Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 11, Number 2, 1 ʻAukake 1994 — He mau hanana [ARTICLE]

He mau hanana

A calendar of events

6 Aukake (August) through Aug. 6 Friends of the Library of Hawai'i Book Sale, featuring more than 70 tons of books, magazines, maps, pamphlets, sheet music, records, and audio and video tapes. Many items sell for under $1. McKinley High School auditorium,10 a.m. - 8 p.m. through Aug. 5, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Aug. 6. Call 487-7449. 1 "The Sky Tonight," Bishop Museum planetarium program on the stars, constellations and planets visible in Hawai'i's sky. Repeats first Monday of every month. Reservations required. $3.50, free to museum members. Weather permitting, the museum's observatory will be open for viewing after the program (observatory viewing is free). Call 8478201. 4-6 Queen Lili'uokalani Keiki Hula Competition, featuring more than 500 keiki ages 6-12 representing 25 hālau. Miss and Master Keiki Hula 1994 will be selected Aug. 4; hula kahiko will be performed

on Aug. 5; hula 'auana on Aug. 6. Neal S. Blaisdell Center Arena, 6 p.m. Aug. 4-5, noon Aug. 6. Tickets $6.50 and $7.50. Call 521-6905. 6 Forestry hike, moderate hike exploring the forestry of the Makiki-Tantalus area with Hawai'i Nature Center forester Ron Cannarella. $3 for members, $5 for nonmembers. Starts at 9 a.m. Reservations required. Call 955-0100. 7 Ancient Hawaiian Ways, Hawai'i Nature Center program exploring ancient Hawaiian fashions. games. and muddy work in the lo'i kalo. 9:30 - 1 1:30 a.m. $3 for members, $5 for nonmembers. Reservations required. Call 9550100. 12-13 Ka Hīmeni 'Ana, 12th annual Hawaiian song contest encouraging the singing of Hawaiian songs in the traditional way: without amplification. Open to amateurs and professionals of all ages. UH-Mānoa Orvis Auditorium, 8 p.m. Tickets are $6, $8 and $10. Call 842-0421.

9& 19 Kilo Hōkū at Haleakalā, an evening of stargazing and star lore presented by the national Park Service, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. at Hosmer Grove, Haleakalā Naūonal Park. Dress warmly and bring a flashlight, beach mat, binoculars and hot drink. Call 572-9306. 17-20 Issues regarding Hawaiian sovereignty and heahh statistics of Hawaiians are among the topics to be discussed at the 1 lth annual conference of the Pacific Islander and Asian American Ministry of the United Church of Christ. Featured speakers include the Rev. Kaleo Patterson, and event will culminate with a lū'au on Aug. 20. Call 949-2329. 20 Hawai'i 50th Club's 31st Annual Lū'au at the Western Washington Fairgrounds in Puyallup, Washington, featuring Teresa Bright & Friends, Hawaiian food, entertainment and dancing. Reserved seating only, donation is $25 per person. Call (206) 535-1088.

20-21 Arts Hawai'i Festival, a gathering of some of the best traditional and modem artists and craftspeople in the state, featuring clothing, jewelry, pottery, dolls and toys, koa wood items, traditional Hawaiian art, contemporary fine art, books, and more. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Thomas Square Park, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Academy Arts Center. Call 7376488 or 622-1049. 21 Bankoh Kī Hō'alu (Gabby Pahinui/Atta Isaacs Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival), 12th annual concert featuring Hawai'i's best slack-key guitarists, presented by Bank of Hawai'i and the City and County of Honolulu. 4-9 p.m., Ala Moana Park McCoy Pavilion. Free. Call 537-8660. 26-27 E Ho'omau Ka Hā Hawai'i, 17th annual hō'ike by and benefit for Kuhai Hālau Kawaikapuokalani Pā 'Olapa Kahiko, under the direction of Kawaikapuokalani Hewett. Guest performers include Aunty Genoa Keawe, Kawai Cockett, and the Mākaha Sons (Friday Aug. 26);

and Hawaiian Heart, Olomana, and the Lim Family (Saturday Aug. 27). 7 p.m., Castle High School's Ron Bright Auditorium. For ticket information, eall 2599253. 28 Hulihe'e Band Concert honoring King Kamehameha III (Kauikeaouli), 4 p.m. on the Hulihe'e Palace's oeean lānai in Kailua-Kona. Free. Presented by Daughters of Hawai'i. Call 3265634. ' Kepakemapa (September) 15-23 Woods of Hawai'i '94, woodworking competition and exhibit featuring Hawaiian-grown woods. Woodworkers are expected to submit pieces ranging from fumiture to bowls to decorative items. Of interest to those interested in-_ fine woodworking, Hawaiian wood products, architectural and interior design, and Hawai'i's forests. Ala Moana Center exhibition center. Free. Call 523-6354.