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Walking in Waikiki

With Cloudia Charters, "Does This T-Shirt Make Me Look Malahini?" 12.13.07

       Leaving home I wonder: "Is my 'local-ness' evident in this New York City t-shirt?" maybe I should change into my ratty 'University of Hawaii' one from undergrad times?   Not that there's anything wrong with being a visitor, y'all are the WHOLE point of the daily festival that IS Waikiki! I do think that my "Honolulu Chinatown Lion Dancing" shirt became my absolute favorite one Chinese New Year season while I was watching some local kids performing my second favorite dance (after Hula).  

            "Is one of the kids yours?" a woman asked me.  I've also been asked – by visitors - if I'm Hawaiian.  What a wonderful compliment!  My love of this place is as clear to them as.  .  .   a slogan on a t-shirt.  "No, I'm a malahini myself, only been here 21 years" I tell local folks. And when those that know me say: "Naw. You local already!" well, that's one of the greatest compliments you can receive: to be accepted as family, ohana.   That speaks for itself anywhere in the world, but especially in Polynesia where it's the cornerstone of everything- and not just at holiday time.  .  . 

            A handful of years ago I facilitated after-school peer meetings for special kids at two local High Schools.   No, not special like that, these were attractive, smart kids who had issues in school because of circumstances beyond their control – kids who just needed a place to open up, to share, to feel safe, and to grow. I mostly just showed up (with food local style!) listened, cared, showed up, and listened.  

            At age 14 they were problem kids barely hanging on in school.  By graduation (and yes, they beat the odds, stayed in school and graduated – most of them) they were tall young adults with some confidence. Wow! Knowing them has been one of the great things in my life.

            The other day at the plate lunch place I didn't recognize my friend Ho`o (from group) at first. So grown up! And so happy to see me!  That hug and clear smiling face will warm me into the new year for sure.  Just think for a moment of the Ho`os in YOUR life.  People you think of but rarely, who've not forgotten something YOU shared.  Those folks are among the truly important investments in life.  

            For what is quality of life really?  It's other people, yes, just like hell can be.  What are you investing in?   If you want to learn something about modern culture, why just walk around in public smiling! Notice how folks look at you. Even as most of us are starved for smiles and sincerity, we've learned to suspect that smiling stranger. They usually do have something to sell!  But if quality-of-life consists mostly of how we view, think about, and interact with others, then perhaps the Hawaiians of old had it just right: Aloha is not a soft concept, but rather a very smart investment!   A few days ago there was a letter-to-the-editor of the Honolulu Advertiser that I snipped out of the paper titled: "Sharing of Aloha Makes Visits Nicer."

       "It's time to leave again. Thank you, Hawaii. Thank you for your aloha. In this world where people pass each other without a glance, you acknowledged others. Whether we were walking, riding the TheBus or enjoying the music in a lounge, you smiled, spoke, offered directions, talked story or shared a song. Mahalo. Your aloha will help make this world a better place. (signed) Lanny and Phyllis Younger, New Lenox, IL"   Nuff said.  .  . 

            'You can't always get what you want,' someone said (or sang) and ain't it the truth. But once in a while (even a stopped clock is right sometimes ;-) the stars align and magic happens.   Being "realistic" takes on a whole new meaning for Hawaii folk now that Colt and the undefeated Warriors will be playing in the Sugar Bowl (appropriate for our just-barely-post- plantation culture).

 Photo credit jdoliente at Flickr.com

           At that last Saturday night game, down 21 points in the opening minutes, we started to armor our emotions, being 'realistic.'   "They just kids," we reminded each other, "and they did GREAT this season. Nothing in life is perfect." How practiced we are at being disappointed.  Many left the TV room, unable to watch. 

            But by now you know: real champions find their groove. The rain stayed away and it all came down to an all-but-tied score with seconds to go. Kicker Kelly, the previous game's hero, had an injured foot and had missed two attempts. It looked as if the visiting Huskies were completing a winning touchdown pass to beat the clock when our UH defense (remember them?) made the miraculous interception that sealed this Season of Champions into all our hearts (and local history too).

            Quarterback Colt, could only watch. And then it was true, a fact: Undefeated, #10 in the country, and going to the big bowl game! This is much more than a game to Hawaii. This is the proud underdog thrill of our little place at the margins, of our Polynesian and "Local" kids who grew up without any familiar faces or cultural cues in the movies and on TV.

            Slowly that's changing. "It's all of us, the whole team, that matters; not just me." Said Colt Brennan winging off to the Heisman ceremony. That's his Hawaii. That's real Polynesian Power. The NFL is noticing, and High School teams in Texas are performing the (Maori) Hakka warrior ceremony before each game, as the Warriors do – look for it in the bowl.   .  . 

            What IS THAT THING!! The other morning the town woke up to find a weird monster looming over the Aloha Tower. The navy's Sea Launch Odyssey (it launches satellites) showed up before dawn and left at dinnertime, looking like the space ship from a 1950's drive-in show. We often get to see strange and wonderful sights off shore of O`ahu: the USS Missouri completing her final voyage to Pearl Harbor, or the voyaging canoe Hokule`a setting off to retrace the oceanic travels of those who came here first (that's REAL Polynesian Pride!).   .  . 

            December 7th was marked by a dwindling number of Pearl Harbor attack survivors and also by the inauguration of a new USS Oklahoma memorial. Often the survivors of that day make their final journey (cremated) to rejoin their shipmates beneath the waves.

