Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 30, Number 11, 1 November 2013 — nowemapa [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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PA'I KAKA'AKO ARTS AND MUSIC FEST Sat, Nov. 9, 10 a.m. -4 p.m. Sponsored in part by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, there is something for the entire family to enjoy at this new festival, including all-day entertainment, art, cultural and wellness activities. Arts and crafts booths include lauhala items, jewelry, carvings, clothing, paintings, ceramics and quilts. Health screenings will be offered and a tent with Hawaiian games and interactive activities for the keiki is a must-see. Kaka'ako Makai Gateway Park. Free. 792-0890 or www.paifoundation.org. NĀ MELE MAE'OLE - NEVER FADING SONGS Sat, Nov. 9, 6 p.m. Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame wraps up its three-part fundraiser concert series with a tribute to the 1960s-'70s Hawaiian Renaissance and the resurgence of interest in Hawaiian language, culture and music. Performers are Ka Leo Hawai'i - Hawaiian language students under Larry Lindsey Kauanoe Kimura

- a key group that helped spark the modern Hawaiian-language movement, and Ku'uipo Kumukahi and the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame Serenaders performing anthems for change and other mele reflective of the era. Kawaiaha'o Church. $30. 392-3649 or admin @ hmhof.org . HERITAGE FILMS: KULEANA Sun., Nov. 10, 3 p.m. This filmcollaboration among 4 Miles LLC, the Kamehameha Publishing Kumukahi Project and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs takes the audience on a huaka'i throughout the pae 'āina (archipelago), to shine light on the good work being done by many in the community to ensure that laws are being followed to protect iwi kupuna, precious resources, sacred sites and traditional rights. A talk story will follow the film. McCoy Studio Theater at Maui Arts & Cultural Center. $10. (808) 2427469 or mauiarts.org.

KAILI CHUN EXHIBIT Tliurs.-Sat, Nov. 14-Dec. 14; opening reception 6-8 p.m. Tliurs. The next iteration of Kaili Chun's "Veritas II" will grace the walls of the ii gallery in the form of a dozen photographs taken last year by Erin Yuasa over a 24-hour period of 50 8-foot-tall steel cages installed by Chun at Waimānalo Beach Park. View the evolution and movement of light, shadows and tides around the fixed cages as day phased into night and back to day again. Ii Gallery, 687 Auahi St. in Kaka'ako, Gallery hours are 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Tues. through Fri., and 1 1 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. Free. 343-0240 or www.facebook. com/iigallery. SURF ART AND THE SURFER Fri.-Sat, Nov. 15-16, 7-11 p.m. An inaugural art show featuring live entertainment, vendors and a celebration of surf culture. Artists like Welzie, John Carper, Mark Brown and Mario Quezada lend their talents, with a portion of art-sale proceeds going to support Surfing the Nations outreach programs, whieh include feeding the hungry, mentoring at-risk youth through surfing, and afterschool art and tutoring programs. Surfer's Coffee Bar, 63 Kamehameha Highway in Wahiawā. Free admission. 622-6234 or www. surfingthena tions . com/art- sho w. MAP2 EXHIBIT Through Sat, Nov. 16 The unique art exhibit MAP2 (Maoli.An. Pedagogy); Visions ofthe Future continues through mid-November with mind-bending sculptures by artist Kazu Kauinana, as well as painting and illustrations by Lilette Subedi, Solomon Enos, Kahiau Beamer and Pete Britos. Gallery hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon. through Sat. Hawai'i Pacific University Art Gallery, Hawai'i Loa Campus in Kāne'ohe. Free admission and parking. www.hpu.edu.

E MAU ANA KA HULA Sat, Nov. 16, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. This seventh annual event pays tribute to the "Merrie Monarch" King David Kalākaua with a day of hula featuring kumu hula and students from around the state, Japan and Europe. Loeal arts and crafts vendors and 'ono food round out the day. Free. (Also, participate in hula workshops on Fri. and Sat., Nov. 15 and 16. $20 per workshop or three workshops for $50.) Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa at Keauhou Bay. Info and workshop registration, www. emauanakahula . org . MOVIE FUNDRAISER Sat, Nov. 23, 5-9 p.m. The Native Hawaiian Legal Corp.'s third annual movie fundraiser will feature Islands ofSanctuary, the fourth film from the Stand-

ing on Sacred Ground series. The film follows Native Hawaiians andAboriginal Australians as they defend their lands and protect the environment. Mamiya Theatre at Saint Louis School, 3142 Wai'alae Ave. in Honolulu. $75 general, $25 students; includes pūpū, live music by Hi'ikua, silent auction and valet parking. Tickets and info, 521-2302 or www. nhlchi.org. NAKE'U AWAI FASHION SHOW Sat, Dec. 7, 9:30 a.m. Nake'u Awai presents a Christmas-themed musical revue of fashions, "Blue Skies Smiling at Me," featuring performances by Randy and Gay Hongo, and Aaron Salā. The event starts with a holiday marketplace from 9:30 until 1 1 a.m. featuring top-notch crafts people offering feather goods, lauhala hats, kapa, books and plants. The marketplace is followed by a luneheon and the show. A collection sale will follow. $60 for the show and luneh. Ko'olau Ballrooms in Kāne'ohe. 841-1221. ■

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This image, although notone of Erin Yuasa's, provides a glimpse of Kaili Chun's "Veritas II" installation lastyear at Waimānalo Beach Park. - Courtesy photo

Aboriginal Australians and Native Hawaiians reclaim their lands in the film "lslands of Sanctuary." - Courtesy: Standing on Sacred Ground