Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 25, Number 1, 1 January 2008 — IANUALI CALENDAR [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

IANUALI CALENDAR

LIVE FROM THE LAWN: GRAMMY NOMINEES Fri„ Jan. 1 1, 5 to 9 p.m. Many of the Grammy nominees for the year's Best Hawaiian Music Alhum will showcase their talent for Hawai'i fans just weeks before the gala Grammy Awards, slated for Los Angeles in February. This free preview concert will be simulcast locally on KITV and OC16 later in January. Front lawn of the Hawai'i State Art Museum, 250 Hotel St., Honolulu. 586-9959 or www.hawaii.gov/sfca/ whatsnew.php ?article_id=44 . (See Grammy story, page 24) NATURAL HAWAIIAN MEDICINE Sun„ Jan. 13, 2 p.m. 'Ohana Sunday at Niaulani presents "Hawaiian

Medicinal Plants and Lomi Lomi" with Dane Silva, a teacher and traditional Hawaiian healer who uses talk story and live demonstration to share how Hawaiian plants ean help improve wellness. Free, calabash donations

weleome. Volcano Art Center's Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village. 808-967-8222 or www.volcanoartcenter.org. CHOKE JOKE TIME WITH DA BRUDDAHS

Fri„ Jan. 18, 7:30 p.m. James Roche and Tony Silva - best known and beloved as Da Bruddahs - plumh the depths of loeal lifestyle and emerge with plenty of targets for their slapstick satire, from surfer slippahs to slippery politicians. This is a rare ehanee to see the OC16 TV duo bring their silly

slew of characters alive on stage. ■ $25, half price for kids 12 I

and under. Maui Arts and Cultural Center, H McCoy Studio H Theater. 808- & '

242-7469 or www. mauiarts. org.

PORTRAITS OF A HAWAIIAN PAST UNVEILED Sat„ Jan. 1 9, 9 a.m.

Bishop Museum unveils thousands of 18th and 19th century paintings, depicting Hawaiian life and

landscape during the time of first western contact.

These art works, whieh belong to the muse-

um's permanent eollee lion.

include newly restored watercolors and oils by such noted artists as John Webber and Louis Choris, who aeeompanied early European explorers to Hawai'i.

Regular museum admission

applies. Bishop Museum, in the newly renovated Picture Gallery and

Atrium Lobby. 8484135 or www.bishopmuseum.org.

KAUATS BEST KANIKAPILA Mon„ Jan. 21, 6 to 9 p.m. For 25 years, Kaua'i's E Kanikapila

Kākou series has reigned supreme as an original way to learn one song a month from a featured Hawaiian music group. This year's opener will be led by composers David Kawika Kahiapo, Dean Wilhelm and Walter Keale. They'll bring sheet music and teach both the chords and mana'o of a chosen composition. Bring your instruments or just eome to share in the chalangalang fun. Island School, main hall, in Līhu'e. 808-245-2733 or http://gardenislandarts.org/ekk.html. MOLOKA'I MAKAHIKI Sat„ Jan. 26, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Moloka'i invites everyone to Ka Moloka'i Makahiki, a traditional Hawaiian celebration of harvest time and peaee. Enter the makahiki eompetition and win prizes. Tune up your voice for the oli competition. Features plenty of hands-on art and hula and music performances. Mitchell Pauole Center in the heart of Kaunakakai Town. For information: Shirley Rawlins, 553-3214. THE ALA WAI CHALLENGE Sun„ Jan. 27, begins at 8 a.m. Join a team and compete in ancient Hawaiian makahiki sports ranging from little-known indigenous dart throwing to the well-known pursuit of paddling outrigger canoes. Paddling legend Nappy Napolean and his Ānuenue crew will operate "eanoe shuttle" to and from site. Ceremonies also set to honor great Hawaiian surf legends. Also includes performances by Melveen Leed, Brother Noland, Mike Ka'a'awa, plus several hālau and a variety of food and craft vendors. Ala Wai Canal. Free. All proceeds from team entry fees to benefit the Waikīkī Community Center. 923-1802 or www.waikikicommunitycenter.org/ WCC Ala WaiChallenge .html . 'IOLANI LUAHINE HULA CELEBRATION Sat„ Feb. 2 to Sun. Feb. 3 He Lei Hiwa A O No Wahine 'Iolani Luahine Hula Festival and Hula Competition honors Hawai'i Island's cherished cultural historian and legendary hula authority 'Iolani Luahine, through dance performances, taik story, workshops and films. $5. H Kona Inn lawn overlooking Kailua Bay. 808-935-3461 or

HANANA • EVENTS

Above: Dū Braddah's. Below: New Zealand's Atamira Dance Collective . - Photos: Courtesyof the MauiArts and Cultural Center

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