            If this makes you feel like waving a flag (or wearing flag-themed clothes, or putting your Euros in a flag wallet, or writing with a flag pencil) head on down to Flags Flying at Ward Warehouse. Mary has flags from every country and more! Flags are part of the boating life style, and we get ours from Mary. We like to shop local, but she also takes back battered flags and sees them properly cremated by the boy scouts or in military ceremony. Classy.   Patriotic pride, like Pacific Pride, is more than a slogan on a t-shirt. I know that Ho`o will agree next time we meet up.  .   .  Just walking in Waikiki.  .  .  ALOHA!

 

Be sure to check out Cloudia's Hawaii Novel "Aloha Where You Like Go?" at Amazon.com or local bookstores!   Contact her at cloudia.charters@gmail.com

 

Walking in Waikiki

With Cloudia Charters, "A Perfect Day" 12.8.07

       V isitors strolling Waikiki last Friday morning were visibly curious about rather un-ordinary events at the triangle park just where Kuhio Avenue begins. Masons stood honor guard in their feathered hats, capes, swords and medallia.   Dignitaries hob-nobbed in their VIP seats while Royal Society members, their Hawaiian faces older, yet even more beautiful year to year, sat in their archaic black finery, still faithful at their unique intersection of history and heart.

            They were all there to commemorate the 175th birthday of David Kalakaua, Hawaii's last king.  Trotting through Fort DeRussy, late as usual, I could hear the Royal Hawaiian Band and felt what I imagined was the special excitement of hurrying to a royal occasion. As I reached the ceremony, noted historian and musician Palani Vaughn was singing one of his own monarchy-themed compositions with the band.

            As the birds chirped along, a glorified traffic-island (albeit with a stately statue of the sovereign) became truly a timeless piece of sovereign Hawaiian soil. "He's still our King…in our hearts." One lady told me.   A humane dignity, local style, prevailed; equal parts pride and humility. Chatting with me as the band stood down Maestro Nakasone explained that it was Kamehameha III who chartered "our" band.   Good for Kam III! For it seemed that Kalakaua had the most formidable wealth of "firsts" and foundings under his kingly belt. 

            According to the Councils General, city officials and other grand Pooh-Bahs, these included the first Honolulu power plant, the fire department, and the initial invitation of Japanese subjects to live and work in the Kingdom of Hawaii.   As we all sang "Hawaii Aloha" a Royal Society gentleman shared a brief smile with me. When the band concluded he walked over, shared one of his lei also, and accepted a kiss. That's my Hawaii – even here in bustling Waikiki.  

            The sweetness of life in Hawaii is definitely still around if you care to believe in it. Even busy Palani Vaughn made time to talk story afterwards with a stranger about the magical night of Kalakaua's birth, and about the powerful Heiau (temple) of Mana Mana at the foot of sacred Puowaina (Punchbowl) where Queen's Hospital stands today.   But it was not all serious; Palani told me with a wink that the famous Iolani Palace telephone system probably served mostly to warn the king and his fellow card players (including Robert Louis Stevenson) that the queen was coming to break up the party.

            "One prophesy marked Kalakaua's life and reign." Palani told me. "Shortly before his birth, it was prophesied that the ancient Hawaiian bones would live again."   Just think how close the world came to losing Hula, to losing Hawaiian culture and language forever.  Then say a silent "Happy Birthday" to the man who championed and defended these treasures that spread widening joy around the world today: the "Merrie Monarch" Kawika ("David") Kalakaua, the king who fulfilled a prophecy.   .  . 

            A short walk away, at the Hawaii Convention Center, the very first annual International Waikiki Hula Conference was underway.  Hula dancers, their fans and supporters from all over the globe had gathered to learn from among the most honored and acknowledged Kumu Hula in Hawaii Nei.   When I spotted living treasure Uncle George Na`ope signing autographs I knew that this was the place for the REAL stuff. 

            Uncle George is one of the seminal figures in Hula and a guiding force behind Hula's annual "Olympics" the Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo every spring. His kolohe (mischievous) dancing before the exhausted and emotional festival crowd as the judges tabulate three days of competition is a highpoint of da year for many.   Just seeing him walk down Ali'i Drive (wearing more Hawaiian bracelets than me) when I lived in Kona made any day special.

            The list of conference participants, workshops and presentations mark this event a do-not-miss for serious students of Hula (you know who you are).   The Waikiki Improvement Association sure came up with an "only in Hawaii" event that should run for years to come (and just at a quiet time for hotels too, clever "win-win").   .  . 

            What a day! I needed the hard stuff: Kimchee - and only the authentic stuff could help me.  Fortunately Palama Supermarket is just off Kalakaua on nearby Makaloa Street.   Here among the (to me) incomprehensible groceries and kitchenwares can be found authentic Korean food ready-to-eat at a price anyone can appreciate!   Soups, stews, beef, chicken and bi bim bap, all with a side of macaroni salad, perfect rice, and of course Korean penicillin: kimchee!   I suggest you enjoy some for your health despite what your non-Korean ohana might say about your fragrance.   .  . 

            Saturday marks the beginning of Honolulu City Lights with the lighting of the civic Christmas tree and the kick-off electric parade. Heck, we all know that Mayor Mufi is going sing. Flashing garbage trucks and meter maid three-wheelers tricked out to be Santa's reindeer just might bring a tear to your eye when no one's looking.   See you there? 

