Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 33, Number 9, 1 Kepakemapa 2016 — Kepakemapa [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Kepakemapa

CALENDAR LISTINGS To have a looal event listed in our monthly calendar, email kwo@oha.org at least six weeks in advance. Make sure to include the location, price, date and time. If available, please attach a high-resolution (300 dpi) photograph with youremail.

RECENT ACQUISITIONS EXHTRTT OPENINU RECEPTTON Sept. 2, 6 to 9 p.m. Live music by slack key and 'ukulele master Led Kaapana celebrates the opening on HiSAM's newest exhibit featuring selectedrecent acquisitions. Museum galleries will be open, including "Ho'omau: The Perpetuation of Kapa," showcasing contemporary Hawaiian barkcloth. Free. Hawai'i State Art Museum, 586-9959. T OKINAWAN FESTIVAL 20T6 Sept. 3-4, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Celebrate Okinawan culture with food, entertainment, arts, crafts and Hawai'i's largest Japanese/Okinawan Obon dance. Free. Kapi'olani Park, www.facebook. eom/okina wanfe stival . ALOHA FESTIVALS Sept. 3, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. The Aloha Festivals kicks off with traditional hula, oli and an introduction of the royal court on the grounds of Helumoa, originally the home of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop. The Ali'i court members will receive their royal cloaks, helmets, head feather lei and other symbols of their reign. Free. Royal Hawaiian Hotel and Royal Hawaiian Center, Royal Grove, www.alo-hafestivals.com/aloha-events.htm. HAWAIIAN SLACK KEY GUITAR FESTIVAL Sept. 4, 1:30 to 7:30 p.m. Enjoy slack key guitar "Kailua Block Party Style" with 5-6 hours of music. Food and refreshments will be available throughout the day and free givaways include a Taylor guitar. Free. 151 Hekili Street, www.slackkeyfestival.com. HOMESTEAD LEADERSHIP SUMMIT MOLOKA'I Sept. 6, 5 to 8:30 p.m. This leadership summit is part of a statewide series hosted by the Sovereign Councils of the Hawaiian Homelands Assembly to provide updates on current

events, beneficiary rights and advocacy work underway at the loeal, state and federal levels. Free. Lanikeha Community Center, 529-1627. HILO HANAKAHI I KA UA KANI LEHUA Sept. 7, noon to 3 p.m. Hilo, of Chief Hanakahi, in the Kani Lehua rain refers to

peaee and blossoming of a new generation. Join OHA for the blessing of the new Hilo Resource Center - OHA East Hawai'i's new staff location - including an open house, heavy pupus and entertainment. Free. Waiākea Villas - Wailoa Plaza, RSVP at (808) 933-3106 orkamailep@oha.org. KUKANILOKO COMMUNITY PRESENTATION Sept. 15, 6:30 p.m. The Hawaiian Civic Club of Wahiawā, in association with OHA, will be hosting a presentation regarding Kukaniloko. Topics include education, watershed management and reforestation in an effort to solicit and consider community input. Free. Wahiawā District Park, http://parks. honolulu.gov/sdi/home.html or email

nghteouspromo@gmaLi.com. ^ 64TH ANNUAL WAIKĪKĪ HO'OLAULE'A Sept. 17, 7 to 10 p.m. ThisannualeventisHawai'i's largest block party, with Hawaiian music of various genres and performances by several hula

hālau. Hawaiiancrafts,flowerleiand island cuisine will be available for purchase. Free. Kalākaua Avenue, www.aloha festivals.com/aloha-events.htm HĀNAU KA UA - HAWAIIAN RAIN NAMES Sept. 22, 10 a.m. to noon Join the authors of "Hānau Ka Ua - Hawaiian Rain Names" for a journey into Hawaiian culture, oral tradition and literature. Presented by OHA Kaua'i, in partnership with Māile Foundation's Kaua'i Mokihana Festival, County of Kaua'i — Office of Eeonomie Development and Kaua'i Workforce Development Board. Free. Llhu'e Civic Center, Pi'ikoi Building, (808) 241-3390 or dkalikos@oha.org. 3RD ANNUAL REVIVE THE LIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL Sept. 23-25, 5 p.m.

