Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 25, Number 2, 1 February 2008 — PEPELUALI CALENDAR [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PEPELUALI CALENDAR

PANIOLO EXTRAVAGANZA Sat. Feb. 2, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

To celebrate the Year of the Paniolo, Parker Ranch Historic

Homes and the community-sponsored Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival are throwing a big town party, with tributes to the 100th anniver-

sary of Native Hawaiian Ikua Purdy's steer-rop-ing victory in Wild-West Cheyenne, Wyoming, and the Hawai'i Island arrival of selected cowboys of Japanese descent (also recent inductees into the Parker Ranch Paniolo Hall of Fame). See cultural presentations, musical performances and craft demos at several Waimea sites, including Parker Ranch. 808-885-5433 or www.parkerranch.com.

LEI-MAKING WORKSHOPS

Sat. Feb. 9 and 23, 9:30 a.m.-noon Masterful lei maker Brian Choy will demonstrate the artistry that has made his creations the top

winners at the annual Honolulu May Day Lei Competition for the last 30 years. Plan ahead to catch the judges' eyes with the help of Choy's special tricks and techniques. Free. Makiki District Park administration building, 1527 Ke'eaumoku St., Honolulu (Feb. 9); Kāne'ohe Community Center, 45-613 Pū'ōhala St. (Feb. 23). Sponsored by the City and County of Honolulu. 768-3041 or www.honoluluparks.com.

KANIKAPILA SEASON SPOTLIGHTS YOUNG AND OLD

Mon., Feb. 18, 6-9 p.m.

E Kanikapila Kākou is a spirited Hawaiian jam session led by Hawai'i's best musicians, who teach chords and lyrics of a favorite song. At the helm for this particular session: the popular recording group Puamana along with 100-year-old 'ukelele virtuoso Bill Tapia. Free. Island School, main hall on Puhi campus. 808-245-2733 or www.gardenisland arts.org.

KAUA'I'S WAIMEA TOWN CELEBRATION

Feb. 22-23 4:30-1 1 p.m. Fri., 10 a.m.-l 1 p.m. Sat. Seemingly sleepy Waimea town pulls out all the stops for this annual celebration,

Thurs.-Sat„ 8 p.m., Sun. matinees at 2 p.m., through Feb. 10 Adapted by John Wat, Pele Mā, a witty theatrical version of the book Pele Mā: Legends of Pele from Kaua'i by Frederick Wiehman, presents the epie escapades of Hawai'i's flamboyant fire goddess and her cohorts, played to the hilt by a cast of seasoned loeal actors. $5 to $13 at Kumu Kahua Theatre in Honolulu. 536-4441 or www. kumukahua.org. Also runs Thurs.-Fri., Feb. 28-29, 7:30 p.m., at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center, McCoy Studio Theater. 808-

242-7469 or www.maui arts.org. whieh includes continuous entertainment, food booths, sporting events at the 01d Waimea Sugar Mill and the kick-off event of the Garden Island

Canoe Racing Association. Not to be outdone by the paniolo party at "the other Waimea" (see above listing), there's plenty of paniolo fun, including the annual Waimea Roundup Rodeo, a paniolo hat-lei contest and the firsttime induction of Hawaiian cowboys and cowgirls into Nā Paniolo O Kaua'i A Me Ni'ihau, the Garden Island's paniolo hall of fame. Free. Waimea town. 808-338-1332 or www.wkbpa.org/events.html.

21 ST CENTURY HAWAIIAN DANCE MOVES

Fri,- Sat„ March 7-8, 7:30 p.m. The San Francisco-based

Hawaiian dance company Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu returns to Hawai'i to present the visually captivating and thematically riveting Daughters of Haumea, a theatrical recreation of the traditional roles of Hawaiian women, as described in a groundbreaking new book. The company's kumu and choreographer, Patrick Makuakāne, has a trademark "hula mua" style — hard to explain, but the fact that his Hawai'i performances play to SRO crowds speaks volumes about his abihty to move our imaginations with an evolving artform. $25-$35. 528-0256 or www.hawaiitheatre.com. I

NĀ HANANA • EVENTS

Pidured above: Memorabilia of paniolo pride — on display in Waimea.

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PELE PLAYS BIG AT KUMU KAHUA

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