            Or will you be at that OTHER Saturday kick-off?  You may have heard that we have a college football team.   Local alums and sports fans have been floating on air for weeks now as Colt, Davone and the guys just keep winning. And good games too (just ask the ESPN2 crew). "Undefeated" sounds nice doesn't it?   Hawaii remains a small place despite all appearances, and for our UH Warriors to shine like they are just uplifts EVERYONE! Christmas dreams of bowl games dance in our heads.  .  .  dance hula that is, in this place that we love, where you can attend a king's party, enjoy authentic world-class culture, or eat down-home kau kau on-the-hoof.  .  .  when you're hoofing in Waikiki.   .  .  Aloha!

 

Be sure to check out Cloudia's Hawaii Novel "Aloha Where You Like Go?" at Amazon.com or local bookstores!   Contact her at cloudia.charters@gmail.com

Walking in Waikiki

With Cloudia Charters, Mac is Back! 11.16.07

       Folks have been asking: "Where's Mac?"   When Planet Hollywood rolled up its sidewalk café a few months back our old friend, the gifted caricature artist Bill McQ, disappeared along with it!  Well I'm happy to report that he is right back where he belongs on the bustling sidewalk of Kalakaua, making art that makes people happy.   You can look for his tall display featuring Hollywood stars in all their goofy splendor – the only tall, lighted display by an artist on all the avenue – right in front of the Waikiki Shopping Plaza between Royal Hawaiian & Seaside (on the mauka/mountain side of Kalakaua).  

           After having trained and supervised all of the Universal Studios caricaturists at City Walk in Hollywood for a few years, this Kama`aina knew that it was time to return to his beloved Waikiki.   There's just something about magical evenings in that amazing river of humanity that is the sidewalks of Kalakaua after dusk!  Semi-retired now, Bill loves sharing his considerable talent with locals and visitors alike on a donations basis.   (I'd say that a 25-30$ contribution for Bill's favorite causes would be a very fair amount)            You know, most of the performers, artists, palm readers, and craftspeople on the sidewalk are sincere people making their humble way in the narrow margins of "free speech" and making a sincere effort to share something of value from their hearts. Sometimes the voluntary mutual transaction is the whole point, but a special few are true gifts to the public, bringing unforgettable experiences, memories, and keepsakes to delighted kids-of-all-ages night after night.

              Our friend Bill, who signs his work: "Mac," is one of the best. This artist (who drew some of those stars on his display in person) is happy to make YOU a feel like a star every time you look at your own unique face dazzled by the lights and magic of the Waikiki night. If you stop and think about it, souvenirs are a species of magic talisman.   When I drink from my Ebenezer Baptist Church Atlanta, GA mug I can close my eyes and be back inside the mother church of Martin Luther King Jr. that I visited one Sunday years ago, feeling the great spirit of human dignity swell around me.  

            When you put on that aloha shirt you will always remember buying it in Honolulu and have a life-long story to tell.  When you have your caricature created by MAC you will have a magical ticket back to the sweet smelling, seductive nights you spent with us here in Waikiki. And as the years pass you'll smile at your younger self (old friend) and understand that sometimes vacation with your loved ones is one of the most important parts of a life.   .  . 

         Who is that walking down Kuhio? Why it's Kumu Hula, Hawaiian educator & cultural specialist (and great person) Brad Lum.  I was lucky to meet Brad when we were both involved in local public health outreach.  We even performed together at a benefit concert, me with my flute and he with his mesmerizing Hula.   It's great to hear that this authentic & warm man is sharing his wisdom with local school kids, and serving as an officer in Hawaiian Civic Organizations.   Nice bumping into you again, Brad, just strolling around Waikiki.  Let us hear what you're up to! 

          Winter in Hawaii: Last week we had thunder and lightening not seen here in years. Exciting!   I can smell Christmas in the air. Soon Santa & the Mrs. will be cooling their feet in the fountain at Honolulu Hale (city hall) again, and hillsides of poinsettias will bloom on the lovely Kona Coast of the Big Island.  Winter is our somewhat wetter season. It's still warm & tropical feeling (like Mark Twain's "immortal Summer") to visitors, but us locals notice the twinge of winter in the trade winds, the impossibly bluer blue of the sky, and yes, occasional rain. 

            Personally I enjoy the silver and pewter days of rainy breezes, cozying up to a book and mug of Kona coffee as if it really is winter, re-living childhood memories of snow days. Then just as quickly everything's brilliantly clean, clear and mesmerizing again. We have many of these mini-springs, days that feel like the first day of summer, the first day of your life as you WANT to live it, full of possibility, hope and wonderful sights and smells!

         Here's a winter swimming tip: Our lifeguards are not kids doing a summer job. They are professional watermen (and women) who train very hard and who know lots of ocean wisdom.  It's always worthwhile to swim where they are posted, and to check with them before you enter the ocean.   Every season, some over-confident visitors ignore local advice and get in over their heads in our world-class ocean conditions.  Usually they are grateful and wiser when pulled to the beach by locals (professionals & good Samaritans).  

          As for sharks, attacks here are very rare, but be smart!  Avoid muddy churning water right after a big rain.   Predators prowl for snacks in that brew, and may chomp on you by mistake.  If you do get chomped, fight back!  Punch the nose, poke the eye! A scar may not be the souvenir you were thinking of but it sure makes for a great story to scare your grandkids.   You can show them news video of your five minutes of fame.  .  . You see excitement of all kinds is just around the corner.   .  .  When you're walking in Waikiki.  .   .  Aloha!

