Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 11, Number 5, 1 May 1994 — He mau hanana [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

He mau hanana

A calendar of events

Mei through Mei 31 "Reflections and Retractions: The Heart and Soul of Hawai'i," art exhibit by Louis Pohl and Imaikalani Kalahele at the Chamber of Commerce of Hawai'i, First Hawaiian Towers,

1132 Bishop St. Suite 200. Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Call 595-2399 or 522-8800. 1 Lei Day, a day-long celebration at Kapi'olani Park including lei making contests for adults and youth, a concert by the Royal Hawaiian Band, the coronation of 1994 Lei Queen Puamana

Crabbe, a lei exhibit, craft exhibits and demonstrations, and entertainment. For more information on O'ahu events, eall 2667654. 1 Bishop Museum Family Sunday, presented by the

Hawaiian Humane Society, featuring petting zoo and dog demonstrations. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free to loeal residents and military. Call 847-3511. 7 Kuli'ou'ou trail hike with the Hawai'i Nature Center, strenuous hike to Ko'olau ridge overlooking Waimānalo, five miles in five

hours, $5, reservations required. Call 955-0100. 6, 7, 13, 14 "What It Takes," performance by Kamehameha Schools Performing Arts Company, 7:30 p.m. at the Princess Ruth Ke'elikōlani Auditorium on the Kamehameha Schools campus. $5 general admission, $3 for Kamehameha students and faculty. A benefit for the Hawai'i State AIDS Research Foundation. Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. on May 15.

11-14 Tours of the grounds of 'Iolani Palaee, presented by the Friends of 'Iolani Palaee. Assemble in front of the barracks at 12:30 p.m. (1:15 on May 13). Call 5220822 or 522-0821. 14 Secondary Schools Hula Kahiko Competition, featuring kāne, wahine. and hui 'ia, 10 a.m. at Samuel Wilder King Intermediate School. Tickets are $3 and available at the door or from participating schooIs. Presented by the Kalihi-Pālama Culture & Arts Society. Call 5216905.

18,28 Kilo Hōkū at Haleakalā, an evening of stargazing and star lore presented by the National Park Service, 7:30-8:30 p.m. at Hosmer Grove, Haleakalā National Park. Dress warmly and bring a flashlight, beach mat, binoculars, and hot drink. Repeats June 18 and June 29. Call 572-9306. 21 Moloka'i Ka Hula Piko - A Celebration of the Birth of Hula on Moloka'i, featuring

hula by Hālau Hula 'o Kukuna'okala and others, musieal entertainment, crafts, food. Entertainers include Gary Haleamau and The Pandanus Club, Cyril Pahinui, Robi Kahakalau, and more. 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Pāpōhaku Beach Park at Kaluako'i. Free. Kumu hula John Kaimikaua will present lectures accompanied by hula in the Hoaloha Room of Colony's Kaluako'i Hotel & Golf Club May 17-19 at 7 p.m. He will also lecture at 'Ili'ili'ōpae Heiau May 17-18 from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

21 Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park Culture Festival, dedicated to honoring those residents of Kalapana who organized the park's first cultural festival in 1980 at Kamoamoa pienie ground, whieh was overrun in 1992 by lava. Hula, music, and hands-on instruction in traditional Hawaiian crafts. 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m., on the lawn fronting the Kīlauea Military Camp on Crater

Rim Drive. Festival and park admission free. Call 967-7184. 21 Kahelelani Serenaders, native speakers of Hawaiian born and raised on Ni'ihau, performing as part of Nā Mele o Hawai'i eoncert series, presented by Hawai'i Public Radio at the Honolulu Academy of Arts Theatre, 900 S. Beretania St., 8 p.m. $10 tickets available at Hawai'i Public Radio (738 Kāheka St.) and the Academy. Call 955-8821. 22 Hulihe'e Band Concert honoring King Kamehameha IV (Alexander Liholiho), 4 p.m. on the Palace's oeean lānai in Kailua-Kona. Free. Presented by Daughters of Hawai'i. Call 3265634.

28 Hau'ula loop trail hike with the Hawai'i Nature Center, easy walk, three miles in three hours, $5, 9:15 a.m. reservations required. Call 955-0100.

The Hawai'i Volcanoes Nahonal Park Culture Festival is set for Mei 21 . Block print by Linda Varez