Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 37, Number 3, 1 March 2020 — Malaki [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Malaki

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

'IMI PONO FUNDRAISER March 7, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be performances by the students at Ke Kula Kaiapuni O Pū'ōhala, preschoolers of Pūnana Leo o Ko'olau Poko, and more. Also expect vendors, raffles, inflatables, cultural activities, Hawaiian food and other booths. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the Hawaiian culture and language, and about a Hawaiian Immersion education program. Event hosted by Hui Makua o Pū'ōhala. Contact huimakuaopuohala@gmail.com for more information or eall (808)3055990. Pū'ōhala Elementary School. Honolulu, O'ahu. THE HONOLULU FESTIVAL March 7 to March 8, varying schedule The Honolulu Festival, a diverse celebration of Asia-Pacific eultures, people and traditions will excite Honolulu with cultural performances, a grand Waikīkī Grand Parade, and a spectacular Nagaoka Fireworks show. The Honolulu Festival is made possible by the nonprofit Honolulu Festival Foundation with help from

Hawai'i Tourism's Enrichment Program. For more information and the festival program, please visit honolulufestival.com. Hawai'i Convention Center, Ala Moana Center, Waikīkī Beach Walk and International Marketplace. Honolulu, O'ahu. HOMEOWNERSHIP AND FINANCIAL STABILITY WORKSHOP March 7, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Nānākuli Housing Corporation is offering free workshops in homeownership and financial stability. Luneh and refreshments are provided. Enrollment is limited. Call 520-2607 to register. This workshop is at the Nānākuli Housing Corporation Training Center at Kalaeloa. Additional workshops will be offered in April, May and June. FREE. Kalaeloa, O'ahu. 2020 HAU'ULA HO'OLAULE'A 2020 March 7 A one-day event connecting participants to Hawaiian culture and practices including music, hula, song, wood carving, poi pound-

ing, weaving, lei making, lā'au lapa'au, traditional food, and Nā Kilo 'Āina activities to help assess watershed heahh, stories about and stewardship of Maunawila Heiau. Sponsored by Hui O Hau'ula, this event made possible by a grant from OHA. For more information contact Dorothy Kelly Paddock at dotty.kellypaddock@gmail.com or 255-6944. FREE. Asia Pacific International School Campus, 54-230 Kamehameha Hwy. Hau'ula, O'ahu. AN EVENING WITH MAKANA March 7, 7:00 p.m. & March 8, 2:00 p.m. Makana is a singer, composer and master of the indigenous Hawaiian Slack-Key guitar tradition. His original music has been featured on thee Grammy-nominated albums, including the soundtrack of the Academy-Award winning film "The Descendants," starring George Clooney. This event is made possible by the Kahilu Theatre and their supporters. Visit kahilutheatre.org for more information and to purchase tickets. Tickets

are $65/$35. Kahilu Theatre. Kamuela, Hawai'i Island. KAWEHEWEHE: NATIVE HAWAIIAN HEALTH & WELLNESS FAIR March 12, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Learn about 'ai pono (healthy eating), lā'au lapa'au (medicinal plants), lomilomi and more at the Native Hawaiian Heahh & Wellness Fair. This event is hosted by Kapi'olani Comnrunity College and sponsored by a U.S. DOE Title III Native-Hawaiian Serving Grant. Everyone is weleome. FREE. Kapi'olani Community College Great Lawn. Honolulu, O'ahu. HILI KUKUI DYE WORKSHOP March 14. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Join us for a hands-on session with Kumu Loko'olu Quintero to learn more about making dye from hili kukui, the inner bark of the kukui tree. Eaeh participant will go home with a small vial of this tannin-rich natural dye. This event is hosted by the Mānoa Heritage Center. Everyone is weleome. Register at manoaheritagecenter.org,

$20 fee. Mānoa Heritage Center, 2856 O'ahu Avenue. Honolulu, O'ahu. KAHA NATIVE PLANT GARDEN Mar. 14, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Volunteers at Kaha Garden are taught to identify the native and Invasive plants, how to properly propagate and where to plant different species to maximize their ecological benefits, and how to properly remove invasive species. This event is brought to you by Hui o Ko'olaupoko. To RSVP and to learn more about this event please contact Jamie Miller at volunteer@huihawaii.org. FREE. Kaha Garden. Kailua, O'ahu. BRANDT MINI-SYMPOSIUM: ANCESTRAL CREATION STORIES March 17, 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Join us for a presentation on Ancestral Creation Stories with experts in ancestral knowledge from Aotearoa, Hawai'i, Tahiti and Tonga. This event is sponsored by the Gladys Kamakakūokalani Brandt Chair of Comparative Poly-

10TH ANNUAL ANAHOLA PRINCE KUHIŌ DAY CELEBRATION March 14 The celebration focuses on education, culture, heahh and wellness and features performances, arts & crafts, and food booths to affirm the leadership, stewardship, and visionofPrinceKūhiō. Sponsored by Ka Hale Pono, ine., this event made possible by a grant from OHA. For more information eontact Lorna Contrades at khpono@ gmail.com or 639-1754. FREE. Anahola Beach Park, DHHL Lawn. Anahola, Kaua'i. PRINCE KŪHIŌ SPEECH COMPETITION March 26, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Gather to watch students from across O'ahu participate in a speech competition in Center Court in celebration of Prince Kūhiō's birthday. The competition is presented by the Council

for Native Hawaiian Affairs and Ka Waihona, a charter school in Nānākuli. FREE. Ka Makana Ali'i. Kapolei, O'ahu. 2020 PRINCE KŪHIŌ FESTIVALS PARADE AND HO'OLAULE'A March 28, 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. This year for the first time, the Prince Kūhiō Parade has relocated to Kapolei! The 2020 Prince Kūhiō Parade honors and gives tribute to Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana'ole, "Ke Ali'i Maka'āinana," the Citizen Prince. Starting at Kapolei Hale, a eommunity parade will make its way down Kapolei Parkway, ending at Ka Makana Ali'i Center for a free community Ho'olaule'a evening celebration, featuring loeal entertainment, food, crafts, and more. Learn more at hawaiianeouneil. org/kuhio FREE. Ka Makana Ali'i. Kapolei, O'ahu.