 

Be sure to check out Cloudia's Hawaii Novel "Aloha Where You Like Go?" at Amazon.com or local bookstores!   Contact her at cloudia.charters@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

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Tripler's Tree Lighting Ceremony lights-up the 
skies over Oahu during last year's tree 
lighting ceremony.  Tripler's Annual Tree 
Lighting  Ceremony is the first tree lighting 
ceremony on Oahu signaling the Holiday Season 
isin full-swing!
 

Xmas at City Hall

 

Honolulu City Lights Opening Ceremony

Saturday, December 1, 4 p.m.

Honolulu Hale

Honolulu City Lights features live entertainment, a Christmas tree lighting ceremony, Electric Light Parade, Christmas tree and wreath exhibits and more. Opening festivities will be followed by a month long holiday celebration with live entertainment from 7-8 p.m. on select nights. There will also be nightly visits with Santa. Visit www.honolulucitylights.org.

 

City’s 22nd Annual Holiday Wreath Contest Exhibit

Saturday, December 1 to Monday, January 2, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Honolulu Hale, Lane Gallery

View decorative Christmas wreaths from the City’s 22nd Annual Holiday Wreath Contest. This year’s theme is “A Royal Holiday,” in honor of our Hawaiian ali‘i which is also celebrated in this year’s Christmas ornament “Lanakila Ka Ahi Ali‘i” (Lanakila the royal train).

Exhibit viewing is free. Call 523-4674.

 

Toys for Tots Christmas Giving Station

Saturday, December 1 to Sunday, December 16, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Honolulu Hale, Courtyard

The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program welcome Honolulu City Light event-goers to bring new and unused toys to help make the holiday season brighter for a deserving child. A collection box will be stationed in the Courtyard of Honolulu Hale. Call 523-4674.

 

Star Wars Stormtroopers Converge For Toys for Tots

Thursday, December 13, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Honolulu Hale, Courtyard

Darth Vader and Stormtroopers from the 501st Legion Star Wars fan costuming club will be in full gear to support the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. Photo opportunities with characters from the Galactic Empire will be available. Call 523-4674.

 

Hawaii Youth Symphony Winter Concert Series

Sunday, December 2, 2007

4:00 pm, Pearl City Cultural Center

featuring:

Concert Orchestra and the HYS String Program

 

 

Sunday, December 9, 2007

4:00 pm, Pearl City Cultural Center

featuring

Youth Symphony I, under the direction of Henry Miyamura

 Youth Symphony II, under the direction of Michael Nakasone

 

 

Jake on the Good Morning America show

 

 

Mac nut turns 80

 

          Hawai'i's original chocolate macadamia nut manufacturer, Hawaiian Host, Inc., is celebrating the 80th anniversary of Hawai'i's favorite candy with a series of special events, beginning with a Web-based contest focusing on the story of the original chocolate macadamia nut. From November 5 to 23, contest participants can go to www.hawaiianhost80.com to answer historic trivia questions and enter to win the grand prize-another Hawai'i favorite, a trip for two to Las Vegas from Vacations-Hawaii-and one of 80 boxes of Hawaiian Host Kona CaraMacs®. Hints to the answers will be in the web page. 
         Hawaiian Host has grown into the largest producer of chocolate macadamia nuts in Hawai'i and the candy has become the most popular made-in-Hawai'i gift for both local residents and visitors. 
          Hawaiian Host makes more than 15 million boxes of chocolate macadamias every year from its plants in Honolulu and Los Angeles. More than a dozen flavors of the candy, ranging from Hawaiian honey coated, to Kona coffee and toffee flavored, to sugar free and pure organic, are now available in many countries, making the candy truly Hawai'i's gift to the world. 
        Hawaiian Host, Inc. is the manufacturer of Hawai'i's original chocolate covered macadamias. Mamoru Takitani purchased Ellen Dye Candies, a local confectioner since 1927, and renamed the company Hawaiian Host. Its corporate headquarters is located at 500 Alakawa Street in Honolulu.

 

 

December at the Marriott

DECEMBER 7
The Hokuloa Singers of Iolani School
They are the ³Super Stars² of Iolani School and have performed for
dignitaries from around the world.

Kealohilani Garden Courtyard  7:00 p.m.
 
DECEMBER 15
Halau O Napuala Ikauika Iu
Keiki hula performance under the direction of Kumu Hula Sallie Yoza from
Waipahu, Oahu.
Kealohilani Garden Courtyard 5:00 p.m.
 
DECEMBER 20
Picture-taking with a Hawaiian Santa
Complimentary for hotel guests. Fee for non-hotel guests is $9.95 per
person.
Paoakalani Lobby fronting the Canoe  9:30-10:30 a.m.
 
DECEMBER 21
Special Associate Hula Performance
Na Pua Nani O Kekuhina Hawaii
Moana Terrace  Noon

DECEMBER 24
Christmas Eve Dinner Buffet  5:00-10:00 p.m.
Feast on all-you-can-eat dining featuring traditional turkey and stuffing
complemented with Hawaii-infused cuisine on Christmas Eve.


DECEMBER 25
Christmas Day Dinner Buffet  4:00-10:00 p.m.
Feast on all-you-can-eat dining featuring traditional turkey and stuffing
complemented with Hawaii-infused cuisine on Christmas Eve. Kids ages 4 and under eat free with paying adult.
 

