Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 34, Number 10, 1 October 2017 — 'okakopa [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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'ALEMANAKA CALENDAR

CALENDAR LISTINGS To have a loeal event listed in our monthly calendar, email kwo@ oha.org at least six weeks in advance. Make sure to include the location, price, date and time. If available, please attach a highresolution (300 dpi) photograph with your email.

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HAWAI'I CHILDREN AND YOUTH DAY 2017 Oct. 1, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This 24th annual familyfriendly event offers more than 300 interactive, educational and fun activities for children of all ages. Visit www.hawaiicyd.org/ calendar.html for the full schedule of events. Free. State Capitol District, www.HawaiiCYD.org.

Sponsored in part by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. EQUAL MEANS EQUAL Oct. 6, 7 p.m., pre-show entertainment at 5:30 p.m. Kamala Lopez's documentary explores how women are treated in the United States, using real-life stories and pivotal court cases. Pre-show entertainment and food will be available from 5:30 p.m in the McCoy Courtyard. $8. Maui Arts & Cultural Center, MauiArts.org, (808) 242-SHOW. KAHUMANA FARM FESTIVAL FUNDRAISER Oct. 7,11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The 5th annual fundraiser for Kahumana Organic Farm & Cafe Farm Festival features a seed and plant exchange; a musical lineup featuring TAVANA, Lueie & the Perfect Wave and others; a marketplace and familyfriendly activities. Free. 86-660 Lualualei Homestead Rd,, Wai'anae, Kahumana.org

AARP CARFIT CHECKUP Oct. 7, 8 a.m. to noon How to drive safely ean change with age, so AARP is hosting an event that will help older drivers adjust their vehicles for comfort

and safety and promote conversations about driver safety. Free at Ho'okele Elementary School in Kapolei. Register online at https://aarp.cvent.com/ Carfitl0-7 orby calling 1-877-926-8300. LĪHU'E WALKING TOUR Oct. 7, 3 to 5 p.m., followed by pau hana until 7 p.m. Learn more about architecture from Kaua'i's "modern period" (1933-1979) during a walking tour through Līhu'e. Meet in front of the Līhu'e Civic Center. Tickets and information at kauaitourday2017.event brite.com. HO'OHĀLI'ALI'A: REMEMBERING HER MAJESTY Oct. 7, 7 p.m. Kumu hula, artists and scholars will be paying tribute to Queen Lili'uokalani through mele, hula and ha'i 'ōlelo. Performers include Manu Boyd and Hālau O ke 'A'ali'i Kū Makani; Nola Nahulu and the

Honolulu Youth Opera Chorus; the Cantilena and Gioventu Musicale Ensembles; the UH Mānoa Hawaiian Chorus; the Kawaiolaonapūkanileo Vocal Ensemble; Hālau ka Lā 'Ōnohi Mai o Ha'eha'e; and Vicky Holt īakamine and Hālau Pua Ali'i 'Ilima. $50-$120, with proceeds benefitting Native Hawaiian students attending UH Mānoa. Kennedy Theatre, manoa.hawaii.edu/hshk/ tickets-available-now-for-remembering-her-majesty. A TALK WITH VICTORIA NALANI KNEUBUHL Oct. 10, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Well-known Honolulu playwright and author Victoria Nalani Kneuhuhl will discuss "Rewriting the Word: Strengthening Diversity through Fiction." Part of the Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity, Kneubuhl's talk will be in the conference's first ever book pavilion. Visit

www.pacrim.hawaii.edu/events/book-pavilion for a list of other writing-related events. $25 covers admission from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Modern Honolulu, Waikīkī. KA LEI MAMO O NĀ ALI'I Oct. 11 In partnership with ALU LIKE, ine. Moloka'i, kūpuna will present a special genealogy workshop on the Kamehameha dynasty. Intended to create a learning bridge between nā opio, nā kūpuna and the community, the workshops will share history of the Kamehameha 'ohana with mo'olelo, oli, mele, hula and oral presentations. Free. Moloka'i High School. For more information, contact OHA community outreach workers at (808) 560-3611 or email Brent Nakihei at bnakahei@oha.org or Gayla Haliniak @gaylah@oha.org. KAHANU GARDEN 'ULU COOKOFF Oct. 12, 5 to 7 p.m. Get your 'ono 'ulu recipes ready for the annual cookoff, where prizes will be awarded for presentation and excellence in appetizers, soup & salad, entrees and desserts. As part of the Aloha Week festivities, entries require a detailed recipe and an Aloha Week pin, as well as a 'ulu dish to serve five judges and give

samples to the eommunity. Free. Hāna Ballpark, ntbg.org/ events/cookoff. MŌHALA MAI Oct. 21, 5:30 p.m. Award-winning kumu hula and recording artist Nāpua Greig will share music and hula from her new release , "Makawalu," joined by more than 100 dancers from Hālau

Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka. A silent auction starts at 3:30 p.m. in the courtyard. $36. Maui Arts & Cultural Center Castle Theater, www.MauiArts.org. ■

CarFit helps kūpuna drive safely. - Photo: CourtesyMRP

UH Mōnoa will honor Queen Lili'uokalani wilh a library exhibit and concert. - Photo: Courtesy University of Hawai'i

Nōpua Greig performs on Maui this month. - Photo: Courtesy

WINDWARD HO'OLAULE'A Oct. 7, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. This is the Windward side's 17th annual family-friendly homegrown celebration, featuring entertainment, food, arts and crafts, silent auction, an Imaginarium show and art exhibit. Headliners include Chinky Mahoe and Nā Hōkū Hanohano winners Ho'okena, Kawika Kahiapo and Kapena. Free. Windward Community College.