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January, 2007

Jan 10 - Premier of Hawai`iana Live: Hilo, My Home Town! Hawai`iana show at Hilo's historic Palace Theater. Leilehua hosts this local's-eye-view of her home town with story-telling, music, and hula. 10:30 am Wednesdays. January's program features the beauty and history of Hilo. Right, (L-R) haumana Kanoe, Leilehua, organist Bob Alder, and haumana Noelani at the premier.

Jan 17 - Hawai`iana Live: Hilo, My Home Town! - Wai`Ānuenue, the Rainbow Waters of Hilo. Leilehua, hostess of the weekly Wednesday program at Hilo's historic Palace Theater, pulls out all the stops as she tells the story of how Kuna, a supernatural lizard, courted Hina, the Goddess of Rainbow Falls.  The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes by Clay Callaway. January's shows focus on legends and history of Hilo.10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

Jan 24 - 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 by Clay Callaway. January's shows focus on legends and history of Hilo.10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo. Right, sketch by Leilehua of Princess Ruth Ke`elikōlani.

Jan 31 - 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 by Clay Callaway. January's shows focus on legends and history of Hilo.10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

February, 2007

Feb 3 - Leilehua in private concert, Sonoma California. HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY GRANDSON LUKE!!!!

Feb 7 - Hawai`iana Live: Eh! You Pake? Growing up Chinese in Hilo - Hilo natives Steamy and Lily Chow join Leilehua Yuen as she hosts this weekly local's-eye-view of her home town. The Chows tell about their experiences growing up as members of Hilo's strong Chinese community. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes by Clay Callaway. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.
 

Feb 21 - Hawai`iana Live: Hi`ilawe - Leilehua is joined on-stage by Moku Young and TR of the Kuahiwis (and Moemoeā) at the Hilo Palace Theater in this show featuring the famed waterfall Hi`ilawe. Leilehua dances Hi`ilawe for Moku and RT after telling stories of the falls. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes by Clay Callaway. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

Feb 28 - Hawai`iana Live: Kamehameha and the Mamalahoa - Leilehua hosts this local's-eye-view of her home town with story-telling, music, and hula. Today she shares the story of the Mamalahoa - in which the last of Hawai`i's great ruling chiefs humbles himself before a commoner, asks forgiveness, and creates the first national law. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes by Clay Callaway. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

March, 2007

Mar 7 - Hawai`iana Live: Mo`olelo o nā Lei - `Paia Ala i ka Hala. Leilehua hosts this local's-eye-view of her home town with story-telling, music, and hula. In this month's programs, she tells the stories represented by different lei of Hawai`i. She begins the series with the lei hala, and the story of Hina's gift of fragrance and forgetfulness to a crippled woman. In a special presentation, sisters Jasha and Konane Evans join Leilehua this week. Leilehua met Jasha and her sister at a music workshop at the Pāhala Plantation House. In the evening, Leilehua, her husband Manu, Sonny Lim, and Cyril Pahinui would sit outside under the trees and enjoy some music together. Uncle Cyril heard Jasha playing `ukulele and called her over. "Hui! Baby Robi! Come, play for Uncle! . . . Doesn't she remind you of a young Robi Kahakalau?" he would ask She did, indeed. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes by Clay Callaway. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

Mar 8 - Mo`olelo o nā Lei: Lei Workshop - Hilo Palace Theater. Features two related lei styles, the lei hilo and the lei hili. Both lei use a single type of material which is either plaited or twined. Free and open to the public. Some lei-making materials will be available, but participants also are encouraged to bring materials from their own gardens each week so they may learn how to use what they have available. Recommended materials for this week's class are la`i (ti leaves), kauna`oa, any pliable fern fronds, pōhuehue, and other vining plants. Supporting materials are available for purchase. Class size limited to 20. E-mail Leilehua or phone 935-1722 for more information.

