Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 17, Number 3, 1 March 2000 — SPECIAL EVENT FEATURE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SPECIAL EVENT FEATURE

The Musical Legacy of Her Majesty Queen Lili' uokalani

By Manu Boyd ADRAMATIC, MUSICAL tribute to Queen Lili'uokalani is being presented statewide at public libraries through April. "//<? Pō 'ai Aloha, Encircled with Love: The Musical Legacy ofHer Majesty Queen Lili'uokalani," is a 45-minute program, performed and narrated by singer/storyteller Nālani 01ds (pictured at left), whose family was prominent in royal circles. "The project has taken on a life of its own," said 01ds, both humbled and priviledged to work on the program. "Every day, I'm doing research on songs and stories about the regions I'm visiting. It's fascinating.

"In 1877 when Kalākaua named Lili'u regent and added 'okalani' to her name, she toured the kingdom. Her first stop was Kalaupapa, and several in her entourage opted not to go for fear of Hansen's disease. So she invited families of the patients to go with her to Kalaupapa to visit their exiled loved ones. When my tour began, Kalaupapa was the first plaee I visited, as requested by the library," she said. "Seredipity!" The program was conceived through a partnership between Native Books and the Hawai'i State Library System.

SCHEDULE (In the schedule, PL is Puhhe Library, and PSL is Puhlie & School Library). March 1 - Kealakekua PL, 2 p.m.,Thelma Parker Memor-

ial PL, 6:30 p.m.; March 6 - Pāioa PSL, 3 p.m., Mt. View PSL, 6:30 p.m.; March 7 - Laupāhoehoe PSL, 10 a.m., Kea'au PSL, 6:30 p.m.; March 8 - Hilo PL, 10 a.m., Nā'aehu PL, 3 p.m., Pāhala PSL, 6:30 p.m.; March 12 - KaimukiPL, 2 p.m.; March 14 - Kailua PL, 6:30 p.m.;" March 15 - McCully - Moili'ili PL, 6:30 p.m.; March 21, 'Āina Haina PL, 6:30 p.m.; March 25, Pearl City PL, 11 a.m., March 29 - Wai'anae PL, 6:30 p.m. Apiil 1Lāna'i PSL, 2 p.m.; Apnl 3 - Hāna PSL, 10 a.m„ Makawao PL, 6:30 p.m.; Apiil 4 - Wailuku PL, 10:30 a.m., Kihei PL, 6:30 p.m.; April 5 - Lāhaina PL, 3 p.m., Kahului PL, 6:30 p.m.; Apiil 10 - Waimea PL, 6:30 p.m.; Apiil 12 - Kīioa PSL, 6:30 p.m.; April 17 - Hawai'i Kai PL; Apiil 18 - Kahuku PSL; April 24 - Mānoa PL 6:30 p.m. To request a sign language interpreter, eall one week ahead to the hosting library. For additional information, eall 831-6877. ■

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