Enjoy three nights of island music, with performances by 20 of Hawai'i's top artists. Friday and Saturday night will focus on Island Reggae, while Sunday will feature top Hawaiian traditional and contemporary artists. $40. Waiklkl Shell, www. blaisdellcenter.com/ailec_event/3rd-an-nual-revive-live-music-festival. MOLOKA'I CANOE FESTTVALSKULĀIA HO'OLAULE'A Sept. 23, 5 to 10 p.m. In conjunction with the Moloka'i to O'ahu Championship outrigger eanoe races, downtown Kaunakakai will be transformed into a block festival filled with Hawaiian entertainment, food vendors, loeal artisans, Moloka'i-made clothing lines, Hawaiian cultural practitioners and more. Free, Downtown Kaunakakai, kulaia . wix.com/kulaiamolokai . 70TH ANNUAL FLORAL PARADE Sept. 24, 9 a.m. to noon A colorful procession will head through Waikīkī with male and female pau horseback riders, floral floats, Hawaiian music, hula hālau and marching bands. Free. Ala Moana Park through Kalākaua Avenue to Kapi'olani Park, www.alohafestivals.com/ aloha-events.htm.

HAWAI'I ISLAND FESTTVAĪ OF RTRDS

Sept. 24-25, 7 a.m. Celebrating the opening of the Hawai'i Island Coast to Coast birding trail, this event features expert guest

speakers, a tradeshow tor outdoor and birdina eauip-

ment, a children's corner, a bird-themed arts and crafts fair, photography and painting workshops, guided field trips and interaction with naturalists and bird

experts. $10 admission to the main event, with additional fees for special activities. Sheraton Kona Resort and Spa at Keauhou Bay, hawaiibirdingtrails.files.wordpress. com/20 1 6/06/festival-details.pdf. WOMEN'S 38TH ANNUAL MOLOKA'I TO O'AHU Sept. 25 Nā Wahine O Ke Kai's 38th Annual Moloka'i to O'ahu Canoe race starts at Hale O Lono Harbor, Moloka'i, and ends of Duke Kahanamoku Beach in Waikīkī. Free. www.nawahineokekai.com. ■

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> Ms. Aloha Nui Pageant Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel, Sept . 2, 5:30 p.m. $15 entry > Falsetto Contest Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel, Sept . 3, 5:30 p.m. $15 entry > Poke Contest Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort, Sept. 10, 11 a.m. $15 entry > Waimea Paniolo Parade Sept. 7, 10 a.m. ROUTE: Church Row, through Waimea town to Waimea Park Parade application, contactM. Akana, (808) 936-3706 > Waimea Ho'olaule'a Sept. 17, 11 a.m., Waimea Park, immediately following Paniolo Parade OTHER ROYAL COURT APPEARANCES > Festival of Aloha, Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel, Aug. 28, 9 a.m. > Kupuna Ilula Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa, Sept . 14, 5 p.m.

AUSTIN KINO SPEAKS AT STUDY HALL Sept . 6, 6:30 p.m. Apprentice navigator Austin Kino will speak about the practice and tradition of Hawai'i's ancestral deep-sea voyaging and non-instrument navigation, drawing in part from his experience sailing with the Hōkūle'a crew to Tahiti on the first leg of the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage. Free. The Study at The Modern, themodern honolulu.com.

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Austin Kino was part of the crew for the first leg of Hōkūle'a's worldwide voyage. - Photo: Courtesy ofthe Polynesian Voyaging Society

Bird watchers ean look for 'l'iwi, the scarlet Hawaiian honey creeper. - Photo: Don Coons