Mar 14 - Hawai`iana Live: Mo`olelo o nā Lei - Pū`ili ana i ka hua `ūlei - In this month's programs, Leilehua Yuen, the Palace Theater's Hostess of Hawai`iana, tells the stories represented by different lei of Hawai`i. This week, Leilehua tells a story in which  love, betrayal, reclamation, and forgiveness are strung together like `ūlei berries in a lei. Moku Young of Nā Kuahiwi joins Leilehua as she hosts this celebration of Hawai`i's iconic emblem with story-telling, music, and hula. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes by Clay Callaway. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

Mar 15 - Mo`olelo o nā Lei: Lei Workshop. Hilo Palace Theater. Features two stitched lei styles, the lei kui and the lei humu, or humupapa. Kui is frequently used for such flowers as plumeria and rose, kou, and ilima. Humu is often used to make lei hulu and lei bouganvilla. Free and open to the public. Some lei-making materials will be available, but participants also are encouraged to bring materials from their own gardens each week so they may learn how to use what they have available. Recommended materials for this week's class are plumeria, carnation, rose, pikake, or any other similar flower. Feathers, bouganvilla, and small leaves can be used for the humupapa style. Supporting materials are available for purchase. Class size limited to 20. E-mail Leilehua or phone 935-1722 for more information.

Mar 21 - Hawai`iana Live: Mo`olelo o nā Lei - Hi`iaka, Hopoe, and the Maile Sisters. In this month's programs, Leilehua Yuen, the Palace Theater's Hostess of Hawai`iana, tells the stories represented by different lei of Hawai`i. This week, Leilehua weaves hula ki`i, Hawaiian puppetry, like a lei maile through one story of how the hula was created. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes by Clay Callaway. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

Mar 22 - Mo`olelo o nā Lei: Lei Workshop. Hilo Palace Theater. Features two long-petiole lei styles. Both haku and hīpu`u require long pliable material for the best results. Laua`e and lau kukui are commonly used for haku. Kukui, olapa, and other leaves with a long petiole are best for hipu`u. Some lei-making materials will be available, but participants also are encouraged to bring materials from their own gardens each week so they may learn how to use what they have available. Recommended materials for this week's class are laua`e, other pliable ferns, lau kukui, lau hau, lau milo, or any leaf with long petioles. Free and open to the public. Supporting materials are available for purchase. Class size limited to 20. E-mail Leilehua or phone 935-1722 for more information.

Mar 28 - Hawai`iana Live: Mo`olelo o nā Lei - Lei Lehua, Kou Lei Nani. The blossom of the `ohi`a-lehua is woven into many love stories of the islands. A lei is not only a garland of flowers given to a sweetheart. Sometimes it is the sweetheart herself. Kiliona Young, and his father, Moku Young join Leilehua in sharing story-telling, music, and hula which tell stories of Hawai`i's renowned lei. Today, Moku shares a family story which inspired a medley of the songs Hi`ilawe and He`eia. They also perform one of Leilehua's favorite songs of Hilo, Manu `O`o, to which she dances. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes by Clay Callaway. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

Mar 29 - Mo`olelo o nā Lei: Lei Workshop. Hilo Palace Theater. Features two vastly different lei styles, lei wili and haku mele. Liko lehua, ferns, and plants with short woody stems are commonly used in lei wili. Students also will be encouraged to haku mele, to write a lei song. Some lei-making materials will be available, but participants also are encouraged to bring materials from their own gardens each week so they may learn how to use what they have available. Students should bring their own notebooks and pens for their haku mele. Free and open to the public. Supporting materials are available for purchase. Class size limited to 20. E-mail Leilehua or phone 935-1722 for more information.

Mar 30-April 1 - Lei Garden Workshop - Leilehua teaches Mo`olelo o nā Lei workshop on traditional Hawaiian lei. Intensive in history, chant, hula, protocol, ecology, harvesting, creation, and finally disposal of one of Hawai`i's most emblematic and enduring symbols. For more information and to register, contact the Pāhala Plantation House.

April, 2007

Apr 4 - Hawai`iana, Live! Nā Wahine Holo Lio - Hawai`iana show at Hilo's historic Palace Theater. Leina`ala Lassiter joins Leilehua in hosting this local's-eye-view of their   home town with story-telling, music, and hula. Learn how the beautiful pa`u riders don their graceful riding attire for parades! The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes by Clay Callaway. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

Apr 11 - Hawai`iana Live: Mo`olelo o nā Lei - Hi`iaka, Hopoe, and the Maile Sisters. Leina`ala Lassiter hosts today's show in her lovely Hawaiian way. Back by popular demand, The Maile Sisters return for a special engagement of hula ki`i, Hawaiian puppetry, to tell a story of how the hula was created. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes by Clay Callaway. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

Apr 11-14 - Merrie Monarch Festival - World's premier hula event is held annually in Hilo. Both free and pay-to-enter events abound throughout the town of Hilo. Craft fairs, lei sales

Apr 18 - Hawai`iana, Live! I'll Weave a Lei of Stars for You - Mr. AstroDay, aka Gary Fujihara, joins Leilehua on-stage at Hilo's historic Palace Theater. Today's program celebrates the beauty of Hawai`i's starry skies. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes by Clay Callaway. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

Apr 21 - Saturday - Astro Day space, science, and culture event will be celebrated from 10 am to 5 pm at the Prince Kuhio Plaza in Hilo. Great for keiki to kupuna. Leilehua and friends will perform songs and hula celebrating the stars above Hawai`i. Left, Gary Fujihara, aka "Mr Astro Day" and assistant.

