Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 34, Number 5, 1 May 2017 — Festival celebrates Kū's bird [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Festival celebrates Kū's bird

Celebrate the Mano O Kū - Kū's Bird (White Tern), the official bird of Honolulu, on 'Iolani Palace's Coronation Lawn. The 2017 Manu o Kū Festival takes plaee May 20 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is free and open to the puhlie.

Leatured entertainment includes Hawaiian music and hula by Kumu Hula James Dela Cruz, Hula Hālau Na 'Ōpio A Me Na Kūpuna O

Ko'olau and Hula Hālau O Pua Kapele. There will also be games and prizes for keiki, crafts and educational activities, a nature costume contest, a digital photo exhibit and snacks and refreshments for purchase. There will also be bird tours

and a spotting scope. Lor more information, contact the Conservation Council for Hawai'i at 593-0255 or info@conservehi. org, or visit www.manuokufestival.org.

A small adult and ehiek manu-o-Kū in the Tropic Seas. - Photo: Eric VanderWerf