Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 35, Number 12, 1 December 2018 — kekemapa [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

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

Tree Lighting Ceremony in 2017. - Photo: Ron Slauson HONOLULU CITY LIGHTS (34TH ANNUAL) Dec. 1, 6 p.m., display open through Jan, 1 The Public Worker's Electric Light Parade is a highlight of the annual Honolulu City Lights treelighting ceremony. The parade runs through Downtown Honolulu from River Street to Kawaiaha'o Street. Free. Honolulu Hale and munieipal grounds, www.honolulu citylights.org. LIVING WREATH MAKING Dec. 1,11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cultural practitioner and instructor Sandy Haunani Miyasato will share traditional gathering practices and teach attendees to make beautiful decorative wreaths. Free.

Mokupāpapa Discovery Center, Hilo. Seats are limited so eall (808) 933-3106 to reserve your spot. Proudly supported by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. A PINCH OF SALT Dec. 1,11 a.m, Shop for gifts made by loeal artisans, crafters and designers at SALT's upscale shopping event and support loeal businesses and vendors. SALT at Our Kaka'ako, 691 Auahi Street, saltatkakaako.com. KAUA'I FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS Dec. 1, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., continues through Dec. 29 The Historic County Building will be transformed into a twinkling Kaua'i-style holiday wonderland, whieh features photos with Santa, Josie Chansky's "Trash to Treasure" folk art decorations and new "upcycled" creations. Free. (808) 639-8564, kauaifestivaloflights.com. SHOP SMALL "MAKE IT!" HAWAI'I Dec. 2, noon to 5:30 p.m. Make It! Hawai'i celebrates Hawai'i's cultural makers with a loeal craft fair, Hawaiian cultural workshops, entertainment from Ku'uipo Kumukahi and Hālau Hula 'o Hōkūlani and more, Free. Ka Makana Ali'i centerstage, www.

kamakanaaln.com. Proudly supported by an Office of Hawaiian Affairs 'Ahahui Grant. NĀ WĀHINE KOA Dec. 5, 5:30 p.m. Noelani Goodyear-Kaopua, Ph.D., gives a talk on 20th and 21st Century Women Warriors of Aloha 'Āina, sharing rarely told stories about wāhine who led demilitarization and sovereignty activism efforts from the 1970s and on. Free, part of the Nā Mo'olelo lecture series. 'Iolani Palaee, www.iolanipalaee. org/na-moolelo. HĀNA LEGENDS Dec. 7, 6 to 8 p.m. This community theatrical program celebrates loeal heritage and showcases the skills and knowledge of East Maui cultural practitioners as they tell a legendary story through hula, mele, oli and no'eau (artistic skill).

BILLABONG PIPE MASTERS Dec. 8, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Head to the North Shore to watch 34 surfers compete in the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing culminating event, and the last stop on the World Surfing League Championship Tour. Free. Banzai Pipeline, www.worldsurfleague.com. KAPOLEI CITY LIGHTS Dec. 8, 5 to 9 p.m. The Kapolei City Lights Opening Night Celebration features a parade along Ft. Barrette Road and Kapolei Highway at 6 p.m., and tree lighting at 7:15 p.m. at Kapolei Hale. Free, www.kapoleicitylights.com. KE KULA MELE WINTER CONCERT Dec. 15, 11 a.m. to noon Enjoy the music of Ke Kula Mele - School of Hawaiian Music under the direction of Kumu Alan Akaka.

Students will perform songs about rain, mist and rainbows, as well as some Christmas songs, on steel guitar, 'ukulele, guitar and Hawaiian style bass for this winter concert. Free. Windward Mall, 253-1 143.

AMY HANAIALI'I & WILLIE K: A HO'ONANEA HOLIDAY CONCERT Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m,, with ho 'onanea activities beginning at 5:30 p.m. Maui performers Any Hānaiali'i and Willie K reunite on stage at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center at a concert preceded by ho'onanea activities, including loeal craft vendors and live music. $35-$65. MauiArts.org, 808-242-SHOW. 17TH ANNUAL HAWAI'I BOWL Dec. 22, 5:30 to 9 p.m. This year Hawai'i's holiday football tradition takes plaee a eouple days before Christmas Eve, but eontinues to pit a Conference-USA team against one from Mountain West. $20-$45. Aloha Stadium, www. eTicketHawaii.com, 944-2687. VOICES OF ALOHA HOLIDAY CONCERT Dec. 30, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Renowned community choir Voices of Aloha presents "Songs of Peaee" under the direction of Sangeet Gellhorn. Free. Kawaiaha'o Church, voiceofaloha.com. ■

2ND ANNUAL POP-UP HOLIDAY MAKEKE Dec. 22, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs' second annual holiday marketplace features dozens of vendors from across the pae 'āina selling gifts and stocking stuffers for all ages - ffom decals to fine art; baseball caps to high fashion; and jewelry, crafts, food and more. Nā Lama Kukui, 560 N. Nimitz Highway, www.oha. org/makeke.