Hilo, Hawai`i
Created September 14, 1999                     Updated December 22, 2009				Nā Mahina 2009 - 2010 Hawaiian Calendar (“Days” in the Hawaiian calendar begin at nightfall.) Welehu Hilo (12/17/09) Hoaka (12/18/09) Kū Kahi (12/19/09) Kū Lua (12/20/09) Winter Solstice Kū Kolu (12/21/09) Kū Pau (12/22/09) `Ole Kū Kahi (12/23/09) `Ole Kū Lua (12/24/09) `Ole Kū Kolu (12/25/09) `Ole Kū Pau (12/26/09) Huna (Ho`āo) (12/27/09) Mohalu (Mōhaluhalu) (12/28/09) Hua (12/29/09) Akua (12/30/10) Hoku (01/31/10) Māhealani (01/1/10) Kū Lua (01/2/10) Lā`au Kū Kahi (01/3/10) Lā`au Kū Lua (01/4/10) Lā`au Pau (01/5/10) Lā`au Pau (01/6/09) `Ole Kū Kahi (01/7/09) `Ole Kū Lua (01/8/09) `Ole Pau (01/9/09) Kāloa Kū Kahi (01/10/09) Kāloa Kū Lua (01/11/09) Kāloa Pau (01/12/09) Kāne (01/13/09) Lono (01/14/09) Mauli (01/15/09) Muku (01/16/09) Makali`i Hilo (01/17/09) Hoaka (01/18/09) Kū Kahi (01/19/09) Kū Lua (01/20/09) Kū Kolu (01/21/09) Kū Pau (01/22/09) `Ole Kū Kahi (01/23/09) `Ole Kū Lua (01/24/09) `Ole Kū Kolu (01/25/09) `Ole Kū Pau (01/26/09) Huna (Ho`āo) (01/27/09) Mohalu (Mōhaluhalu) (01/28/09) Hua (01/29/09) Akua (01/30/09) Hoku (01/31/09) Māhealani (02/01/09) Kū Lua (02/02/09) Lā`au Kū Kahi (02/03/09) Lā`au Kū Lua (02/04/09) Lā`au Pau (02/05/09) `Ole Kū Kahi (02/06/09) `Ole Kū Lua (02/07/09) `Ole Pau (02/08/09) Kāloa Kū Kahi (02/09/09) Kāloa Kū Lua (02/10/09) Kāloa Pau (02/11/09) Kāne (02/12/09) Lono (02/13/09) Mauli (02/14/09) Muku (02/15/09)
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Invitation to Participate in 5^th Annual Community Lei Day Lei Day, May 1, is known as May Day to much of the world. Internationally celebrated as a worker’s holiday, in Hawai`i it is a time to celebrate that iconic symbol of Hawai`i, the lei. This year, Ka`ahele Hawai`i and Nā Mohala o Hāla`i will hold their 5^th annual Mo`olelo o nā Lei Lei Day celebration. For the fourth time, it will be held at the Mo`oheau Bandstand. With the tightened economy, many small schools may not have the budget to hold their own Lei Day celebrations. So the organizing committee of Mo`olelo o nā Lei has opened the celebration to charter schools, small private schools, home-schoolers, community groups, and individuals who would like to participate in an old-fashioned Lei Day celebration. The first organizational meeting for the program will be held by the end of January. For more information, contact coordinator Leilehua Yuen at YuenL008@Hawaii.rr.com or phone 808-217-9924 and leave a message.	Poli`ahu Goddess of Mauna Kea The icy goddess of Mauna Kea was not easy for swains to approach.(Image is of an original painting in the Ellison Onizuka Visitor Center at the 9,000 ft. elevation on Mauna Kea) Poli`ahu, whose name means “cloaked bosom,” or “temple bosom,” is a legendary daughter of Wakea who dwells at the summit of Mauna Kea. As the chill snow goddess, she is the antithesis of her fiery arch-rival, Pele. It is Poli`ahu who spreads her beautiful white kapa across the summit of Mauna Kea in the winter, and adorns the mountain with her pink and gold cloak in the summer. Poli`ahu’s sisters, Wai`au, Lilinoe, and Kahoupoukane also live in the chill heights of the mountain. Wai`au is the goddess of the lake. Lilinoe is the goddess of the mountain mist, and Kahoupoukane, who lives on Hualalae, is the goddess of the thunder and lightening which recoil from peak to peak. When thunder booms down from the mountain tops, she is beating the fine kapa worn by the sister goddesses. When lightening flashes, she is flipping the shining white kapa over to beat the other side. The rain is the water she sprinkles over the kapa to aid in its beating.		Ka`ahele Hawai`i Expands Coverage Ka`ahele Hawai`i editor Leilehua Yuen is now writing for Examiner.com to provide more timely coverage of Hawaiian cultural news, events, and other items of interest. Examiner.com is a breaking news and local information website with regional and national coverage. It provides localized channels for major cities in the United States, including Honolulu. Recent stories provided to Examiner.com from the Ka`ahele Hawai`i desk are: Hawai`i Island journalists fill Santa's sack with books Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 · 4 comments Big Island Press Club has donated $1,000 for the purchase of children's books to be delivered for Christmas by Toys for Tots. Press Club... Keep Reading » Hilo rains Saturday, December 19th, 2009 · 3 comments A rainy day in Hilo, Hawai`i photo by Leilehua Yuen Related articles Makahiki, the Hawaiian new year The crescent moon has set. Thunder rolls... Keep Reading » Hawaii County to buy 10-1/2 acres of undeveloped Kohala shoreline Friday, December 18th, 2009 Pa`o`o coast. Archeological structures can be seen near the shoreline. photo from Hawai`i County News Related articles History grants garnered by... Keep Reading »
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