EVERY SATURDAY IN DECEMBER
Moana Terrace’s Old Hawaiian Nights Concert Series is the perfect place to
rekindle memories of traditional Hawaiian music superbly performed by
some of Hawaii¹s greatest musicians and singers. Catch a different
performance every Saturday, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.:
· December 1 ­ Mike Keale
· December 8 ­ Mike Kaawa
· December 15 ­ Na Hoku Pa
· December 22 ­ 3 Scoops of Aloha
· December 29 ­ Mike Keale

 

 

December 19

"PEACE ON EARTH"

THE CHRISTMAS CONCERT

 

 

            The Second Annual "Peace on Earth" Christmas Concert is all firmed up and promises to be even bigger and better than the successful inaugural concert of last December 20.

            It will begin at 6 p.m., on Wednesday, December 19, 2007, in the Kapi`olani Park Bandstand with 45 minutes of beautiful big band music by trumpeter Stanton Haugen and The Thursday Night Band, a big band that includes some of Hawai`i's top musicians. 

            During their performance, the band will also back three exciting vocalists -- Jamie Uchima, the band's regular soloist; Noelani Kanoho Mahoe, long-time leader of the famous Leo Nahenahe Singers recording group; and Al Waterson, regarded as one of the best singers in Hawai`i nei.  Al will double as master of ceremonies for the evening.

            Among the artists who will share their Christmas favorites with you are such popular acts as the internationally famous father & son slack-key and `ukulele duo of Dennis & David Kamakahi.  Dennis is one of the most prolific composers in Hawai`i today and has written some of our most beautiful new Christmas songs.

            Others who will add to the excitement of this FREE concert are Mel Murata and the Keiki Palaka Band, a youth `ukulele ensemble; slack-key guitar master George Kuo; `ukulele virtuoso Bryan Tolentino; Hawai`i's top country singer, Don "Geezer" Humphrey; young singing sensation Allison Chu, backed by "uncles" Albert Kaai and Art Kalahiki, both popular singing guitarists; and The Carmen Haugen Quartet, featuring Ron Miyashiro, genius of the keyboard, and Frank Uehara, who is leading the revival in making and playing of the pakini bass.  

            The focus of our annual holiday concert is "Peace on Earth," so you can expect to hear songs like "Let There Be Peace On Earth" and "Cease Fire, A Christmas Song," the latter, the winner of The Literacy Award for Song Lyrics from the State Legislature and the Matsunaga Institute of Peace in the "Expressions of Peace" competition at the Inaugural Peace Day Hawai`i at the State Capitol on September 21.  And you will hear great voices, musicians, beautiful holiday songs, and so much more in this annual plea for peace on earth.

 

 

 

Xmas 07

 

          T’is the season to celebrate with those you love, and what better way than with a pink Christmas at The Royal Hawaiian Hotel. The elegant Monarch Room is open for brunch on Christmas day. Enjoy a luxurious buffet with your family at $50 per adult, $25 per child (6-12 years), seating at 10.00 a.m., 11:00 am. and 1:00 p.m.

            There’s no better way to spend Christmas with family and friends than feasting beachside with a fabulous meal at Sheraton Waikiki’s Ocean Terrace.  On Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, enjoy a holiday dinner buffet with your family at $48.95 per adult, $22 per child (6-12 years), available from 5:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.  With stunning views of Diamond Head, the open-air Ocean Terrace provides the perfect setting to enjoy a leisurely meal while the sun sets along the world’s most famous beach. 

            Whether you’ve been naughty or nice this year, Christmas is sure to be full of good cheer at Sheraton Princess Kaiulani on Tuesday, December 25, 2007.  Bring family and friends for a special holiday meal at Pikake Terrance for a Christmas brunch buffet from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at $34.50 per adult, $17.25 per child (5-12 years). Pikake Terrace will also offer a Christmas Eve and Christmas Night dinner buffet from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at $39.50 per adult, $19.75 per child (5-12 years) featuring holiday favorites including traditional Christmas turkey served with stuffing, giblet gravy and fresh cranberry sauce. 

            Make this Christmas merry and bright for your family with an extravagant four-course dinner at Waikiki’s culinary wonderland, the Hanohano Room, open for Christmas Eve and Christmas day dinner from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Sheraton Waikiki Hotel.  At just $89 per person, the Christmas day menu offers a gourmet selection including: Crab crusted sea bass, carrot and uni sauce, and braised baby romaine lettuce; Herb roasted beef tenderloin, black truffle parsnips, boursin cream and raspberry balsamic pearl onions; Pan seared diver scallops, morel cassoulet, butter poached asparagus and blood orange emulsion.

            Christmas light’s will soon be twinkling, the trees trimmed in pink and the stockings hung at The Royal Hawaiian Hotel, home to the elegant Surf Room, open for brunch and dinner on both Christmas Eve and Christmas day. On Christmas Eve enjoy a dinner buffet with your family at $55 per adult, $27 per child (6-12 years), first seating at 5:30, 6:00 and 6:30 p.m., second seating at 8:00, 8:30 and 9:00 p.m. Christmas Day brunch and dinner buffet is offered for $50 per adult and $25 per child.  Brunch buffet seating times are 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., first dinner seating times are at 5:30, 6:00 and 6:30 p.m. and the second seating times are at 8:00, 8:30 and 9:00 p.m.

 

 

 

 

News Years

 

            The champagne will be flowing December 31st at the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel in Waikiki, Honolulu’s premiere place to ring in the New Year!  Attend the hotel’s exhilarating “Creation – A Polynesian Journey” show, $145 inclusive per adult, $105 inclusive per child (5 – 12 years); or make it special evening with family and friends as you enjoy a bountiful buffet at Pikake Terrace, $59.95 per adult and $29.95 per child.  The open-air restaurant offers a New Year’s Eve oasis in the hub of Waikiki festivities.  Seating is from 5:30 – 9:30 p.m.

