Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 36, Number 8, 1 March 2019 — malaki [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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'ALEMANAKA V CALENDAR "

CALENDAR LISTINGS To have a loeal event listed in our monthly calendar, email kwo@oha.org at least six weeks in advance. Make sure to include the loeaīion, prioe, date and time. If available, please attach a high-resolution (300 dpi) photograph with your email.

March is the birthday month of Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana'ole. As a delegate to the U.S. Congress, he advocated for the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, whieh passed in 1 921 . In addition, he founded the institution whieh has heeome the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs. - lllustration: Kaleena Patcho

KAUA'I STEEL GUITAR FESTIVAL Mar. 1-2, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Enjoy steel guitar performances by Hawai'i steel guitar masters and amateurs at the 4th Annual Kaua'i Steel Guitar Festival! There's plenty of fun for the whole 'ohana whieh include workshops, jam sessions, educational presentations and hands-on opportunities. Free. Courtyard Kaua'i at Coconut Beach. For more information eall (808)822-3455. INTO THE WOODS Mae 1 & 8, 7:30 p.m.; Mar. 2 & 9, 6:00 p.m.; Mar. 3 & 10, 2:00 p.m. The Kamehameha Schools Kapālama High School Performing Arts Department and Keaka Kamehameha presents "Into the Woods," an epie fairytale musieal about wishes, family and the choices we make. Kamehameha Schools Kapālama Princess Ruth Ke'elikōlani Auditorium. Doors open 30 minutes before showtime. $10 for adults and $5 for students/ children. For more information please eall (808) 842-8356. 9TH ANNUAL PAPAKŌLEA 'OHANA HEALTH FAIR Mar. 2, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year's theme for the Annual

Papakōlea 'Ohana Health Fair is Na Hulu Kahu O Papakōlea, the Esteemed Caregivers of Papakōlea. > The community event focuses on 1 providing community caregivers i with information, resources and > services to support Community i Caregivers and their kupuna. There ī will be Native Hawaiian service agencies and organizations and eultural practitioners that will provide t insight and information on how to 1 promote healthy 'ohana lifestyle choices. Free. Lineoln Elementary School. For more information about this event, contact Cappy Solatorio, , Event Chair at (808 ) 673-9072. i THE LAST ROYAL DEATH AND BURIAL UNDER THE i KAPU SYSTEM : Mae 6, 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. The 2019 Experts at the Cathe- : dral Series is holding their last i public lecture (of six) on the life and ī death of Kamehameha the Great > beginning January 30, in eommemoration of the bicentennial of I his death in 1819. Nanette Naioma ī Napoleon, O 'ahu Cemetery Burial Ground & Historic Site (1998 ) and Ralph Thomas Kam, Death Rites and Hawaiian Royalty: Funerary Practices in the Kamehameha and Kalākaua Dynasties, 18191 1953(2017). Free. Cathedral of St.

Andrew's, Von Holt Room at 229 Queen Emma Square, ALOHA 'ĀINA MOANALUA Mae 9, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Aloha 'Āina Moanalua curriculum is now available for schools wanting to explore the Moanalua ahupua'a. The grade 4 unit includes a Moanalua ahupua'a map, old photographs of the ares, and lesson plans featuring mo'olelo of Moanalua. Free (and includes all materials). Moanalua Middle School Library. Register now; space s limited. Open to other grade levels on request. Contact Pauline Worsham at pworsham@moanaluagardensfoundation.org to register and for more information. HA'A KOA CONFERENCE Mae 26, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Come and learn the history of the Hawaiian ha'a, benefits and applieahon today. You will have the opportunity to attend a workshop where you will learn a traditional Hawaiian ha'a. Free, Seating is limited and registration is required. Please visit haakoa.com to register and obtain more information. Kamehameha Schools, Kea'au Campus, Hā'aeamahi Dining Hall. Contact Pua Ishibashi at (808) 989-4844 for additional information. ■

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