Apr 25 - Hawai`iana, Live! Leina`ala Lassiter joins Leilehua Yuen on-stage at Hilo's historic Palace Theater to get ready for Lei Day! The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes by Clay Callaway. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

May 2007

May 1 - Lei Day!!!! Tuesday. Hawai`i Lei Festival theme for 2007 is Mo`olelo o nā Lei - "Stories of the Lei." The festival takes place at Mo`oheau Band Stand and includes lei display, lei court, hula, and music. Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the festivities! Still accepting participants for lei court, demonstrations, etc. Free and open to the public. Phone 935-1722 for more information.

May 2 - Hilo, My Home Town! Hawai`iana show at Hilo's historic Palace Theater. Leilehua hosts this local's-eye-view of her home town with story-telling, music, and hula. 10:30 am Wednesdays. This month's program focuses on the beauty of Hawai`i's lei.

May 3 - Mo`olelo o nā Lei: Lei Workshop. Hilo Palace Theater. Features two related lei styles, the lei hilo and the lei hili. Both lei use a single type of material which is either plaited or twined. Free and open to the public. Some lei-making materials will be available, but participants also are encouraged to bring materials from their own gardens each week so they may learn how to use what they have available. Recommended materials for this week's class are la`i (ti leaves), kauna`oa, any pliable fern fronds, pōhuehue, and other vining plants. Supporting materials are available for purchase. Class size limited to 20. E-mail Leilehua or phone 935-1722 for more information.

May 6 - Saturday May Day Lei Day Festival at Hilo's Historic Palace Theater

May 9 - Hilo, My Home Town! Hawai`iana show at Hilo's historic Palace Theater. Leilehua hosts this local's-eye-view of her home town with story-telling, music, and hula. 10:30 am Wednesdays. This month's program focuses on the history, beauty, and variety of Hawai`i's lei.

May 10 - Mo`olelo o nā Lei: Lei Workshop. Hilo Palace Theater. Features two stitched lei styles, the lei kui and the lei humu, or humupapa. Kui is frequently used for such flowers as plumeria and rose, kou, and ilima. Humu is often used to make lei hulu and lei bouganvilla. Free and open to the public. Some lei-making materials will be available, but participants also are encouraged to bring materials from their own gardens each week so they may learn how to use what they have available. Recommended materials for this week's class are plumeria, carnation, rose, pikake, or any other similar flower. Feathers, bouganvilla, and small leaves can be used for the humupapa style. Supporting materials are available for purchase. Class size limited to 20. E-mail Leilehua or phone 935-1722 for more information.

May 16 - Hilo, My Home Town! Hawai`iana show at Hilo's historic Palace Theater. Leilehua hosts this local's-eye-view of her home town with story-telling, music, and hula. 10:30 am Wednesdays. This month's program focuses on the history, beauty, and variety of Hawai`i's lei.

May 17 - Mo`olelo o nā Lei: Lei Workshop. Hilo Palace Theater. Features two long-petiole lei styles. Both haku and hīpu`u require long pliable material for the best results. Laua`e and lau kukui are commonly used for haku. Kukui, olapa, and other leaves with a long petiole are best for hipu`u. Some lei-making materials will be available, but participants also are encouraged to bring materials from their own gardens each week so they may learn how to use what they have available. Recommended materials for this week's class are laua`e, other pliable ferns, lau kukui, lau hau, lau milo, or any leaf with long petioles. Free and open to the public. Supporting materials are available for purchase. Class size limited to 20. E-mail Leilehua or phone 935-1722 for more information.

May 19 - Mo`olelo o nā Lei: Nature Walk and Lecture. Leilehua Yuen leads a nature walk to see and discuss some of the plants which grow on Mauna Kea. To participate, gather at 2 pm at the Onizuka Visitor Station at the 9,000 foot elevation. At 6 pm, Leilehua presents "Mo`olelo o na Lei," Stories of the Lei, in the VIS lecture room. Leilehua and her husband Manu Josiah share songs and stories of lei, and will demonstrate techniques for some of the major styles of lei, including haku, hili, hilo, hipu`u, humupapa, kui, and wili.