            If it’s authentic Japanese cuisine you crave, Momoyama restaurant offers a New Year’s Eve deluxe special set menu at $60 per person that includes New York Steak, Lobster, Butteryaki Style and Toshikoshi Tempura Soba.

            You’ll feel like royalty dining and dancing your way into 2008 with a special celebration at The Royal Hawaiian.  Enjoy an evening of exquisite dining and entertainment on Monday, December 31, 2007 in the historic Monarch Room and the elegant Surf Room, both just steps away from world-famous Waikiki Beach. 

            At the Monarch Room, doors open at 7:00 p.m. for New Year’s Eve dinner and entertainment begins at 7:15 p.m.  Nueva Vida, one of Hawaii’s most popular bands, will perform a repertoire of jazz, swing, pop, soul, and rhythm and blues with Anita Hall and Darryl Carter until 12:15 a.m.  At the Surf Room, a bountiful New Year’s Eve dinner will be served at 6:00 and 6:30 p.m. (first seating) and 8:00, 8:30 and 9:00 p.m. (second

 

January 12

Lung Assn. plans great concert

      Despite our state’s reputation for health, Hawaii clearly has unresolvedhealth issues. The American Lung Association of Hawaii (ALAH) therefore is resolved to begin 2008 by rallying support in the community to advance the cause of lung health. The first annual “Breathe Concert—Clean Air for Everyone” featuring a top lineup of Hawaii entertainers will begin at 7 p.m. on January 12th at the Hawaii Theater. Among more than 20 entertainers are numerous Hoku and Po`Okela award winners. ALAH Executive Director Jean Evans said Hawaii’s finest entertainers will lend their support to retaining existing laws that protect the quality of the indoor air in which they perform. The concert will be held four days before the State Legislature convenes.

The Entertainers

The concert’s entertainers, in alphabetical order:

• Jan Brenner – dancer and singer, she’s headlined nightclubs, hosted TV specials and opened concerts for The Beach Boys, Tom Jones and others.

• Rocky Brown – member of the original Broadway Cast of Miss Saigon; successful career both in New York and the Philippines; has performed at Carnegie Hall and featured with the Honolulu Symphony.

• Tony Conjugacion – one of Hawaii’s versatile and talented artists; Male Vocalist of the Year, Song of the Year for his “Hawaiian Passion” album.

• Danny Couch –- singer and composer who has won several Na Hoku and Hawaiian Music awards; has performed with Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Tom Jones and many others.

• Diamond Head Theatre Shooting Stars – children’s performing group that has appeared in numerous island venues over the past dozen years.

• Yvonne Elliman – the Hawaii native was cast as Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar, resulting in instant fame; numerous recordings, including “I Don’t Know How to Love Him.”

• Cathy Foy-Mahi – one of Hawaii’s most versatile entertainers; recording artist, concert performer in New York, Hawaii, Japan and Europe; original cast member of Song of Singapore; three-time Po`Okela Award winner for Best Actress in a Musical; New York Outer Critics Circle Award nominee.

• Raiatea Helm – at 23, the Molokai native is heralded as the successor to entertainment greats Aunty Genoa Keawe and Amy Hanaialii Gilliom; won Na Hoku awards as Female Vocalist of the Year and Most Promising Artist for her debut CD when she was 17.

• Ka Hale I o Kahala Halau Hula - Kumu Hula Leimomi Maldonado

• The Rev. Dennis David Kamakahi – Grammy and Na Hoko Awardwinning slack key guitar master, singer and composer.

• Jay Larrin – this Tennessee transplant broke into the Hawaii music scene with his Snows of Mauna Kea, winning him Male Vocalist of the Year and Album Producer of the Year Na Hoku awards.

• Kristian Lei – played lead role in a Miss Saigon production in Germany; stage credits include the Hawaii Opera Theatre production of The King and I; Entertainer of the Year, Filipino Centennial 2006.

• Zanuck Lindsey – Hoku award-winning guitarist for Best Jazz Album in 2000; has performed around the world, from Hawaii to the Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, Japan, Hong Kong, Europe, Mexico, Russia and more.

• Shari Lynn – veteran of numerous stage musicals, including Gypsy, where she routinely stops the show with “Everything’s Coming Up Roses.”

• Shawna Masuda – a 2005 Aiea High School graduate, she’s already starred in Miss Saigon, Beauty and the Beast and Kismet in local theater.

• Guy Merola – an active member of Hawai`i’s musical community since his arrival in 1980, with leading roles at Diamond Head Theatre and Manoa Valley Theater; featured in Friends and Nabors Christmas Show.

• Angela Morales and daughter Sheldeen Morales – Angela is one-third of Na Hoku-winning Na Leo, Hawaii’s first group to successfully cross the line between “Hawaiian” music and the adult contemporary music format. Sheldeen is following in her mother’s musical footsteps.

• Aaron J. Sala – considered a “mega-talent among young Hawaiian artists;” a vocal arranger and noted for his “Hawaiian swing” piano and his choral arrangements for the Kamehameha Schools Song Contest. Aaron is doing graduate work in ethnomusicology at the University of Hawaii

• Jordan Segundo – a Top 32 finalist in Season Two of “American Idol”; has performed with The Honolulu Symphony and at the Pro Bowl; played a leading role in the Hawaii Opera Theatre’s production of The King and I.

