Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 31, Number 5, 1 May 2014 — mei [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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KA LEO KĀNAKA (VOICE OF THE PEOPLE) Fri.-Sat, May 9 and 10, 7:30 p.m. Kumu Hula Patrick Makuakāne and his award-winning San Francis-co-based dance troupe, Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu, return to Honolulu for two performances of Ka Leo Kānaka. The shows include 20 new dance pieces featuring traditional hula and Makuakane's renowned hula mua, whieh blends Hawaiian dance with modern music. (For more on the performance, please see page 14.) Hawai'i Theatre. $25-$35. 528-0506 or hawaii theatre.com.

GUITAR EXHIBIT Sat, May 10-Mon., Sept 1, 9 a.m,5 p.m., closed Tuesday "Guitar: The Instrument that Rocked the World" exhibits at the Bishop Museum as part of a fiveyear national tour revealing the science, sound and history of the instrument that ranks among history's greatest cultural icons. The museum culls from its collection traditional 'ūkēkē, steel guitar and the finest examples of 'ukulele from Hawai'i's earliest instruments makers (including one owned by surf legend Duke Kahanamoku)

for display alongside their stringed brethren from around the globe, like the Spanish vihuela, electric Fender Stratocaster and Persian tanbur. Castle Memorial Building. Museum admission applies. 847-3511 orbishopmuseum.org. HOLOKŪ BALL Sat, May 10, 5-10 p.m. The Holokū Ball, an annual event at the Royal Hawaiian Monarch Room, brings everyone out in their finest aloha wear for an elegant evening of music, awards, silent auehon, scrumptious food and camaraderie. This year's honorees are Kahu David K. Kaupu,

Dr. Randie Kamuela Fong and Debbie Nakanelua-Richards. Organized by the Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu, the event is a benefit for scholarships. $150 per seat or $3,000-$ 10,000 per table. 699-920 1 or 351-0396. KANANI ENOS: "HEAL MY HEART" Sat, May 10, 7:30 p.m. South Kona singer, songwriter, musician and hula practitioner Kanani Enos presents an evening of music and storytelling featuring new, unreleased music as well as traditional and contemporary songs from her debut alhum, Aloha

I Ho 'okena. Enos, a rising star in music circles, is nominated for a 2014 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award for Most Promising Artist. Maui Arts & Cultural Center, McCoy Studio Theater. $28-$ 14. (808) 242-7469 or mauiarts.org. LEGEND OF KO'OLAU Fri., May 16, 7:30 p.m. The historically based drama Legend ofKo 'olau has its Honolulu premiere at the Hawai'i Theatre. The one-man play, selected for a grant by the National Performanee Network of New Orleans, stars Los Angeles-based actor and former Maui resident Moronai Kanekoa, and is written by awardwinning writer/journalist Gary T. Kubota. The play also plans a retum engagement at the Waimea Historic Theatre on Kaua'i on May 18, 2:30 p.m. Honolulu show: $17-$22. 528-0506 or hawaiitheatre.com. MALIA CRAVER HULA KAHIKO COMPETITION Sat, May 17, 10 a.m. Hawai'i's secondary school

students showcase their achievements in ancient hula and chant in this competition founded by the late Malia Craver and Earl Kawai. Participating schools are: Punahou, Saint Louis, Hilo High, Ke Kula 'O Nāwahlokalani'ōpu'u Iki LPCS, Lahainaluna High, Mililani Middle, St. Joseph High, Ka Waihona O Ka Na'auao, Cathedral Catholic Academy and Kamehameha Schools Kapālama, Maui and Kea'au campuses. Held at Kamehameha Schools-Kapālama, Kekūhaupi'o Gym. $10-$8 at the door. 521-6905 or kpcahawaii.com. 37TH NĀ HŌKŪ HANOHANO MUSIC AWARDS Sat, May 24, 5 p.m. The Hawai'i Academy of Recording Arts' monthlong celebration of the diversity of Hawaiian music, Mele Mei, culminates this weekend with music industry and hula workshops, and a great evening of music and unforgettable performances. Hawai'i Convention Center. Award show tickets are $ 150-$ 1 25 . 593-9424 or melemei.com. ■

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'UKULELE 'OHANA MOLOKA'I WORKSHOP Fri.-Tues., May 23-27 Spend five intimate days on Moloka'i experiencing the roots of what has inspired generations of Hawaiians to create beautiful music. Walk the land, swim in the waters, eat traditional foods, learn the language, talk story, dance hula and play 'ukulele. Participants (limited to 30) will stay andplay on the historical 14,000-acre working Pu'u O Hoku Ranch. Fee is $1,250, includes all workshops, lodging and food. (206) 697-0434 or ukeohana.com.

The 'Ukulele 'Ohana Moloka'i Workshop returns to the Friendly lsle for five days starting May 23. - Courtesy: Ounean Berry

Mid-Pacific lnstitute took top honors in the high school wahine division at the 2013 Malia Craver Hula Kahiko Competition, while Saint Louis School, helow left, is the reigning ehampion in the middle and high school kāne divisions. - Courtesy: Roy Yamasaki