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nesian Studies and hosted by BYUH. For more information contact Dr. Tēvita Ka'ili at tevita.kaili@byuh.edu . FREE. B YUH Herber J. Grant Building. Lā'ie, O'ahu. BRANDT MINI-SYMPOSIUM: STARS AND TEMPLES March 18, 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Join us for a presentation on Polynesian Stars and Temples with experts in ancestral knowledge from Aotearoa, Hawai'i, Tahiti and Tonga. This event is sponsored by the Gladys Kamakakūokalani Brandt Chair of Comparative Polynesian Studies and hosted by B YUH. For more information contact Dr. Tēvita Ka'ili at tevita.kaili@ byuh.edu . FREE. BYUH Herber J. Grant Building. Lā'ie, O'ahu. HOMEOWNERSHIP AND FINANCIAL STABILITY WORKSHOP March 21, 9:00 a.m, to 5:00 p.m. Nānākuli Housing Corporation is offering free workshops in homeownership and financial stability. Luneh and refreshments are provided. Enrollment is limited. Call 520-2607 to register. This workshop is at the Nānākuli Public Library. Additional workshops will be offered in April, May and June. FREE. Nānākuli, O'ahu. 4TH ANNUAL HAWAIIAN STEEL GUITAR FESTIVAL March 21, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The 2020 Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival will feature performances by six NextGen keiki steel guitar players and musicians and Hawaiian steel guitarists Alan Akaka, Jeff Au Hoy, Bobby Ingano, Kapono Lopes and Greg Sardinha. The annual festival is presented by Ka Makana Ali'i and the Hawai'i Institute for Music Enrichment and Learning Experiences in association with the Ke Kula Mele Hawai'i School of Hawaiian Music. For more information go to: hawaiiansteelguitarfestival. eom/kma. FREE. Ka Makana Ali'i. Kapolei, O'ahu. MAHINA 'AI March 21 This event features five workshops with mālama 'āina activities to teach participants about Hawaiian farming, indigenous crops, mo'olelo, and eultural practices relevant to this wahi pana. Workshops will be led by experienced

practitioners, and attendees will receive ! luneh made with native foods. Spon- ! sored by Pōhāhā i Ka Lani, this event ! made possible by a grant from OHA. For ! more information contact Jesse Potter at ! jesse.k.potter@gmail.com or 936-9610. ! FREE. Lalakea, Mahiki, 48-5561 A | Waipi'o Valley Road, Honoka'a, ! Hawai'i. BRANDT MINI-SYMPOSIUM: ANCESTRAL CREATION STORIES March 25, 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Join us for a presentation on Ancestral ! Creation Stories with experts in ances- ! tral knowledge from Aotearoa, Hawai'i, ! Tahiti and Tonga. This event is spon- ! sored by the Gladys Kamakakūokalani ! Brandt Chair of Comparative Polynesian ! Studies and hosted by Kamakakūoka- ! lani Center for Hawaiian Studies. For ! more information contact Dr. Lilikalā ! Kame'eleihiwa at lilikala@hawaii.edu. ! FREE. Hālau o Haumea, UH Mānoa. ! Honolulu, O'ahu. BRANDT MINI-SYMPOSIUM: STARS AND TEMPLES March 26, 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Join us for a presentation on Poly- ! nesian Stars and Temples with experts ! in ancestral knowledge from Aote- ! aroa, Hawai'i, Tahiti and Tonga. This ! event is sponsored by the Gladys ! Kamakakūokalani Brandt Chair of ! Comparative Polynesian Studies and ! hosted by Kamakakūokalani Center for ! Hawaiian Studies. For more information ! contact Dr. Lilikalā Kame'eleihiwa at ! lilikala@hawaii.edu. FREE. Hālau o ! Haumea, UH Mānoa. Honolulu, O'ahu. ! DAY AT HULIHE'E PALACE \larch 28 Join this annual celebration of Hawai- ! ian history, culture and language. A ! 39-year tradition at historic Hulihe'e ! Palaee, the day includes free museum ! admission, hula and mele, interactive ! 'ōlelo Hawai'i, kū'i 'ai and lauhala ! activities, Hawaiian food, lei and craft ! vendors. Sponsored by the Daughters ! of Hawai'i, this event made possible ! by a grant from OHA. For more infor- ! mation contact Kanoelehua Renaud at ! kanoelehua@daughtersofhawaii.org or ! 595-6291. FREE. Hulihe'e Palaee, | 75-5718 Ali'i Drive, Kailua-Kona, ! Hawai'i. ■

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Prince Jonah KOhio Kalaniana'ole - Photo: Hawaii State Archives A*