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January, 2008

January 9 - Hawai`iana Live: Hilo, My Home Town! - Pele and the Princess.  Leilehua, hostess of the weekly local's-eye-view of her home town, takes to the Palace Theater stage to tell the story of how Princess Ruth saved the city of Hilo from the lava flow of 1881. Horsewoman, musician, hula dancer, and educator Leina`ala Lassiter joins Leilehua on-stage to talk story about the culture of paniolo. Leina`ala plays paniolo songs on the `ukulele as Leilehua dances hula. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes. January's shows focus on legends and history of Hilo.11:00 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo. Right, sketch by Leilehua of Princess Ruth Ke`elikōlani.

January 15 - Tara Yoga Center Husband and wife, Manu Josiah and Leilehua Yuen (right), share music, hula, storytelling, and love of their island home.

January 16 - Hawai`iana Live: Hānau na Moku!  This weeks show tells the story of the birth of the Hawaiian islands in chant, hula, and song. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes. January's shows focus on legends and history of Hilo.11:00 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

January 23 - Hawai`iana Live: Hāloa - Elder Brother of Human-Kind  This weeks show tells the story of the Hawaiian Staff of Life. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes. January's shows focus on legends and history of Hilo.11:00 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.
Left - Hāloa

January 30 - Hawai`iana Live: Hilo, My Home Town! - Hinaikeahi, Goddess of Hāla`i Hill. In this tale of love, sacrifice, and the evil of jealousy, Leilehua tells the story of the hill on which she grew up as she hosts this weekly local's-eye-view of her home town. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes. January's shows focus on legends and history of Hilo.11:00 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.
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February, 2008

February 6 - Hawai`iana Live: Hilo, My Home Town! - Eh! You Pake? Join Leilehua in celebrating the Chinese contribution to Hawai`i's multi-cultural blend. February 7 marks the start of the Chinese Lunar Year of the Rat. Learn a hula about `Iole, the heroic the Hawaiian rat. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes. January's shows focus on legends and history of Hilo.11:00 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.
Permission is granted to use the image at right in other websites,, but the link to Leilehua's greeting card store MUST be included.

 March, 2008

April, 2008

April 24 - Leilehua joins Howard Shapiro and Kamaluhia Wooley at the Kahilu Theater in Waimea for a show featuring chant, song, and hula.

April 30 - Hawai`iana Live! at the Hilo Palace Theater - "May Day is Lei Day in Hawai`i"  Special presentation for Lei Day (May 1). The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes by Clay Callaway. 11:00 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

May, the Month of the Lei, 2008

May 1 - Lei Day!!!!  Thursday May 1, Nā Mohala o Hāla`i hosts their annual `ohana-style Lei Day festival at the Mo`oheau Band Stand in Downtown Hilo. The program includes kani kapila, hula jam, storytelling and lei making demonstrations. Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the festivities!  Free and open to the public. Phone 935-1722 for more information and to kokua!

May 4 - Saturday May Day Lei Day Festival at Hilo's Historic Palace Theater

May 7 - Hawai`iana Live! at the Hilo Palace Theater "Mo`olelo o nā Lei"  This month's program focuses on the history, beauty, and variety of Hawai`i's lei. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes. 11:00 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

May 10 - Kumanu in Concert!  Leilehua Yuen joins global fusion music group, Kumanu, in this live stage performance in the beautiful Volcano area. Kumanu recently released their debut CD, "Earth Patriot," for which Leilehua provided a chant and some background vocals. Kumanu's work reflects the diverse multi-cultural backgrounds, from Native Hawaiian and Native American to African American, Asian, and European roots of the members. Several well known Hawai‘i-based performing artists comprise Kumanu, including Damon Williams, James McWhinney, Rupert Tripp, Jr., Tioni Tam Sing, Bruce David, Doug Espejo, Adam Kay, Randy Skaggs, Marsha Hee, Kamaluhia Woolley, Gregg Perry, and Howard Shapiro. 7:30 pm, Kilauea Military Camp Theater in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. $15 adults / $13 seniors 65 & up or children 12 & under ($2 more at the door). Call (808) 967-8222 or visit www.volcanoartcenter.org .

May 14 - Hawai`iana Live! at the Hilo Palace Theater - "Mo`olelo o nā Lei"  This month's program focuses on the history, beauty, and variety of Hawai`i's lei. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes. 11:00 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

May 17, "Mo`olelo o nā Lei" Leilehua Yuen, Manu Josiah, and their students present "Mo`olelo o nā Lei", a storytelling, music, and hula program which teaches participants about history, beauty, and variety of Hawai`i's lei, at the Onizuka Visitor Station at the 9,000 foot elevation on Mauna Kea. The program starts at 6 pm,  in the VIS lecture room. For more information, phone 217-9924.

