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Events 2008

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 by Clay Callaway. 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 by Clay Callaway. 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 by Clay Callaway. January's shows focus on legends and history of Hilo.11:00 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

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 by Clay Callaway. January's shows focus on legends and history of Hilo.11:00 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

February, 2008

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April, 2008

April 24 - Leilehua joins Howard Shapiro and Kamaluhia Wooley at the Kahilo Theater in Waimea

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, Hālau o Nā Lei Mohala o Hāla`i hosts their annual Lei Day festival at the Mo`oheau Band Stand in Downtown Hilo. The program includes lei display, lei court, hula, and music. 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 by Clay Callaway. 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 by Clay Callaway. 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 by Clay Callaway. 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 - "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 by Clay Callaway. 11:00 am Wednesdays, Palace Theater, 38 Haili St. Hilo.

June 2008

June 28-29 - 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.

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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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