May 23 - Hilo, My Home Town! Hawai`iana show at Hilo's historic Palace Theater. Leilehua hosts this local's-eye-view of her home town with story-telling, music, and hula. 10:30 am Wednesdays. This month's program focuses on the history, beauty, and variety of Hawai`i's lei.

May 24 - Mo`olelo o nā Lei: Lei Workshop. Hilo Palace Theater. Features two vastly different lei styles, lei wili and haku mele. Liko lehua, ferns, and plants with short woody stems are commonly used in lei wili. Students also will be encouraged to haku mele, to write a lei song. Some lei-making materials will be available, but participants also are encouraged to bring materials from their own gardens each week so they may learn how to use what they have available. Students should bring their own notebooks and pens for their haku mele. Free and open to the public. Supporting materials are available for purchase. Class size limited to 20. E-mail Leilehua or phone 935-1722 for more information.

May 30 - Hilo, My Home Town! Hawai`iana show at Hilo's historic Palace Theater. Leilehua hosts this local's-eye-view of her home town with story-telling, music, and hula. 10:30 am Wednesdays. This month's program focuses on the history, beauty, and variety of Hawai`i's lei.

May 31 - Closing ceremonies for Lei Festival. Noon. Mo`oheau Band Stand.

June 2007

June 5 - Kāhili - Standard of Royalty. Learn to make a traditional kāhili, the feathered standard of Hawaiian royalty. Serving a purpose similar in many respects to that of the heraldic banners of European nobility, these beautiful traditional emblems of rank still fill social and ceremonial roles today. This class is training students in preparation for the annual cultural festival at Pu`uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park. 6:30 pm at the Big Island Academy of Massage in Hilo. Hālau membership fee is $35 per month to attend all regularly scheduled classes. Non-members pay $15 per class. Phone 935-1722 for more information.

June 6 - Hawai`iana Live: Nā Kamalei. Children are considered the most precious lei. This summer, the keiki of Nā Lei Mohala o Hāla`i take the stage, in an actual on-going demonstration of a hula class. Today, in their very first class, nā kamalei demonstrate the kaholo, the most basic of hula steps. Kiliona and his father MokuYoung teach the children - and their audience - a song about the hala tree. Join Leilehua and her young students in sharing story-telling, music, and hula.  The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes by Clay Callaway and the Kauai Museum. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

June 12 - Kāhili - Standard of Royalty. Learn to make a traditional kāhili, the feathered standard of Hawaiian royalty. Serving a purpose similar in many respects to that of the heraldic banners of European nobility, these beautiful traditional emblems of rank still fill social and ceremonial roles today. This class is training students in preparation for the annual cultural festival at Pu`uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park. 6:30 pm at the Big Island Academy of Massage in Hilo. Hālau membership fee is $35 per month to attend all regularly scheduled classes. Non-members pay $15 per class. Phone 935-1722 for more information.

June 13 - Hawai`iana Live: Nā Kamalei. Children are considered the most precious lei. This summer, the keiki of Nā Lei Mohala o Hāla`i take the stage, in an actual on-going demonstration of a hula class. Today, nā kamalei demonstrate properly adorning themselves with lei in preparation for hula. Kiliona and his father MokuYoung teach the children - and their audience - a song about the hala tree. Join Leilehua and her young students in sharing story-telling, music, and hula.  The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes by Clay Callaway and the Kauai Museum. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

June 19 - Kāhili - Standard of Royalty. Learn to make a traditional kāhili, the feathered standard of Hawaiian royalty. Serving a purpose similar in many respects to that of the heraldic banners of European nobility, these beautiful traditional emblems of rank still fill social and ceremonial roles today. This class is training students in preparation for the annual cultural festival at Pu`uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park. 6:30 pm at the Big Island Academy of Massage in Hilo. Hālau membership fee is $35 per month to attend all regularly scheduled classes. Non-members pay $15 per class. Phone 935-1722 for more information.

