Now until October 2008
Digging for your Roots: Genealogy Workshops
'Iolani Palace Kana'ina Building
List of events at http://www.iolanipalace.org/events/class.html
See online schedule
Admission $75

Want to dig for your a'a (roots)? Your mo'okū'auhau (your genealogy)? Fran McFarland, who specializes in genealogical research, will conduct a two-day workshop. The introductory workshop includes one day for introduction and hands-on assignments and a second day for follow-up and solutions to problems encountered in research. Please call for upcoming introductory workshop dates. The advanced workshop focuses on court records, with experience in the Hawai‘i State Court Library and land records, with hands-on experience at The Bureau of Conveyances, and the Hawai‘i State Archives. For more information, call Fran McFarland at (808)203-7245 or 522-0822.

March 11, 2008
Through Nāmaka's Eyes: The Life of Patience Bacon
Bishop Museum Hula Film Festival
Atherton Hālau
Tuesday
Time: 7 p.m., doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Admission $5. Free for Bishop Museum members

Please join the Bishop Museum for the video presentation of "Through Nāmaka's Eyes: The Life of Patience Bacon." This 60-minute documentary focuses on the amazing life experiences of one of Hawai'i's Living Treasures, Aunty Pat Nāmaka Bacon, hānai daughter of preeminent Hawaiian scholar, Mary Kawena Pukui. Rare archival footage and stills, and provocative interviews make this a historically significant, must-see film. For more information about the video presentation, contact Courtney Chow at (808) 848-4187. For a copy of this documentary, contact Jamie Fong, Ka‘iwakīloumoku coordinator, at (808) 842-8655 or jafong@ksbe.edu.

March 15, 2008
'Ölelo Hawai'i Event: Ho'omau
Event on Maui
Saturday
Maui Nui Botanical Garden
Admission $10, $15 at the door

E ola mau ka 'ōlelo Hawai'i, mau a mau! (The Hawaiian language shall live). Nā Kula Kaiapuni 'o Hawai'i, Hawaiian Immersion Programs on Maui will be hosting a Hawaiian language event. This annual concert features some of the best in Hawaiian music, with the proceeds benefiting the Hawaiian Immersion Programs of Maui. Browse onto www.eolamau.org for more details or call Pūlama Collier at (808)357-1111.

March 15-16, 2008
'Ölelo Hawai'i Event: Ho'omau
Event on O'ahu-Waikīkī Queen's Surf Beach
Saturday & Sunday
Time: 5 p.m.
Free admission

Interested in watching a movie on the beach? Nā Kula Kaiapuni 'o Hawai'i, Hawaiian Immersion Programs on O'ahu will be hosting a Hawaiian language event. This event will feature a movie that is based on perpetuating the Hawaiian language and culture. This event is themed "Lā Nanea ma Kahakai." Browse onto www.eolamau.org for more details or call Kau'i Sang at (808)398-3726.

March 30 - April 5, 2008
45th Annual Merrie Monarch Hula Festival
Hilo, Hawai'i
Starts on Sunday
First event starts 6:30 p.m.
Call for ticket payment and order information

The premiere annual hula festival is around the corner. See the finest hula hālau (hula schools) perform both kahiko (ancient) and 'auana (modern) hula in a competition. This competition draws thousands to Hilo, Hawai'i every year. For more information, visit www.merriemonarchfestival.org or contact Merrie Monarch Office for ticket purchase information at (808)935-9168 between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Hawai'i time).

Ongoing
Mayor's Performance- Culture and the Arts
Royal Hawaiian Band
'Iolani Palace
Fridays at 12 p.m.
Sundays at 2 p.m.
Call for specific dates
Free admission

Royal Hawaiian Band performs at the 'Iolani Palace grounds. Call (808) 922-5331 for more information.

Ongoing
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Concert Series
Nāpili Beach Resort
Every Wednesday evening
Time: 7:30 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m.
Admission $46.88

Join a 2-hour slack key guitar open-seating concert. Experience Hawai'i's unique cultural legacy with the most notable Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Artists. For more information, call 1-888-669-3858.

