woodworkers competition and exhibit, in whieh koa will be limited to a maximum of 10 percent of any entry. Said an event spokesman, "If we keep promoting only koa we may exhaust our supply before current planting efforts ean replenish our forests. It's our responsibility to use natural resources wisely and plan for the future." Sponsored by the Hawai'i Forest Industry Association with support from Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate. Free. Ala Moana Center exhibition area. Call 523-6354. 8-Oct. 3 "Extraordinary 'Ukuleles," an exhibition featuring over 125 'ukulele from the Tsumura Collection in Japan, known as the largest private collection in the world. Honolulu Academy of Arts lecture hall. Call 532-8700. 9 'Ie'ie Hawaiian Basketry, free Kamehameha Schools/Bishop

Estate lecture by Patrick Horimoto, 7-8:30 p.m. at Kaumakapili Church, 766 N. King St. in Honolulu. 'Ie'ie was used extensively in ancient Hawai'i for weaving, planting and basketry, and Horimoto, who has been studying the art of 'ie'ie for 10 years, is researching the craft in order to revive and understand the art form. Call 842-8279 or 842-8297. Repeats Sept. 16. 9 Recycling Means Business in Hawai'i, DBEDT workshop on the economics of recycling, 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the East West Center's Jefferson Hall. Workshops and panel discussions with economists and recycling entrepreneurs. Call 599-1976, 587-2759 or 587-2766. 11 Hawaiian Quilt Registration Day on O'ahu. Volunteers of the Hawaiian Quilt Research Project will be registering pre-1960 Hawaiian quilts and patterns at Kawaiaha'o Church's Likeke Hall. O'ahu residents are invited to bring their Hawaiian appliqued quilts, Hawaiian flag quilts and patterns 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 quiltmaker as possible. Owners' names and photos of the quilts will not be released to the public without the owners' consent. There will also be lectures and demonstrations. Call 521-6905 or 239-9766.

12 Kamokila Hula Festival and Concert, a celebration of Hawai'i's music and dance, will raise funds for the Ko'iahi O Kaona Foundation's Hawaiian studies scholarships. Lanikūhonua (next to Paradise Cove, Kō 'Olina), 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Call Vicky Holt-Takamine at 4880092. 17 Hula Hou, free Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate lecture by Pomai Gaui, 10-11:30 a.m. at Lunalilo Home, 501 Kekāuluohi St. in Honolulu. Gaui is kumu hula of Ke Ahi o Ka Malulani and lectures on dances of Hawai'i at Windward Community College. Call 842-8279 or 8428297. 17 - Oct. 30 "Kānaka Maoli" exhibit of eontemporary Hawaiian artists at the Gallery 'Iolani, 'Iolani Building, Windward Community College. Features sculpture, ceramic, fiber arts, painting, photography. Free. For gallery hours eall Toni Martin at 235-1 140 or the gallery at 235-7346. Three special gallery events planned are: Sept. 17, opening reception 4-7 p.m. with dance, music and a ehanee to meet the more than 20 Hawaiian artists in the show. Oct. 1, 7-9 p.m., multimedia event with poetry reading, dance performance and music. Oct. 29 7-9 p.m., open forum with the artists in the show. 21 Designing Hōkūle'a and Hawai'iloa and the Application to the Modern Catamaran, free Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate lecture by Aikane

Catamaran's Rudy and Barry Choy, 6-7:30 p.m. in the Hawai'i Maritime Center Pacific Room, Pier 7, Honolulu. Participants are invited on a field trip, 9-1 1 a.m. Sept. 25. Call 842-8279 or 8428297. 25 A Day at Queen Emma Summer Palaee, festival and fund raiser by the Daughters of Hawai'i. Hawaiian music and dance, palaee tours, a living tableau of models in Victorian gowns, homemade jams and baked goods, Hawaiian books and crafts, and more. Adult admission is $3, $2 with Aloha Week ribbon. 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 2913 Pali Highway. Call 595-6291 . 25 Bankoh Nā Wāhine o ke Kai, 15th annual women's 40.8-mile Moloka'i-to-0'ahu six-person outrigger eanoe race. Finish at Duke Kahanamoku Beach, Hihon Hawaiian Village, Waikīkl. Call 262-7567. 25 Kāne'ohe Bay Pāpio Angling Tournament offers anglers a ehanee to participate in UH's pāpio research project and enjoy a day of fishing on Kāne'ohe Bay. Awards banquet at Windward Community College to follow. Registration limited to 100 teams totalling 400 people. Registration deadline is Sept. 13, $20 fee. 7:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Call 235-7422. 25 General membership meeting, O'ahu Councilof Hawaiian Civic Clubs, Ho'omaluhia Park conferenee room, 9:30 a.m. Call 64724692 evenings for information.