June 20 - Hawai`iana Live: Nā Kamalei. Children are considered the most precious lei. This summer, the keiki of Nā Lei Mohala o Hāla`i take the stage, in an actual on-going demonstration of a hula class. Today, nā kamalei dance hula to Ke Ao Nani, a beloved children's hula by Mary Kawena Pukui. Then they help Kiliona and his father MokuYoung teach the children - and their audience - a song about the hala tree. Join Leilehua and her young students in sharing story-telling, music, and hula.  The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes by Clay Callaway and the Kauai Museum. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

June 26 - Kāhili - Standard of Royalty. Learn to make a traditional kāhili, the feathered standard of Hawaiian royalty. Serving a purpose similar in many respects to that of the heraldic banners of European nobility, these beautiful traditional emblems of rank still fill social and ceremonial roles today. This class is training students in preparation for the annual cultural festival at Pu`uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park. 6:30 pm at the Big Island Academy of Massage in Hilo. Hālau membership fee is $35 per month to attend all regularly scheduled classes. Non-members pay $15 per class. Phone 935-1722 for more information.

June 27 - Hawai`iana Live: Nā Kamalei. Children are considered the most precious lei. This summer, the keiki of Nā Lei Mohala o Hāla`i take the stage, in an actual on-going demonstration of a hula class. Today, nā kamalei re-create a royal court, with the young men bringing in the kāhili and the young ladies portraying Hwaiian princesses as Leilehua tells the story of Pele and the Princess, How princess Ruth Saved Hilo from a Lava Flow. Join Leilehua and her young students in sharing story-telling, music, and hula.  The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes by Clay Callaway and the Kauai Museum. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

June 30 - July 31 - Pu`uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park Establishment Day Cultural Festival. Join Leilehua and many of Hawai`i's knowledgable 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 2007

July 3 - Ipu Hula. Crafting the Ipu hula, small gourd drum for hula dancers. Learn to craft the drum, play and chant with it, and dance with it. Hālau membership fee is $35 per month to attend all regularly scheduled classes. Non-members pay $15 per class. Materials fee. Phone 935-1722 for more information.

July 4 - Hawai`iana Live: Nā Kamalei. Children are considered the most precious lei. This summer, the keiki of Nā Lei Mohala o Hāla`i take the stage, in an actual on-going demonstration of a hula class. Today, nā kamalei dance hula to Ke Ao Nani, a beloved children's hula by Mary Kawena Pukui. Then they help Kiliona and his father Moku Young teach the children - and their audience - a song about the hala tree. Join Leilehua and her young students in sharing story-telling, music, and hula.  The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes by Clay Callaway and the Kauai Museum. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

July 10 - Ipu Hula. Crafting the Ipu hula, small gourd drum for hula dancers. Learn to craft the drum, play and chant with it, and dance with it. Hālau membership fee is $35 per month to attend all regularly scheduled classes. Non-members pay $15 per class. Materials fee. Phone 935-1722 for more information.

July 11 - Hawai`iana Live: Nā Kamalei. Children are considered the most precious lei. This summer, the keiki of Nā Lei Mohala o Hāla`i take the stage, in an actual on-going demonstration of a hula class. Today, nā kamalei dance hula to Ke Ao Nani, a beloved children's hula by Mary Kawena Pukui. Then they help Kiliona and his father Moku Young teach the children - and their audience - a song about the hala tree. Join Leilehua and her young students in sharing story-telling, music, and hula.  The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes by Clay Callaway and the Kauai Museum. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

July 17 - Ipu Hula. Crafting the Ipu hula, small gourd drum for hula dancers. Learn to craft the drum, play and chant with it, and dance with it. Hālau membership fee is $35 per month to attend all regularly scheduled classes. Non-members pay $15 per class. Materials fee. Phone 935-1722 for more information.

July 18 - Hawai`iana Live: Nā Kamalei. Children are considered the most precious lei. This summer, the keiki of Nā Lei Mohala o Hāla`i take the stage, in an actual on-going demonstration of a hula class. Today, nā kamalei dance hula to Ke Ao Nani, a beloved children's hula by Mary Kawena Pukui. Then they help Kiliona and his father Moku Young teach the children - and their audience - a song about the hala tree. Join Leilehua and her young students in sharing story-telling, music, and hula.  The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes by Clay Callaway and the Kauai Museum. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

July 25 - Hawai`iana Live: Nā Kamalei. Children are considered the most precious lei. This summer, the keiki of Nā Lei Mohala o Hāla`i take the stage, in an actual on-going demonstration of a hula class. Today, the Young `Ohana takes the stage with friend Leina`ala Lassiter while Leilehua joins Keoki Kahumoku, Aunty Mari Ann Lim, Sonny Lim, and Kevin Kealoha in Japan for the Yokohama Hawai`i Festival.  The Palace Theater show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes by Clay Callaway and the Kauai Museum. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

July 27, 28, 29 - Songs from Hawai`i Island. Leilehua joins Keoki Kahumoku, Aunty Mary Ann Lim, Sonny Lim, and Kevin Kealoha for the Yokohama Hawai`i Festival to share songs from Ka Moku o Keawe with Japan's Hawai`i fans.

