Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 24, Number 2, 1 Pepeluali 2007 — NĀ HANANA EVENTS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NĀ HANANA EVENTS

Pa'a Ka La'a exhibit Through Aphl 22 Native art from around the world is featured in Bishop Museum's latest exhibit in the Vestibule Gallery. 8473511 or bishopmuseum.org. Hawai'i and lts People exhibit Through May 6 Through the illustrations of artists Jacques Arago and Louis Choris, both of whom visited the islands in the early 19th century, we ean see what Hawai'i was like just before and after the death of Kamehameha I. Honolulu Academy of Arts. 532-8700 or honoluluacademy.org. Hawaiian printmakers exhibit Fri., Feb. 9 through May There's no better way to enjoy art than during a lomilomi. Fifteen Hawaiian printmakers share their work in the newest art exhibit at the Moku Ola Hawaiian Healing Center in Koko Marina, O'ahu. 394-6658 or mokuolahawaii.com. Hawaiian tools and sculpture lecture Sun., Feb. 1 1, 2 p.m. Tom Pieo lectures on Polynesian tattoo, contemporary Hawaiian sculpture and traditional Hawaiian tools such as stone adzes. Free. Volcano Art Center, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. 808-967-8222 or volcanoartcenter.org. Hālau i ka Wēkiu hō'ike Sat„ Feb. 17, 5 p.m. Proceeds from this hula show and eoncert will help the Pauoa-based Hālau i ka Wēkiu get themselves and their coolers full of lei to Hilo for the Merrie Monarch Festival. $18-$33. 528-0506 or hawaiitheatre.com. Native storyteller festival Sun„ Feb. 18, 10 a.m. Natives from Hawai'i, Alaska and Massachusetts will tell their stories in the Mary Kawena Pūku'i Performing Arts Festival. $3. Bishop Museum. 847-3511 or bishopmuseum.org. Waimea Town Celebration Fri„ Feb. 23-Sat„ Feb. 24 The sleepy town of Waimea shows that Kaua'i knows how to throw a party. Celebration includes a paniolo

show, 'ukulele competition and the Kilohana Long Distance Canoe Race. 808-338-1332 or wkbpa.org/events. html. Kaua'i hula conference Fri„ Feb. 23-Sun„ Feb. 25 "E Pili Kākou i Ho'okahi" is a noncompetitive hula celebration, featuring workshops, arts and crafts, a show and a ho'olaule'a. Hilton Kaua'i Beach Resort, Līhu'e. $175 for full conference, $10-$20 eaeh for hō'ike and ho'olaule'a. 808-521-5852 or epilikakou-kauai.org. Polynesian plant festival Sat„ Feb. 24, 9 a.m. Cultural practitioners, scientists and horticulturalists will share their knowledge of native plants at this festival, whieh will include advice booths, lectures, cultural demonstrations, food, plant sale and more. Free admission. Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Captain Cook, Hawai'i Island. 808-323-3318. Lost Maritime Cultures Feb. 24 through April 15 This groundbreaking, three-section exhibit will trace the indigenous cultures of Oeeania to their possible origins in China, through major archaeological discoveries found in Southeast China of indigenous people from up to 7,000 years ago. Bishop Museum. 847-3511 or bishopmuseum.org. Mākaha Sons in Hilo Sat„ Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m. Westside boys in an Eastside town. The always-entertaining Mākaha Sons take a trip out to Hilo's Palaee Theater for a night of superb harmonies and lots of fun. $30. 934-7010 or hilopalace.com. George Nā'ope Kāne Hula Festival Thu„ March 1-Sat„ March 3 The Merrie Monarch Festival isn't the only hula competition bearing Nā'ope's fingerprints. Kāne vie for awards in kahiko, 'auana and even kupuna waltz. Hilo Meishoin Mission, 97 Olonā St., Hawai'i Island. 969-3003. Stories of Pele Sat„ March 3, 7:30 p.m. Pualani Kanaka'ole Kanahele and

Nālani Kanaka'ole, along with their Hālau o Kekuhi, tell the epie mo'olelo of Pele, the goddess of fire, through hula and music. Special guests include Keali'i Reichel and Ledward Ka'apana. $10-$40. Castle Theater, Maui. 808-242-7469 or mauiarts.org. Heiau photo exhibit March 3-April 16 Miehael Shewmaker trekked across 175 miles of the famed Ala Kahakai

trail on Hawai'i Island to capture images of ancient Hawaiian heiau using a large format camera, a popular device in the early 20th century that required the photographer to duck under a cloth while shooting. The seven black and white shots featured in the exhibit "Heiau" are 30 by 40-inch canvas-like prints full of intricate detail. Volcano Art Center Gallery, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Hawai'i Island. 808-967-8222 or volcanoartcenter.org. ^

Detail of ū lorger imoge of ū fishing heiau, whieh will be featured in a Volcano Arf Cenfer phofo exhibit of sacred Hawūiian temples on Hawai'i lsland. - Photo: (ourtesy of Miehael Shewmaker