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2012 WAIMEA TOWN CELBRATION
February 18, 2012 through February 25, 2012 |
Throughout Waimea Town
Waimea,
Kaua‘i |
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| Events are scattered over eight straight days and a two-mile area and include an Hawaiian Outrigger canoe race,
Hawaiian Cowboy rodeo events, Film Festival and cultural
events at the Historic Waimea Theater, a 2k, 5k and 10k
Fun Run, a Mountainball Tournament, and a 3-on-3
Basketball Tournament. The purpose of the Waimea Town
Celebration is to give West Kaua‘i schools, clubs and
non-profits a chance to raise funds. Many businesses and
individuals are involved in preparation, manning booths,
and participation. It is an event coordinated and put on
by community VOLUNTEERS. Proceeds go towards funding WKBPA
civic improvement projects, the Waimea Main Street Program
and other WKBPA efforts throughout the year. |
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Contact information:
Phone: (808) 338-1332 |
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KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS ANNUAL HO‘OLAULEA
February 25, 2012 |
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Campus
Konia Field
Honolulu, O‘ahu |
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www.parents.ksbe.edu |
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8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m. - Kamehameha Schools Ho‘olaulea is a truly
Hawaiian celebration that provides a wonderful and unique
experience! Bring your ‘ohana and enjoy the
spectacular view from this special mountainside setting.
On stage will be some of Hawai‘i’s most popular musicians
(Touch of Gold, Waipuna, Ho‘okena, Mana‘o Company and Nesian
N.I.N.E.) along with talents showcased by the
extraordinary students of Kamehameha!
Enjoy ono food
- Hawaiian Plate, Korean Plate, Malasadas, BBQ Sticks &
much more. Keiki and teens will love the Inflatables,
Rides, Dunking Booth, Crafts & Games.
Unique
shopping includes the charming Country Store, Haku Lei,
Silent Auction, Garden Shop, Island Crafts and onolicious
Kamehameha brownies & package mix to try at home! Shop for
Neighbor Island Specialties like Kaua‘i Kulolo, Moloka‘i
Bread & Kona Coffee.
Blankets and low chairs are
welcome. Proceeds fund enrichment programs for Kamehameha students. Free! |
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Contact Information:
Kamehameha Schools Parent & Alumni Relations
Phone: (808) 842-8680
Kamehameha Schools Kapālama
Campus
1887 Makuakane Street
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96817 |
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HONOLULU FESTIVAL
March 3, 2012 through March 4, 2012 |
Hawai‘i Convention Center
Honolulu, O‘ahu |
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www.honolulufestival.com |
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| The Honolulu Festival is Hawai‘i’s premier cultural
event, promoting understanding, economic cooperation and
ethnic harmony between the people of Hawai‘i and the
Pacific Rim region. Hawai‘i’s highly celebrated Honolulu
Festival will highlight the people and diversity of the
Pacific and Asia through a dynamic showcase of cultural
performances and exhibits, the popular Waikīkī Grand
Parade, and the spectacular Nagaoka Fireworks Show off
Waikīkī Beach. Past performers and exhibits dazzled guests
with their amazing talents and showcased cultures from
Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, the
Philippines, Tahiti, Canada, Alaska, and Hawai‘i. Honolulu
Festival activities are held at various locations in and
around Waikīkī with the Hawai‘i Convention Center serving
as the main venue, making them easily accessible to
residents and visitors alike. Admission to the majority of
Festival events is free, ensuring that everyone can take
part in the festivities. |
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Contact information:
Hawai‘i Convention Center
1801 Kalākaua Avenue
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96815
Phone: (808) 926-2424 |
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MAUI COUNTY AGRICULTURAL FESTIVAL
April 7, 2012 |
Maui Tropical Plantation
Waikapū, Maui |
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www.mauicountyfarmbureau.org |
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| On the first Saturday in April, Maui County Farm
Bureau along with the farmers, ranchers and agricultural
allies present the annual Maui County Agricultural
Festival to share agriculture’s vital role in the economy,
environment, and lifestyle of Maui. Held on the lū‘au
grounds of
Maui Tropical Plantation in Waikapū, this is Maui’s
prime event to raise awareness about local agriculture on
Maui. |
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| Here’s an event to talk story with the people who grow
our food and their industry allies, to discover what
agriculture means to our communities and ‘āina, to taste
fresh flavors, have fun. Hosted by Maui County Farm Bureau
in partnership with
Office of Economic Development, and supported by
generous sponsors, the festival provides the one-stop
experience of the wondrous impact of agriculture in
day-to-day life. |
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TASTE OF WAIALUA
April 7, 2012 |
Old Waialua Sugar Mill
Waialua, O‘ahu |
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www.tasteofwaialua.com |
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The North Shore town of Waialua was once a bustling
sugar mill town producing what locals said was the
"World's Best Sugar" but in 1996, the Waialua Sugar Mill
stopped production and closed its gates after over a 100
years of operation. In recent years, however, there has
been a quiet resurgence of shops, businesses, and local
product manufacturing that has helped transform the Old
Waialua Sugar Mill into one of O‘ahu's newest visitor
destinations. The mill is also the processing site of
Waialua Coffee and Cacao / Dole. Free mini tours of the
coffee and chocolate mill as well as free Waialua Coffee
samples are offered daily at Island X Hawai‘i. Come join us
on Saturday, April 7th for a gathering of local art, food,
agriculture products, music, and community groups and to
celebrate the rebirth of the Old Historic Waialua Sugar
Mill town.