July 31 - Ipu Hula. Crafting the Ipu hula, small gourd drum for hula dancers. Learn to craft the drum, play and chant with it, and dance with it. Hālau membership fee is $35 per month to attend all regularly scheduled classes. Non-members pay $15 per class. Materials fee. Phone 935-1722 for more information.

August 2007

August 1 - Hawai`iana Live: Hawai`i, Isle of Romance. Leilehua tells a Hawaiian creation story, and Puakea helps teach the illustrative hula Ke Ao Nani to audience members. Moku and Kiliona Young join Leilehua on stage for music and hula of famed island romances. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes by Clay Callaway and the Kauai Museum. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

August 8 - Hawai`iana Live: Hawai`i, Isle of Romance. Leilehua tells a story of the constellations `Iwa Lani (`Iwakeli`i) and `Iwa Wahine (Casseopia and the Little Dipper) - explaining why the King of Birds disappears below the horizon each summer. Puakea and Kanoe help teach the illustrative hula Ke Ao Nani to audience members. Moku Young and Nā `Anakala join Leilehua on stage for music and hula of Hilo. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes by Clay Callaway and the Kauai Museum. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

August 15 - Hawai`iana Live: Hurricane and Earthquake Special. Aunty Mary Ann Lim is re-scheduled for August 22, due to hurricane, earthquakes, floods, and landslides. Leilehua tells the story of Pele's migration to Hawai`i, and dances a hula describing her subsequent earth-chewing, and ground-shaking adventures. Moku Young joins Leilehua on stage for music and hula of Hawai`i Island. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes by Clay Callaway and the Kauai Museum. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo. Talk-story time with the cast after the show. The CD will be available for purchase after the show.

August 22 - Hawai`iana Live: Hawai`i, Isle of Romance. Leilehua, with Puakea and Kanoe from the  Makuahine - adult women's group - of Nā Lei Mohala o Hāla`i use ki`i hula to tell the story of Hi`iaka's fight with a giant mo`o. Hawai`i Island kūpuna Mary Ann Lim and Moku Young join Leilehua on stage for music and hula of Hawai`i Island. Aunty Mary Ann, Keoki Kahumoku, Sonny Lim, Keven Kealoha, and Leilehua recently returned from the Yokohama Hawai`i Festival where they performed and promoted Songs from Hawai`i Island, a compilation CD produced by Keoki and Daniel Ho. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes by Clay Callaway and the Kauai Museum. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo. Talk-story time with the cast after the show. The CD will be available for purchase after the show.

August 29 - Hawai`iana Live: Hawai`i, Isle of Beauty. Aunty Diana Aki joins Leilehua for music and storytelling of Hawai`i Island. Returning guest Moku Young also joins Leilehua on stage for music and hula of famed island romances. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes by Clay Callaway and the Kauai Museum. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

September 2007

September 5 - Hawai`iana Live: Hawai`i, Isle of Romance. Leilehua tells the story of Kalākaua's journey to Japan. Grammy Award winning artist Keoki Kahumoku and Moku Young join Leilehua on stage for music and hula of Hawai`i Island. Keoki, Aunty Mary Ann Lim, Sonny Lim, Keven Kealoha, and Leilehua in June attended the Yokohama Hawai`i Festival where they performed and promoted Songs from Hawai`i Island, a compilation CD produced by Keoki and Daniel Ho. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes by Clay Callaway and the Kauai Museum. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.  Talk-story time with the cast after the show. The CD will be available for purchase after the show.

