Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 28, Number 7, 1 July 2011 — Iulai [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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BIG ISLAND HAWAIIAN MUSIC FESTIVAL Sat.-Sun., July 9-10, noon-6 p.m. Enjoy Hawaiian music, including 'ukulele, slack key and steel guitar and falsetto singing at this always popular twoday event featuring artists from around Hawai'i. Headliners include Dennis Kamakahi, Ku'uipo Kumukahi, Cyril Pahinui, Darlene Ahuna and hula hālau. Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo. $10; $5 pre-sale. (808) 961-571 1 or ehcc.org.

'ĀHIHI LEHUA: FOR THE LOVE OF HULA Sun., July 10, 4 p.m. Kumu Hula Robert Cazimero, Vicky Holt īakamine, Māpuana de Silva, Miehael Pili Pang, Maelia Loebenstein Carter andManu Boyd eomhine talents for an afternoon 'aha mele featuring scores of dancers and chanters, with nahenahe Hawaiian

music by The Brothers Cazimero, Kawika Trask & Friends and more. A benefit for the Hawai'i Theatre Center and participating hālau hula. Hawai'i Theatre. $25; $20 seniors, students, military, youth 4-17 and group sales. Contact hālau members for discount vouchers. hawaiitheatre. eom; box office, (808) 528-0506.

PRINCE LOT HULA FESTIVAL Sat, July 16, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Moanalua Gardens Hawai'i's largest noncompetitive hula event honors Prince Lot Kapuāiwa, who is credited with reviving the once-banned hula in the district of Moanalua. Sponsored in part by OHA,

this 34th annual event features hula hālau led by Kumu Hula Sonny Ching, Shirley Recca, Coline Aiu and many others. Moanalua Gardens. Free, with suggested purchase of $5 kōkua button. moanaluagardensfoundation.org, (808) 8395334 or mgf-hawaii@hawaii.rr.com.

'UKULELE FESTIVAL

Sun., July 17, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Roy Sakuma's annual 'Ukulele k Festival is a summer tradition

showcasing 'ukulele players from around the globe and an 'ukulele orchestra of more than 800, mostly children. Also features strumming sensations Ohta-San, Jake

F Shimabukuro, Ho'okena, Herb Ohta Jr. and many more. Kapi'olani Park Bandstand. Free. Free parking and shuttle from S Kapi'olani Community College 3 andback. (808) 732-3739, info@ ukulelefestivalhawaii.org.

HAWAI'I OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL Fri.-Sun., July 22-24 Featuring films about marine resources, oeean recreation and our cultural connections to the sea, submitted from around the world. Family fun under the stars and on the big screen. Shows begin at sunset. $5, or join Surfrider Foundation the

night of the event and get in free. Waipā, 1 mile past Hanalei. hawaiioceanfilmfestival.org, (808) 652-3392 or admin@ ofilmfest.com.

HEIVA I KAUAI IA ORANA TAHITI Sat- Sun., Aug. 6-7, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Kaua'i's Kapa'a Beach Park will eome alive with international Tahitian dance and drumming competitions with solo and group performance. This annual event also features multicultural exhibition dancing, singing, crafts and vendors hawking an array of items from the Paeihe Islands. Gates open at 9. $5 daily admission. Children 6 and under are free. (808) 822-9447, pairu@tikiripolynesianinstruments.com. ■

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Talented keiki strum their heart out at the annual 'Ukuleli Festival. - Courtesy photo

The Hawai'i Oeean Film Festival will screen "Miss South Pacific," a new film about rising sea levels as told by beauty pageant contestants from 1 3 island nations. - Courtesy photo