Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 25, Number 11, 1 November 2008 — NOWEMAPA CALENDAR [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NOWEMAPA CALENDAR

MAKAHIKI EVENTS Makahiki, the traditional Native Hawaiian season when war was kapu, tribute was given to the chiefs, and rites of purification and celebration were performed. KAHO'OLAWE Nov. 13-16 The Protect Kaho'olawe 'Ohana will open the Makahiki season on Kaho'olawe, but signup for that trip is closed. PKO will be holding a closing ceremony in February. It is required that participants be familiar with Kaho'olawe access protoeol and have visited Kaho'olawe previously. For information on the February panina, email Kim Ku'ulei Birnie at kkb@ kahoolawe.org. KUALOA REGIONAL PARK, O'AHU Nov. 15 • Sunrise to evening. Families are encouraged to eamp from Friday till Sunday. Contact Umi Kai, uluponol® gmail.com or 840-5510.

For Umi Kai, who is organizing a makahiki celebration Nov. 15 at Kualoa Regional Park, the season caps off a year of a labor of love. "Most people associate makahiki with the games, not the protocol. To me, the games are the physical fun part. But

MOKU'UME'UME ] (FORD ISLAND) I AND KAPUAIKAULA ] (HICKAM AFB) ] Nov. 15 • 7:30 a.m. i to afternoon. : Participants must email and RSVP in advance, as access to i the site is limited. Email Shad ; Kane at kiha@hawaii.rr.com.

the mental planning and everything else is the real crux of it all" Kai said. "Makahiki might be celebrated in the four months, but preparations are made the whole year. If the ah'i said he wants 5,000 red hulu, you don't just get it the day before." MĀKUA VALLEY, O'AHU Nov. 22 • 9 a.m. Participants must email and RSVP in advance, as access to the site is limited. An orientation session is mandatory. Meetings will be held every Friday until the event. Email William Aila at ailaw001@hawaii.rr.com.

world invitational hula festival Thurs.-Sat„ Nov. 6-8, gate opens at 4 p.m. For seven years, this competition has hved up to its name by attracting hula artists from 16 countries, with a judging panel of the world's savviest keep-

ers of the art of Hawahan dance. Waikīkī Sheh. $10-$35. worldhula.com or 486-3185.

nā hōkū hanohano 'aha mele Sat„ Nov. 8, 2-4 p.m. Hawai'i Academy of Recording Arts features loeal music luminaries Hōkū Zuttermeister, Maunalua, Ku'uipo Kumukahi and the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame Serenaders, Pilioha and John Cruz. Free. Mission Memorial Auditorium. Presented by the Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts. info@nahoku hanohano.org or 593-9424.

international waikīkī hula conference

Thurs.-Sat„ Nov. 13-15, times vary a

This may be the only conferenee where PowerPoint presentations are replaced by nonstop

opportunities > to 'uwehe, 'ami and slide, iust to name

a few moves to be practiced in 128 hula classes taught by more than 40 noted kumu. Classes also cover hula costume and lei making, 'ōlelo Hawai'i, oli, history, mele, ■ music and instrument making. I $250 kama'āina rate. Hawai'i " Convention Center. waikikihulaconference.com or 923-4151. ; nāmeleomaui ^ Thurs„ Nov. 20, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. ^ Maui County students in i grades K-12 sing their hearts | in an annual contest to perpetI uate the Hawaiian culture and

heritage. Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa at Kā'anapali. Donations at the door fund scholarships. Juried student art exhibit runs Nov. 13-20. Sponsored by Nā Mele O Maui. kaanapaliresort.com or 808-661-3271. naiim: americ an ii.uik and storytelling Sat„ Nov. 22, 1-3 p.m. Blackfeet Nation's Troy "Good Medicine" De Roche presents a workshop in Native American flute. All levels weleome. CDs and flutes available for purchase. $30 advance or $40 at door. Chaminade University's Loo Theater. Sun„ Nov. 23, 5 p.m. De Roche and wife Liz De Roche enchant audiences with Native American flute music and storytelling. Holistic Healing Hawai'i, 1860Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 406. $20. Reservations, 734-8018. kamehameha schools annual

christmas concert Sat„ Dec. 6, 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. More than 300 students of the

Kamehameha Schools

Pertorming Arts . Department ring

in the hohday with island-style entertainment in dance, drama, chant and more. Hawai'i Theatre.

Free. Advance tickets, 842-8495.

Information, 528-0506.

christmas between the avenues

Sat„ Dec. 6, 5-10 p.m. In the heart of Nānākuli Homestead, a celebration of community pride offers crafts, food, keiki rides, and, most of all, the good cheer of neighbors getting to know one another. This year's theme, "E hoe aku i ka wa'a" (paddle the eanoe forward) honors eommunity volunteers. Free. Street parking on Haleakalā and Nānākuli avenues. nanakuli aloha@aol.com or 499-8894.

moku o keawe international festival Wed.-Sun„ Nov. 5-9, times vary I Celebrates the full depth and ■L breadth of Native Hawaiian I arts with a hula competition, an opening night music concert featuring headliner Napua Greig, Hawai'i-related arts and crafts, and cultural workshops on hula, lauhala weaving and more. Admission varies. Waikoloa Beach Resort. mokuokeawe.org.

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