September 12 - Hawai`iana Live: Hawai`i, Isle of Romance. Leilehua tells a traditional story of Hawai`i. Howard Shapiro and Kamaluhia Wooley join Leilehua on-stage to perform some of Howard's heartfelt and inspiring compositions.
   Maluhia began her studies of hula with Kawaikapuokalani Hewett on O`ahu, and now lives on ka Moku o Keawe, where she continued her hula studies under nā kumu hula Hulali Beamer-Solomon, Ray Fonseca,and Kekuhi Kanahele. She also is a practitioner of lomi-lomi and trained under Beatrice Freitas and Betty Jane Kuliana Yap Lau. She has extended her healing work to continue the traditions of her late hanai mother, la`au lapa`au practitioner Moana Kahele Kamaluhia.
   Howard is well known in Hawai`i for his environmental work and heartfelt songs, as well as his uncounted hours dedicated to the schoolchildren of Hawai`i. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes by Clay Callaway and the Kauai Museum. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.  Talk-story time with the cast after the show. CDs will be available for purchase after the show.

September 19 - Hawai`iana Live: Hawai`i, Isle of Romance. Stan Kaina and his lovely hula ladies join Leilehua for storytelling, music, and dance of Hawai`i. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes by Clay Callaway and the Kauai Museum. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

September 24-28 - Imua i na Hoku: Forward to the Stars. Leilehua performing and hostessing the ILOA booth at the International Astronautical Congress in Hyderabad, India, performing vignettes to encourage interconnections between traditional culture and technology.

September 26 - Hawai`iana Live: Hawai`i, Isle of Romance. Leina`ala Lassiter joins Moku Young on stage for music and hula of Hilo. The show also features Bob Alder on the theater's historic pipe organ, and video featurettes by Clay Callaway and the Kauai Museum. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

October 2007

October 3, 2007, Hawai`iana Live: Ola ka Mo`omeheu! The Culture Lives! Leina`ala lassiter joins Leilehua Yuen in this celebration of Hawaiian culture past and present, with hula and Hawaiian music Historic video footage compliments the live performance, and, of course, Bob Alder plays beloved tunes of Hawai'i nei on the theater's historic pipe organ. Time: 10:30 am to 11:15 am at Hilo's Palace Theater. Cost: $5; Children 12 and under free. For more information, call: 217-9924 or email yuenl008@hawaii.rr.com School classes and other groups are welcome. Contact Leilehua Yuen for resource materials / more information.10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

October 10, 2007, Hawai`iana Live: Laka, Goddess of the Forest. Today's "Hawai'iana Live!" show features the new Hawai'i Island Visitors Bureau video, Hilo Hanakahi. It is a musical journey around our island, with stunning photography set to Kevin Kealoha's rendition of the song "Hilo Hanakahi". Leilehua Yuen tells a traditional story of Laka, goddess of the Hawaiian forest and of hula - also starring the Maile Sisters, our hula ki'i (hula puppets). Historic video footage compliments the live performance, and, of course, Bob Alder plays beloved tunes of Hawai'i nei on the theater's historic pipe organ. Time: 10:30 am to 11:15 am at Hilo's Palace Theater. Cost: $5; Children 12 and under free. For more information, call: 217-9924 or email yuenl008@hawaii.rr.com School classes and other groups are welcome. Contact Leilehua Yuen for resource materials / more information. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

October 17, 2007, Hawai`iana Live: Laka, Goddess of the Forest. Today's show features the new Hawai'i Island Visitors Bureau video, Hilo Hanakahi. It is a musical journey around our island, with stunning photography set to Kevin Kealoha's rendition of the song "Hilo Hanakahi". Leilehua Yuen tells a traditional story of Laka, goddess of the Hawaiian forest and of hula - also starring the Maile Sisters, our hula ki'i (hula puppets). Historic video footage compliments the live performance, and, of course, Bob Alder plays beloved tunes of Hawai'i nei on the theater's historic pipe organ. Time: 10:30 am to 11:15 am at Hilo's Palace Theater. Cost: $5; Children 12 and under free. For more information, call: 217-9924 or email yuenl008@hawaii.rr.com School classes and other groups are welcome. Contact Leilehua Yuen for resource materials / more information.10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

October 24 - Hawai'iana Live: How the Hula was Created. Today's show features ki`i hula, The Maile Sisters, bringing to life a tale of how the hula was created as Leilehua Yuen narrates. Stan Kaina and his lovely hula ladies also take the stage with their delightful hula `auana performance. Historic video footage compliments the live performance, and, of course, Bob Alder  plays beloved tunes of Hawai'i nei on the theater's historic pipe organ. School classes and other groups are welcome. Contact Leilehua Yuen for resource materials / more information:217-9924, yuenl008@hawaii.rr.com. www.KaaheleHawaii.com. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.
 

