Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 11, Number 6, 1 June 1994 — He mau hanana [ARTICLE]

He mau hanana

A calendar of events

Iune 6 "The Sky Tonight," Bishop Museum Planetarium program on the stars, constellations and planets visible in Hawai'i's sky. Repeats first Monday of every month. Reservations required. $3.50, free to museum members. Weather permitting, the museum's observatory will be open for viewing after the program (observatory viewing is free). Call 8478201.

9 Hawaiian slack-key guitar leeture by Walter Carvalho, presented by Kapi'olani Community College 7-8 p.m. in the ehapel at the Diamond Head Campus. Free. Call 734-9211. 9-26 "Mai 'Ano 'Ano Li'i, Ulu Wale Ā Laulā (From a Little Seed. It Has Grown Widely Known)," educational exhibit celebrating 35th anniversary of UH Committee for the Preservation and Study of Hawaiian Language, Art and Culmre. At the opening on Iune 2, Elizabeth Akana will lecture on Hawaiian quilts. Gallery on the Pali, Unitarian Church, 2500 Pali Hwy. Call 9567357. 11 King kamehameha Celebration, statewide events including parades in Honolulu. Lahaina and Kailua-Kona. Ho'olaule'a are planned for Moloka'i and Kaua'i. On O'ahu, the 78th annual King

Kamehameha Celebration Floral Parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the intersection of King and Richards Streets and will proceed to Kapi'olani Park, where a crafts fair will be held until 3:30 p.m. Grand Marshall is Hoaliku Drake, director of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. The statewide theme is "Ka Hae Hawai'i, E Ani Mau Loa Ia! (The Hawaiian Flag, Long May It Wave!)." Call 586-0333. 11 - 12 Fancy Fair, Mission Houses Museum's crafts fair and Hawaiian-style open market, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. on the museum grounds at 553 S. King St. Call 531-0481.

12 Hulihe'e Band Concert honoring King Kamehameha I, 4 p.m. on the Palace's oeean lānai in Kailua-Kona. Free. Presented by Daughters of Hawai'i. Call 3265634. 16 "Fish Watching in Kāne'ohe Bay," talk by Dr. Fenny Cox of the Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology, part of the Oeean Treasures lecture series presented by the Friends of He'eia State Park. 7 p.m. at the park, 46-465 Kamehameha Hwy., approximately one mile from Windward Mall. $5, students $1. Call 2473 156 for reservations. 18, 29 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. Call 572-9306. 21-22 Genealogy conference featuring numerous family history displays and a variety of workshops, plus pointers on doing Hawaiian home lands research and tracing Hawaiian genealogies. OHA's Operation 'Ohana staff will be on hand to provide information and register Hawaiians. Hosted by Brigham Young University in Lā'ie. Fee: $15. Call 293-3782.

24-25 King Kamehameha Hula Competition, performances by 24 hālau hula and nine individual chanters, Neal Blaisdell Center Arena. Friday's competition begins at 6 p.m. and Saturday's begins at 1 p.m. Tiekets are $7.50 - $15 per person per day. Tickets available at the Blaisdell box office and other ticket outlets. Call 586-0333. 25 "Kūlia i ka Nu'u (Strive for the Highest)," scholarship dinner presented by Queen Emma Hawaiian Civic Club in the 'Ākala Room of the Queen Kapi'olani Hotel. $30, with a portion going to the Queen Emma HCC Scholarship Fund. Call 373-4190 evenings. 25 Hawaiian Quilt Registration Day on O'ahu. Volunteers of the Hawaiian Quilt Research Project

will be registering pre-1960 Hawaiian quilts and patterns at Kawaiaha'o Church's Likeke Hall. Quilt historians, textile specialists and a professional photographer will aid in documentation. Oral history recorders invite quilt owners to bring as mueh information about the quilt and/or quiltmaker as possible. There will also be lectures and demonstrations. Call 842-8635. Iulai 1-2 Pacific Islands Taro Festival at Windward Community College, including symposiums for farmers and community members interested in working together to promote taro, an arts and crafts fair, a farmers' market, cultural presentation, traditional chants and dances of the Pacific, food, ehildren's activities, lectures, exhibits and demonstrations, taro plants and recipes, and coconut-husking and poi-eating contests. Free. Call 262-098 1 or 235-7433.

1-3 Establishment Day Cultural Festival at Pu'uhonua o Hōnaunau. Celebration will include "Ke Ali'i o ka Wā Kahiko (The Royalty of 01d Hawai'i)" and a hukilau, lau hala weaving, coconut weaving, hula, Hawaiian games, and food tasting. Eaeh day's events start at 10 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. Call 328-2288 or 328-2326. 3 Bankoh Nā Wāhine O Hawai'i, women's music and dance festival showcasing Hawai'i's best female talents in a four-hour afternoon music festival at McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Beach Park. Festival honors Queen Lili'uokalani and is pre-

sented by Honolulu City and County and Bank of Hawai'i. Call 537-8660. 4 "The Sky Tonight," Bishop Museum planetarium program on the stars, constellations and planets visible in Hawai'i's sky. Repeats first Monday of every month. Reservations required. $3.50, free to museum members. Weather permitting, the museum's observatory will be open for viewing after the program (observatory viewing is free). Call 8478201.

24 Hulihe'e Band Concert honoring Governor John Adams Kuakini, 4 p.m. on the Palace's oeean lānai in Kailua-Kona. Free. Presented by Daughters of Hawai'i. Call 326-5634.

Just give me that sweet oldtime singing Do you, your family and friends love to sing old-style Hawaiian songs? Ka Himeni 'Ana is looking for you! This annual contest was created to encourage the singing of Hawaiian songs in the old-fash-ioned, traditional unamplified style. It is open to amateurs and professionals of all ages. The

12th annual Ka Himeni 'Ana will be held Friday and Saturday Aug. 12 and 13 at 8 p.m., at Orvis Auditorium on the University of Hawai'iMānoa campus. Any singers who would like to enter the eontest should eall Marge at 8420421 for details. First plaee prize is $1,000, second plaee is $600, third plaee is $400, fourth plaee is $200 and fifth plaee is $100.