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8:30 am. - Farmer's Market opens
9:30 a.m. -
"Hawaiian Coffee Seminar and Tasting" with Dr. Shawn
Steiman
10:30 a.m. Free, "behind the scenes"
coffee and cacao mill tours
10:00 a.m. - A series
of concerts and hula performances begins
3:30 p.m.
- wrapping up |
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Contact information:
William Martin
Phone: (808) 779-7439
Email:
islandxhawaii@msn.com
Old Waialua Sugar Mill
67-106 Kealohanui Street
Waialua, Hawai‘i 96791 |
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MERRIE MONARCH FESTIVAL
April 8, 2012 through April 14, 2012 |
Various Locations
Hilo, Hawai‘i |
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http://www.merriemonarch.com |
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| The Merrie Monarch Festival is a domestic non-profit
organization registered with the State of Hawai‘i
Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. |
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Hawai‘i Island Chamber of Commerce and continued by the
private Merrie Monarch Festival community organization,
the major purpose of the festival is the perpetuation,
preservation, and promotion of the art of hula and the
Hawaiian culture through education. The festival is
considered the world's premier forum for people of all
ages to display their skills and knowledge of the art of
ancient and modern hula. |
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| The annual presentation
of the Merrie Monarch Festival has led to a renaissance of
the Hawaiian culture that is being passed on from
generation to generation. The week-long festival includes
art exhibits, craft fairs, demonstrations, performances, a
parade that emphasizes the cultures of Hawai‘i, and a
three-day hula competition that has received worldwide
recognition for its historic and cultural significance. |
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| The Merrie Monarch
Festival is committed to: 1) Perpetuating the traditional
culture of the Hawaiian people; 2) Developing and
augmenting a living knowledge of Hawaiian arts and crafts
through workshops, demonstrations, exhibitions and
performances of the highest quality and authenticity; 3)
Reaching those who might not otherwise have the
opportunity to participate; and, 4) Enriching the future
lives of all of Hawai‘i’s children. |
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| Proceeds from the
Merrie Monarch Festival support educational scholarships,
workshops, seminars, symposiums and the continuation of
the festival. |
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| 2012 FESTIVAL EVENTS: |
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Hoʻolauleʻa (celebration)
9:00 a.m., Sunday, April 8 - Afook-Chinen Civic
Auditorium. Free admission to watch performances by
our local hālau. |
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Free Mid-day Entertainment
Daily (Monday through Friday) entertainment at the
Hawaiʻi Naniloa Volcanoes Resort (12 p.m.) and the Hilo
Hawaiian Hotel (1 p.m.). |
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Arts and Crafts Fair
8:30 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 11
through Friday, April 13, and 8:30 a.m. to
4:00 p.m., Saturday, April 14 at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium.
An annual favorite
~ this free event features
local artists and crafters. |
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Hōʻike Performances
6:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 11 - Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium. A free exhibition
night of hula, international performers, and
music. |
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Miss Aloha Hula
6:00 p.m.,
Thursday, April 12 - Edith Kanakaʻole
Stadium. Individual competition for the title of
Miss Aloha Hula with contestants performing hula kahiko,
hula ʻauana and oli (chanting). |
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Group Hula Kahiko
6:00 pm,
Friday, April 13 - Edith Kanakaʻole
Stadium. Hālau hula perform ancient style dances. |
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Group Hula ʻAuana & Awards
6:00 pm, Saturday, April 14 at the Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium. Hālau hula perform
modern style dances with an awards presentation
for all group winners. |
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Merrie Monarch Royal Parade
10:30 am, Saturday, April 14. One of
the festival’s most entertaining and fun events
for the entire family, the parade begins and
ends at Pauahi St. and winds through downtown
Hilo (Kilauea Ave. - Keawe St. - Waiānuenue Ave.