Ongoing
'Iolani Palace Hawaiian Cultural Arts Lauhala Weaving
'Iolani Palace
2nd and 4th Saturday of each month
Time: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Meet Ulana Me Ka Lokomaika'i, as they demonstrate the cultural art of lauhala plaiting or weaving. If you are inspired to learn more about this traditional art from these artisans, visit the Palace Barracks.

Ongoing
Nature Conservancy of Hawai'i Hikes
Kamakou and Mo'omomi Preserves
Moloka'i
Monthly
Call for admission information


Nature Conservancy staff and volunteers lead a monthly hike into the rainforest of the Kamakou Preserve and Mo'omomi Preserve on Moloka'i. These places are known for major Hawaiian coastal ecosystems that contain numerous archaeological sites. Hike leaders will meet you at Moloka'i Airport at 8:30 a.m. and return you to the airport around 3:30 p.m. Reservations and a deposit are required. For more information, call Moloka'i staff at (808)553-5236.

Ongoing
Nā Mele Nei - The Music of Hawai'i Today
Ward Warehouse Stage, Honolulu
Every Sunday
Time: 1 p.m.
Free admission

Native Books Nā Mea Hawai'i features a live music concert. For information call (808) 596-8885.

Ongoing
Honolulu's Downtown Gallery Walk
Chinatown, Honolulu
First Friday of each month
Time: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Free admission

A self-guided tour of 25 Downtown Honolulu art spots. Take a stroll downtown to check out different cultural art work. People can join "Live from the Lawn," a free LIVE performance held in front of the Hawai'i State Art Museum. For information call (808) 521-2903.

Varied Weekend Schedule
He U'i Cultural Arts Festival
Lāhainā, Maui (Under the Banyan Tree)
Saturday & Sunday
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Free admission

Come see a gathering of Hawaiian artists and crafters display, sell and present cultural arts and crafts. The event will feature Hawaiian music and community members will speak about the Hawaiian culture. For information call (808) 667-9194.

Ongoing
Brown Bagging to Conversational Hawaiian
Mondays & Wednesdays (no classes on state holidays)
Time: 11 a.m. & 12 noon
Kana‘ina Building (Old Archives) on the Waikīkī side of the ‘Iolani Palace Grounds
Admission $5 per class. Est. cost $20 to $25 per month

The Friends of ‘Iolani Palace continues to offer this popular course. Everyone is welcome here to learn Hawaiian in a positive, non-competitive atmosphere (no homework or tests.) Students can expect to gain a heightened awareness of the Hawaiian language and will be instructed in pronunciation as well as basic conversational skills. The course is targeted to the working adult who might not have the time demanded by other language programs. For more information or to register, call (808) 522-0822.

Ongoing
Hawaiian Quilting Classes
Saturdays
Time: 9 a.m. - 12 noon
Kana‘ina Building (Old Archives) on the ‘Iolani Palace Grounds
$6 per session; beginning quilters first class is $35, which includes Hawaiian Pillow kit

You can join any Saturday and start at any level. Assistance is provided for new and experienced quilters. Classes are offered by Poakalani and John Serrao and their daughters Cissy and Rae. Since 1972, this family has perpetuated the cultural history and tradition of Hawai‘i through Hawaiian quilting. They have taught thousands of new generation quilters statewide, nationally, and internationally. For more information see Hawaiian Quilting with Poakalani & Co., or call Cissy Serrao at (808) 521-1568.

Ongoing
Kama‘āina Sundays at ‘Iolani Palace
‘Iolani Palace
Time: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Free to Hawai'i residents (identification required)

Both the Palace Galleries and docent-guided tours of the first and second floors are offered free of charge for Hawai‘i residents on the first Sunday of every month. A Hawaiian national treasure and the only official state residence of royalty in the United States, ‘Iolani Palace was the official residence of the Hawaiian Kingdom's last two monarchs -- King Kalākaua, who built the Palace in 1882, and his sister and successor, Queen Lili‘uokalani. During the monarchy period, ‘Iolani Palace was the center of social and political activity in the Kingdom of Hawai‘i. The Palace Galleries will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. No reservations will be taken except for groups of 10 or more; tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.   Call (808) 522-0822 for more information, or visit online at www.iolanipalace.org.