• Afatia Thompson – a former UH Warrior running back, Afatia mixes songs based on his Christian faith with Polynesian music and soft rap. Winner of 2007 Na Hoku Award for Best R&B Hip Hop Album

• Al Waterson – singer, emcee, actor and recording artist; his background includes performances in Hawaii, the mainland and the Philippines.

• Destination Groove Dance Hawaii – dancers will be the winners of the only televised dance competition program in Hawaii.

 

 

 

Arts With Aloha

Schedule of Events for the Visual and Performing Arts, by the Hawaii Arts Alliance

Oahu, Hawaii  January – March 2008

 

            Arts with Aloha promotes opportunities for cultural travel on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. The following calendar of cultural events highlights visual and performing arts programs from January through March 2008 on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. It is followed by continuing and ongoing events. Complete contact information for each organization is provided at the end of the

calendar.

            For a free 44-page, full color brochure, send a self-addressed envelope with $1.41 cents postage to Arts With Aloha, c/o Bishop Museum PR Department, 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, HI  96817; or call the 24-hour hotline at

(808) 847-8271 and leave your name and address on the recording; or email the address to bishoppr@bishopmuseum.org. Visit our web site at

www.artswithaloha.com and see for yourself: Oahu offers much more than our beautiful beaches and great weather!

 

Jan. 19

Hanayagi holds annual recital

 

            The annual Hanayagi Dancing Academy’s “Maizome” (first dance of the year), will be held on January 19, 2008 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Mission Memorial Auditorium. Academy students of all ages will perform various Japanese dances and shamisen numbers in a showcase of what they learned last year.

            The recital has been an annual tradition since Hanayagi Mitsuaki founded the Hanayagi Dancing Academy in 1947. The organization later incorporated as the Hanayagi Dancing Academy Foundation Hawaii in 2004.

            The Hanayagi Dancing Academy’s “Maizome” is open to the public and is admission free. The recital is supported by the Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts. For more information, call 381-1859. Mission Memorial Auditorium, 550 South King Street, next to Honolulu Hale

 

 

EVENTS OPENING JANUARY – MARCH, 2008

 

JANUARY

 

HONOLULU SYMPHONY POPS FEATURING BURT BACHARACH

January 4 – 6, 2008

Fri. & Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m.

$14, $32, $47, $57, $79; 20% discount for seniors, students & military (ID

required)

(808)792-2000; 1-877-750-4400/Ticketmaster.com/Blaisdell Concert Hall

Multi-talented composer and pianist Burt Bacharach returns to Honolulu with

his unforgettable songs. We’ll feature Bacharach’s work for film with music

from film scores such as “Casino Royale,” “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance

Kid,” and “Arthur” plus so much more.

 

PELE MĀ

January 10 – February 10, 2008

Thursday, Friday & Saturday @ 8 pm: January 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25,

26, 31; February 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 2008, Sundays @ 2 pm: January 13, 20, 27;

February 10, 2008

Thursdays - $13 General, $11 Seniors, $5 Students & Unemployed

Fri/Sat/Sun- $16 General, $13 Seniors, $10 Students

(808) 536-4441 / Kumu Kahua Theatre / 46 Merchant Street

Adapted by John Wat, Laurel Nakanishi, and Kennley Asato Pele Mā is a

narrative theater adaptation based on the book "Pele Mā: Legends of Pele

from Kaua`i" (Bamboo Ridge Press, 2001) by Frederick Wichman.

 

MAKAHA SONS IN CONCERT

Friday, January 11, 2008

8:00 pm

$35 & $25 general; discount for students/seniors/military (ID required)

(808) 528-0506/Hawaii Theatre Center/1130 Bethel St./www.hawaiitheatre.com

The traditional Hawaiian music of the award-winning Makaha Sons has been

celebrated in Hawaii and throughout the world.

 

LIVE FROM THE LAWN – GRAMMYS CONCERT

Friday, January 11, 5-9 p.m., FREE

(808) 586-0307/Hawai‘i State Art Museum/250 South Hotel

Street/www.hawaii.gov/sfca

 

This popular annual concert features the Grammy Award nominees for Best

Hawaiian Music Album performing on the front lawn of the Hawai‘i State Art

Museum. This event will be simulcast on television and the Internet by

Oceanic Time Warner and KITV Island Television.

 

SECOND SATURDAY – THE HAWAI‘I HANDWEAVERS HUI

Saturday, January 12, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., FREE

(808) 586-0307/Hawai‘i State Art Museum/ 250 South Hotel

Street/www.hawaii.gov/sfca

 

Members of the Hawai‘i Handweavers Hui will give arts demonstrations at this

family-friendly event held at the Hawai‘i State Art Museum.

 

DOUBT

January 16 – February 3

Wed. – Thur. 7:30 p.m.; Fri. – Sat. 8 p.m.; Sun. 4 p.m.

$25 adults; $20 senior/military; $15 for patrons age 25 and under

Manoa Valley Theatre/2833 East Manoa Rd./(808) 988-6131/

www.manoavalleytheatre.com

Set in a parochial school in the Bronx in 1964, the play is shaped as a

battle of wills between the severe, absolutist Sister Aloysius and the more

doctrinally flexible Father Flynn. As Sister pursues her intuition that the

priest is molesting a boy in her school, the play presents a balance of

conflicting viewpoints.

 

BOYD SUGIKI: ELEMENTS

Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Friday 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.