November 21, 2007, Hawai`iana Live! How `Iole Saved Hawai`i We continue the Makahiki theme with the story of `Iole, the Native Hawaiian Rat, who saved the Hawaiian people from starvation. Special Guests Howard Shapiro and Kamaluhia Wooley join Leilehua on stage with selections from the newly released CD, Earth Partriot. Historic video footage compliments the live performance, and, of course, Bob Alder  plays beloved tunes of Hawai'i nei on the theater's historic pipe organ. School classes and other groups are welcome. Contact Leilehua Yuen for resource materials / more information: 217-9924, yuenl008@hawaii.rr.com. www.KaaheleHawaii.com. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

November 21, 2007, Special Event – KuManu Earth Patriot Release party in the theater lobby following Hawai`iana Live! Mingle with the artists and enjoy the music of Kumanu. Heavy pupus.

November 28, 2007, Hawai`iana Live! Makali`i, Eyes of the Chief. Leilehua tells the story of the Pleiades and how they herald the beginning of the Hawaiian new Year. Special guest, award winning dancer and choreographer, Grace Chao joins Leilehua on stage. Historic video footage compliments the live performance, and, of course, Bob Alder  plays beloved tunes of Hawai'i nei on the theater's historic pipe organ. School classes and other groups are welcome. Contact Leilehua Yuen for resource materials / more information: 217-9924, yuenl008@hawaii.rr.com. www.KaaheleHawaii.com. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

November 30 - December 8, 2007, Kahumoku `Ohana Hawaiian Music and Lifestyle Camp. Keoki Kahumoku's music camp in Pāhala, featuring workshops in slack key guitar, `ukulele, Hwaiian steel guitar, bass, and Hawaiian culture. Instructors include Keoki Kahumoku, George Kahumoku Jr., Sonny Lim, Herb Ohta Jr., Dennis and David Kamakahi, Ledward Ka'apana, Jeff Peterson, John Keawe, Brittni Paiva, Diana Aki, Konabob Stoffer, Leilehua Yuen and more. Pāhala Plantation House. See the Website at www.konaweb.com/keoki for more information and Registration Form.

December 5, 2007, Hawai`iana Live! A New Year, a New Age. Leilehua tells the story of Captain Cook's arrival in Hawai`i. She is then joined on stage by Stan Kaina and his lovely hula ladies. Historic video footage compliments the live performance, and, of course, Bob Alder  plays beloved tunes of Hawai'i nei on the theater's historic pipe organ. School classes and other groups are welcome. Contact Leilehua Yuen for resource materials / more information: 217-9924, yuenl008@hawaii.rr.com. www.KaaheleHawaii.com. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

December 12, 2007, Hawai`iana Live! Here we come a Wassailing Leilehua tells the story of the first Christmas celebrated in Hawai`i.  She is then joined on stage by Stan Kaina and his lovely hula ladies in a set of special holiday hula. Historic video footage compliments the live performance, and, of course, Bob Alder  plays beloved tunes of Hawai'i nei on the theater's historic pipe organ. School classes and other groups are welcome. Contact Leilehua Yuen for resource materials / more information: 217-9924, yuenl008@hawaii.rr.com. www.KaaheleHawaii.com. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

December 15, 2007, 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.

December 19, 2007, Hawai`iana Live! Stars over Mauna Kea. Special guest Manu Josiah joins our "Hostess of Hawai'iana", his wife, Leilehua Yuen, in this final show of 2007, telling stories of the winter sky over Mauna Kea. Historic video footage compliments the live performance, and, of course, Bob Alder  plays beloved tunes of Hawai'i nei on the theater's historic pipe organ. School classes and other groups are welcome. Contact Leilehua Yuen for resource materials / more information: 217-9924, yuenl008@hawaii.rr.com. www.KaaheleHawaii.com. 10:30 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

 The Mo`olelo o nā Lei series of programs was created to preserve and teach the cultural traditions of Hawaiian lei. The series is funded in part by the Hawai`i Tourism Authority, CPEP, and Destination Hilo. Additional funding comes from the Pāhala  Plantation Cottages, Ka`u Calendar, Keoki Kahumoku, LeiManu Designs, Yuen Media Services, and Pacific Islands Shipping & Trading.

Mahalo to

Hawai`i Tourism Authority

County of Hawai`i Department of Research and Development
County Product Enrichment Program

Destination Hilo

Pahala Plantation Cottages

Ka`u Calendar

Keoki Kahumoku

LeManu Designs

Pacific Islands Shipping & Trading

Dirty Linen Calendar
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