Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 29, Number 12, 1 Kekemapa 2012 — kēkēmapa [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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v CHRISTMAS IN POLYNESIA Dec. 7-15, Mon., Wed., Fri, and Sat. Dec. 17-22, Mon.-Sat. Canoes runfrom 6:50 p.m. 'Tis the season for a holly, jolly eanoe ride as the Polynesian Cultural Center welcomes the return of its 25-minute holiday-themed experience that winds through a live production of "The Littlest Star." Enjoy elaborate Christmas lights, decorations and musical performances. $10-$8. Kama'āina Annual Pass holders may take one free ride per night. 0r, bring a canned good donation for the Hawai'i Foodbank and receive $2 off. 293-3333 on O'ahu, toll free (800) 367-7060, or polynesia.com.

KAWAIAHA'O CHURCH ALI'I SUNDAYS Sun., Dec. 9 honoring King Kamehameha V; Dec. 16, honoring Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, 9-11 a.m. Kawaiaha'o Church celebrates Hawaiian royals of particular importance to the church through special Sunday services timed around their birthdays. Hawaiian civic clubs and royal societies, dressed in full regalia, pay tribute, including the Royal Order of Kamehameha I, 'Ahahui Ka'ahumanu, Hale O Nā Ali'i O Hawai'i, and Daughters and Sons of Hawaiian Warriors-Māmakakaua. Kawaiaha'o Church. Free. (808) 469-3000 or kawaiahao.org. HONOLULU GIFT FAIR Fri.-Sun., Dec. 14-16 Wrap up your Christmas shopping with locally made gifts perfect for everyone on your list. Vendors will be selling antiques and eollectibles, apparel, arts and crafts, books and music, coins, gadgets and toys, heahh and beauty items, jewelry, 'ono treats, pet gifts and more. Neal Blaisdell Center, Exhi-

bition Hall. Free. (808) 942-3 110 or honolulugiftfair.com. NĀ MEA HAWAI'I HULA KAHIKO PERFORMANCE Sat, Dec. 15, 10:50 a.m. Kllauea, home of volcano goddess Pele, inspires the sharing of traditional hula and chants

Nā Leo Lani 0 Maui, led by co-directors Gale Wisehart, pictured, and Uluwehi Guerrero, presents "The Bells Ring Out" just in time for Christmas. - Courtesy photo

as the Volcano Art Center sponsors a performance featuring Ana Nawahine-Kahoopii's Waimea hālau, Kahula 'O Nāwāhine Noho Pu'ukapu. Presented without electronic ampliheahon, the performanee takes plaee rain or shine at the hulaplatformfacing Halema'uma'u Crater. There are also hands-on eultural demonstrations before

and after the performance at the center's gallery. Free; national park entrance fees apply. (808) 967-8222 or volcanoartcenter.org. NĀ LEO LANI O MAUI HOLIDAY CONCERT Sat, Dec. 15, 7:50 p.m., and Sun., Dec. 16 at 5 p.m. Maui's favorite Hawaiian community choir, Nā Leo Lani O Maui, presents its fourth annual holiday concert, "The Bells Ring Out," just in time for Christmas. Under the direction of Gale Wisehart and Uluwehi Guerrero, more than 80 heavenly voices

will grace the stage to share their passion for song, Hawaiian eulture and language. 'īao Theatre in Wailuku. $20. (808) 281-6547. ■

An evening concert with slack key master Ledward Ka'apana promises intoxicating falsetto and kolohe charm. - Courtesy photos: MCC SLACK KEY MASTERS WITH LEDWARD KA'APANA Thurs., Jan. 10, 7:50 p.m. Ledward Ka'apana, known as the Hawaiian "grand master" of slack key guitar makes another star turn as a special guest in the Slack Key Masters' series. Enjoy an evening of intoxicating falsetto singing and laugh along with Ka'apana's kolohe charm. Grammy Award winner George Kahumoku Jr. opens the show with music and storytelling. Maui Arts and Cultural Center, McCoy Studio Theater. $25; $45 VIP. (808) 242-7469 or mauiarts.org.

SONGS OF OUR ALI'I Sat, Jan. 5, 7:50 p.m. Kiek off 2013 with a concert featuring three celebrated wāhine entertainers paying tribute to Hawaiian royals through mele. Haunani Apoliona, Ku'uipo Kumukahi and Helene Woodward will perform together in the Maui Arts and Cultural Center's first Hawaiian music concert of the new year. Apoliona, an OHA trustee, is a member of the acclaimed Hawaiian music group Olomana. Musi-cian-songstress Kumukahi has received numerous Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards, and Woodward, who plays upright bass, has performed with hālau hula and with the Islanders at the Halekūlani Hotel for decades. McCoy Studio Theater. $35. (808) 242-7469 or mauiarts.org.

Ku'uipo Kumukahi, pictured, joins Haunani Apoliona and Helene Woodward for a night eelebrating Songs of Our Ali'i at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center Jan. 5.

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