- Kamehameha Ave.). |
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Contact Information:
Merrie Monarch Festival
Office
865 Piilani Street
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
Phone: (808) 935-9168
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ANNUAL LEI DAY CELEBRATION
May 1, 2012 |
Kapi‘olani Park
Waikīkī, O‘ahu |
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http://www1.honolulu.gov/parks/programs/leiday/index1.htm |
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The event features the annual lei queen and court, as
well as local entertainment and hula hālau. The Lei
Contest Exhibit is open to the public in the open area
between the bandstand and the shell. See some of the
most exquisite lei in the world exhibited in a variety of
colors and methods. Come visit Tūtū’s Hale and hear
stories, play Hawaiian games, learn a song, a hula, how to
make a lei, and learn how to weave with lauhala. A
Ho‘olaulea of Hawaiian craft exhibits and demonstrations,
as well as, craft, lei and food vendors will also be in
the park all day. The event is free and open to the
public.
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The first Lei Day was in 1927 and celebrated in
downtown Honolulu with a few people wearing lei. From that
it grew and more and more people
began to wear lei on May 1. We are
told that the first celebration and exhibit of lei was at
the Bank of Hawai‘i. |
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Contact Information:
Kaiulani Kauahi
Phone:
(808) 768-3041
Email:
rkauahi@honolulu.gov
Queen Kapi‘olani Regional Park and Bandstand
2805
Monsarrat Avenue
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96815 |
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MOLOKA‘I KA HULA PIKO
May
3, 2012 through May 5, 2012 |
Mitchell Pauole Center
Kaunakakai, Moloka‘i |
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| The Annual Ka Hula Piko Festival will be held at the Mitchell Pauole
Center in Kaunakakai, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Admission
is free! |
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| Three days of festivities are culminated by a
grand Ho'olaule'a (celebration) with music groups from
throughout Hawai'i, Hula, Food and Craft Booths. The food
and craft people are made of venders who live on the
island of Moloka'i adding to the festivities a unique
Moloka'i homegrown Hawaiian atmosphere. |
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| History: |
Moloka‘i Ka Hula Piko began in 1991, and was
founded by Kumu Hula John Ka‘imikaua, Halau Hula O
Kukunaokala and the Moloka‘i Community. |
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| It was organized as a cultural and educational
event, to be utilized as a vehicle to educate and
enlighten all people of the undocumented, pre-western
history of Moloka‘i. The Festival is unique and celebrates
the many oral traditions of early Moloka‘i that tell of
the island as being the birthplace of the hula. |
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| In pre-western Moloka‘i mo‘olelo, mention the district of Ka‘ana as the site
where the hula began. Ka‘ana is located on the heights of
Mount Maunaloa, West, Moloka‘i. |
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| In the oral traditions of Moloka‘i, a woman
named La‘ila‘i, settled and made her home at Ka‘ana on the
hill Pu‘u Nana. She brought with her the art of the dance,
and introduced this unusual art form to the people. Her
unusual art form influenced many to travel from the
neighboring islands to Moloka‘i, to behold the beauty of
her dancing as nothing like it was ever seen before. |
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| For five generations after the passing of
La‘ila‘i, the art of the hula was kept secret and only
passed down to her descendants who performed their sacred
dances only at Ka‘ana. |
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| During the fifth generation of La‘ila‘i dancers,
Laka was born into the La‘ila‘i clan and was taught the
art of the dance by her older sister Kapo‘ulakina‘u. |
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| Unlike those family members before her, Laka
chose to leave the Island of Moloka‘i to spread the art of
the dance throughout the islands against her families
consent. Thus, the art of hula was spread throughout all
of Hawai‘i and Laka was remembered as the first woman of
the dance until the present time. |
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Contact information:
Aloha Tafaoimalo
Email:
alohawt@gmail.com |
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KAUA‘I MOKIHANA FESTIVAL
September 16, 2012 through
September 22, 2012 |
Islandwide
Kaua‘i |
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http://maliefoundation.org/schedule |
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| Kaua‘i Mokihana Festival is a week-long
celebration of Hawaiian culture and
includes educational lectures, music and hula competitions
at locations around the island of Kaua‘i. |
This year's theme is Year of Na Kamali‘i to celebrate
the young generation...our future. |
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Contact Information:
Maka Herrod
Phone:
(808) 651-1868
Email:
bslm07@yahoo.com |
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KU‘IWALU
Pauahi Tower, Suite 750
1003 Bishop Street
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96813
Phone: (808) 539-3580 • Fax (808) 539-3581
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