May 21 - Hawai`iana Live! at the Hilo Palace Theater - "Mo`olelo o nā Lei"  This month's program focuses on the history, beauty, and variety of Hawai`i's lei. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes. 11:00 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

May 23-29 - Hele Au i Kaleponi  Leilehua performs at various venues in the Sonoma / San Francisco Bay Area.

May 28 - Hawai`iana Live! at the Hilo Palace Theater - Summer Skies In today's program, Leina`ala Lassiter joins Leilehua to celebrate 2008 as the Year of the Paniolo. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes. 11:00 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

June 2008

June 1 - 'Ohana Sunday at Niaulani: "Storytelling: White Dog in the Moonlight" with Leilehua Yuen, the third in a series of 2008 lectures on the art and culture of Hawai'i. Where does reality end and myth begin? Or, better yet, where does myth end and reality begin? Growing up in the districts of Hilo and Puna, Yuen spent her early years steeped in stories about the volcano goddess Pele, with Hi'iaka (Pele's sister) and Hopoe (Hi'iaka's companion) far more present than Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty--especially since the five-year-long Mauna Ulu eruption was a prominent part of her childhood. Join this local writer, artist, educator, and cultural practitioner for a presentation of the myths, legends, and family stories--plus attendant oli, mele, and hula--that shaped the world in which she grew up. Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus in Volcano Village (corner of Kalanikoa & Old Volcano Roads). Free (calabash donations welcome). Call (808) 967-8222. 

June 11 - Hawai`iana Live! at the Hilo Palace Theater - Kamehameha, the Last Great War Chief  In today's program Leilehua uses chant, song, and hula to tell the story of Kamehameha Pai`ea, the last great war chief of Hawai`i, and his Law of the Splintered Paddle. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes. 11:00 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

June 11 - July 16 -  Nā Mohala o Hala`i Summer Program - Each Wednesday enjoy Hawaiian culture and arts for the family. Hula classes, opportunities to perform on-stage, field trips. Please see our hula classes page for details.

June 18 - Hawai`iana Live! at the Hilo Palace Theater - I ke Kuahiwi  In today's program, Leilehua uses chant, song, and hula to tell stories of the Hawaiian Rainforest with help from some young friends. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes. 11:00 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

June 25 - Hawai`iana Live! at the Hilo Palace Theater - Places of Refuge In today's program, Leilehua uses chant, song, and hula to tell stories of the Hawaiian Pu`uhonua, the sacred places of refuge. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes. 11:00 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

June 28-29 - Pu`uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park Establishment Day Cultural Festival. Join Leilehua and many of Hawai`i's knowledgeable traditional artists, artisans, and cultural practitioners in this two-day festival of Hawaiian arts and culture. The event opens Saturday with the Processional of the Royal Court, and closes Sunday with the Royal Recessional. Learn to craft a kāhili, an ipu heke-ole, and participate in many games and activities. Pu`uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park.

July 2008

July 2 - Hawai`iana Live! at the Hilo Palace Theater - Summer Skies In today's program, Leilehua uses chant, song, and hula to tell stories of the Hawaiian summer sky. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes. 11:00 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

July 9 - Hawai`iana Live! at the Hilo Palace Theater - Making of a Hula Dancer In today's program, Leilehua's students show some of what it takes to become a hula dancer. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes. 11:00 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

July 16 - Hawai`iana Live! at the Hilo Palace Theater - Hula Mai! Today's theme is "Hula Mai!" - "Come Hula!" Leilehua's students have been working hard during their summer vacation, helping put on the weekly Hawai`iana shows at the Palace Theater. Each week they have shared with the audience different aspects of their journey as hula dancers. Today, they put it all together in a special presentation. In only 45 minutes, hear Hawaiian hapa-haole classics played by Bob Alder on the historic theater's historic organ. Listen to Leilehua Yuen and her husband as they present stories, chants, and songs of ancient and contemporary Hawai`i. Applaud the beginning students of Na Mohala o Hala`i in the culmination of their summer's presentations at the Palace Theater. And stay after the show to talk story, kanikapila and enjoy no-host refreshments at the theater's lobby cafe. 11:00 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

July 23 - Hawai`iana Live! at the Hilo Palace Theater - Na Leo Nahenahe Pohai Ke Aloha  In today's program, Stan Kaina and his lovely ladies fill the stage with grace, beauty, and song. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes. 11:00 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

July 30 - Hawai`iana Live! Palace Theater closed today due to refurbishing.

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December 2008

December 20, 2008, The Makahiki Carol, Leilehua Yuen, Manu Josiah, and their students present The Makahiki Carol, a storytelling, music, and hula program which teaches participants about the Hawaiian New Year, at the Onizuka Visitor Station at the 9,000 foot elevation on Mauna Kea. The program starts at 6 pm,  in the VIS lecture room. For more information, phone 217-9924.

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