Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 16, Number 6, 1 Iune 1999 — Ceremony workshops [ARTICLE]

Ceremony workshops

Welina ke aloha iā kākou e ko Hawai'i, mai ka lā hiki akalā kau. Hawai'i is host to the 5th World Indigenous People's Conference on Education (WIPCE), Aug. 1 - 7 in Hilo. Some 5,000 indigenous people from around the world are expected to attend. In order to properly greet our guests in a traditional manner, an opening ceremony is scheduled for Aug. 1 at Hilo One (known also as Hilo bay front). According to Kekuhi Kana-hele-Frias of the opening ceremonies committee, all are weleome to participate. Participants will take part in oli (chant) and hula, en masse. Pre-ceremony workshops are necessary, and are free and open to all. Registration to attend the conference is still being accepted. For information on the ceremony workshops or the conferenee itself, eall the WIPCE office in Hilo at 934-7722, or email wipc@hawaii.edu, or write to WIPCE, P.O. Box 6159, Hilo, HI 96720-8923.

O'ahu — June 18, 6 - 9 p.m., Ha!eviwa Elementary School Library; June 19, 9 a.m. - noon, Windward QLCC; 1 - 4 p.m. Hawaiian Planta- : tion Village; 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Kamehameha Schools, Kekūhaupivo Gymnasium; 2 - 5 p.m. WaPanae QLCC; 6 - 9 p.m. UH Mōnoa Center for Hawaiian Studies. Kaua'i — June 18, 5 - 8 p.m. KCC Campus Center. Lōna'i — June 24, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m., Kupuna Community Center. Moloka'i — June 25, 6 - 9 p.m., Moloka'i High School Gym. Maui — June 26, 9 a.m. - noon. Maui Community College. ■