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January, 2009
January 14 -
Hawai`iana Live: Happy New Year!. January 15 - Earth Patriot Hip Hop Dance CompetitionThe first major hip hop dance competition in Hilo is hosted by the
Performing and Fine Artists for World Peace, and Amnesty International at Hilo's historic Palace Theater January 21 - Hawai`iana Live: Nā Manu o Hawai`i In this weeks show, Virginia Aragon of Na Ala Hele talks about the native birds of the Hawaiian Islands. 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.
January 29 - Kamehameha Schools Career Day Manu and Leilehua go back to school -
to talk with Kamehameha Schools students about choosing art as a career. In addition to their cultural work,
Leilehua and Manu own LeiManu Designs, and are manufacturers of custom sculptural interior and exterior lighting.
Leilehua and Manu apprenticed under Leilehua's father, Don Yuen, the creator of the Malama Torch.
February, 2009 February 4 - Hawai`iana Live: Nā Manu o Hawai`i In this weeks show, Virginia Aragon of Na Ala Hele talks about the native birds of the Hawaiian Islands. 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.
March, 2009 March 4 - Hawai`iana Live: - Huaka`i ma Hawai`i This week slack key master Uncle Moses Kahumoku joins Leilehua on-stage for a musical trip around the island of Hawai`i. 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. March 11 - Hawai`iana Live: - Huaka`i ma Hawai`i This week Uncle Stan Kaina and the lovely ladies of ka Leo Nahenahe Pohai ke Aloha join Leilehua on-stage for a musical trip through the islands of Hawai`i. 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. March 18 - Hawai`iana Live: - Huaka`i ma Hawai`i This week Manu Josiah joins his wife, Leilehua Yuen, on-stage for stories of their families as told in their original collaborative songs. 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. March 21 - Descendance: - Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance theater comes to Hilo. Palace Theater , 38 Haili St. Hilo. March 25 - Hawai`iana Live: - Huaka`i ma Hawai`i Leilehua Yuen, tells a Makahiki tale of how the world was created from a giant gourd. `Ukulele maker Patrick Inouye joins her on-stage to share his experiences and music. 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.April, 2009
April 25 - Kumanu at the Ka`u Coffee Festival Leilehua Yuen joins global fusion music group, Kumanu, in Pāhala. Kumanu last year 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. April 29 - Hawai`iana Live: - Impliments of War Leilehua Yuen shares stories and chants of Hawai`i's great battles. She is joined by expert craftsman Manny Mattos, maker of traditional Hawaiian weapons. 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 1 - Lei Day!!!! May Day is Lei Day in Hawai`i! Friday, May 1, Nā Mohala o Hāla`i holds their annual Lei Day opening ceremony at the Mo`oheau Band Stand in Downtown Hilo. The informal program includes kanikapila, hula jam, storytelling and lei making demonstrations, and displays, including the Hawai`i County Lei Festival Kāhili Collection, created and curated by Leilehua and her haumana (students). Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the festivities! Free and open to the public. Phone 1-808-895-0850 for more information and to kokua!
May 13 - Hawai`iana Live! at the Hilo Palace Theater - "Mo`olelo o nā Lei" Kamaluhia Wooley joins Leilehua this week to share hula and mana`o of the history, beauty, and variety of Hawai`i's lei. The County of Hawai`i Lei Festival Kāhili Collection also will be displayed on-stage. The kāhili were created by, and are curated by, Leilehua and her students. 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 20 - Hawai`iana Live! at the Hilo Palace Theater - "Mo`olelo o nā Lei" Leilehua Yuen and her husband Manu Josiah share chant, story, song, and hula of the history, beauty, and variety of Hawai`i's lei. Also on-stage will be the County of Hawai`i Lei Festival Kāhili Collection. The kāhili were created by, and are curated by, Leilehua and her students. 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 27 - Hawai`iana Live! at the Hilo Palace Theater - "Mo`olelo o nā Lei" In today's program, musician Randy Lorenzo joins Leilehua to celebrate Hawai`i's beloved lei as the County of Hawai`i Lei Festival Kāhili Collection is displayed on-stage. The kāhili were created by, and are curated by, Leilehua and her students. 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 2009
June 3
- Hawai`iana
Live! at the Hilo Palace Theater -
Special National Trails Day presentation Features two honored guests, Anakona Thomson, in her 80s the oldest documented
person to have walked the entire extant portion of the Ala Nui trail system on Hawai`i Island, and
Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow, A member of the Kunwinjku peoples of NW Arnhem Land, she is the family snake-catcher and a dab hand at catching
pigs with a castnet! She also mediates in times of family trouble.
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. Guests are invited to remain after the show for
no-host refreshments from the theater cafe, and to "talk story" with Denise, Anakona, and special presenters who will be available in the lobby with their displays.
June 10
- Hawai`iana
Live! at the Hilo Palace Theater
- I ke Kuahiwi Leilehua tells stories of the Hawaiian Rainforest. This week
Uncle Stan Kaina and the lovely ladies of ka Leo Nahenahe Pohai ke Aloha join Leilehua on-stage for a musical trip through the islands of Hawai`i.
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.
June 27-28 - 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 2009 July 1 - 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 8 -
Hawai`iana Live: - Huaka`i ma Hawai`i July 22 - Hawai`iana Live! at the Hilo Palace Theater - Wela ka lā Leilehua tells tales of summer constellations and the hot days they herald in chant, hula, 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! at the Hilo Palace Theater - Wela ka lā Leilehua tells tales of the hot days of summer, then 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. August 2009 August 15, Stories of Mauna Kea, Leilehua Yuen, Manu Josiah, and their students present Stories of Mauna Kea, blending chant, hula, storytelling, and song about this sacred and majestic mountain. Program is held 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. September 2009 October 2009
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Additional
Calendars For community events please use the web-based calendar links. Add your own events to the respective calendars so others can get the word and not conflict with your plans. Hawaii Visitors and Conventions Bureau Calendar http://calendar.gohawaii.com/ Hawaii.com Calendar http://www.hawaii.com/events/ Alternative-Hawaii Calendar http://www.alternative-hawaii.com/calendar.htm Kamuela.com Calendar http://kamuela.com/calendar/default.asp Dirty Linen Calendar
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