January 18 – May 27, 2008; Free Admission

(808) 526-0232 /The Contemporary Museum At First Hawaiian Center/ 999 Bishop

Street

Born and raised in Honolulu, Boyd Sugiki’s recent series of blown glass and

works on paper draw on images of architecture, Sugiki states, “I like to

imagine the bottles as towers or buildings, and their groupings as modern

urban landscapes. I believe architectural structures are containers or

vessels of life and hope that my bottle compositions will contain messages

for the viewer. He currently lives and works in Seattle, Washington.

 

MAPPED

Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Friday 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.

January 18 – May 27, 2008

Free Admission

(808) 526-0232 /The Contemporary Museum At First Hawaiian Center/ 999 Bishop

Street

Eight artists are brought together in this group exhibition for their use of

maps as a visual vocabulary. The resulting images range from tales of

fictitious world travels to discussions of land division and personal

identity. Artists include, Gaye Chan, Vincent Goudreau, Wendy Kawabata,

Joyce Kozloff, Maya Portner, Abigail Lee Kahilikia Romanchak, Laura Smith,

and Lori Uyehara.

 

MAUI vs HERCULES

Opening Night: Friday, Jan 18, 7:30 p.m.

Saturdays, January 19 - February 23, 1:30 & 4:30 p.m.

Honolulu Theatre for Youth/Tenney Theatre, St. Andrews Cathedral, 229 Queen

Emma Square/(808) 839-9885

$16 adults; $8 youth

Maui has just used his magic hook to fish up a new island where he can be

king. Tired of being told what to do, his first decree is to outlaw all Hula

practice. But just as Maui is getting settled Hercules arrives looking for

an island where he can rule without being pestered to practice his poetry.

What follows is a hilarious competition filled with dangerous quests,

surprising twists and a visit from a mysterious woman who seems to know a

little too much about both of them. Recommended for ages 5 and up.

 

GRAND OPENING:  NEW PICTURE GALLERY AT BISHOP MUSEUM

January 19, 2008; Hawaiian Hall Complex

Admission is $15.95 for adults; $12.95 for youth 4-12 years and seniors 65+,

special rates for kama‘āina and military; children under 4 years and Bishop

Museum Members are free.

(808) 847-3511/ Bishop Museum/ 1525 Bernice Street/ www.bishopmuseum.org

<http://www.bishopmuseum.org>

For more than 70 years, this one-of-a-kind collection of Hawaiian art has

been unseen and unknown to the greater Hawaii community because the Museum

lacked appropriate gallery spaces for displaying the unrivaled collection.

Bishop Museum’s extraordinary collection of visual art of Hawaii and the

Pacific focuses on art from the 18th and early 19th centuries.  This

collection represents a remarkable window into the past—a visual

documentation of Pacific cultures at the time of western contact and beyond.

 

PARENTHESIS

January 20–February 22, 2008

Gallery hours: Mon.–Fri. 10:30–4:00; Sun. 12:00–4:00.  Closed Saturdays and

holidays. 

Free admission. Parking fees may apply.

(808) 956-6888/University of Hawai‘i Art Gallery/University of Hawai‘i at

Manoa

Graduate art students from the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa present their

current paintings, sculptures, prints, and multi-media works at their annual

exhibition.

 

ART LUNCH – RICK MILLS – THE HISTORY OF GLASS IN HAWAI‘I

Tuesday, January 29, 12-1 p.m., FREE

(808) 586-0307/Hawai‘i State Art Museum/250 South Hotel

Street/www.hawaii.gov/sfca

Artist Rick Mills will discuss the history of glass as an art form in

Hawai‘i. Mills is the recipient of the SFCA Individual Artist Fellowship

Award in Visual Arts. His glass artworks are in many local and national art

collections.

 

 

CONTINUING EVENTS

 

 

BISHOP MUSEUM PRESENTS: PAUAHI:  A LEGACY FOR HAWAII

February 3, 2007 through May 2008

Admission is $15.95 for adults; $12.95 for youth 4-12 years and seniors 65+,

special rates for kama‘āina and military; children under 4 years and Bishop

Museum Members are free.

(808) 847-3511/ Bishop Museum/ 1525 Bernice Street/ www.bishopmuseum.org

<http://www.bishopmuseum.org>

The founding of Bishop Museum was the result of an unconventional love story

between a haole man and a Hawaiian Princess.  This exhibition features

personal legacies and bequests from the collection of Princess Bernice

Pauahi Paki Bishop, and includes treasures from others that may not have

survived without the founding of Bishop Museum.

 

CHARLOTTE NAIRN (MONOTYPES)

Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Friday 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.

October 5, 2007 – January 8, 2008; Free Admission

(808) 526-0232 /The Contemporary Museum At First Hawaiian Center/ 999 Bishop

Street

Charlotte Nairn currently resides on the Kamuela coast of the Big Island via

New York. Surrounded by lush vegetation, a constant source of inspiration

Nairn uses plants and the ocean and landscapes in her luminous monotypes.

 

BISHOP MUSEUM PRESENTS: MAI KA PIKO MAI: Festival of Indigenous Artists

October 27, 2007 through April 6, 2008

$15.95 adults; $12.95 youth 4-12 years and seniors 65+, special rates for

kama‘āina and military; children under 4 years and Bishop Museum Members are

free.

 (808) 847-3511/ Bishop Museum/ 1525 Bernice Street/ www.bishopmuseum.org

<http://www.bishopmuseum.org>

The works of indigenous artists from the Pacific Northwest, Hawai‘i, and the

South Pacific will be featured in this exhibition of contemporary art. The

exhibition is coordinated by the Keomailani Hanapi Foudation.

 

BISHOP MUSEUM PRESENTS: BRAIN:  THE WORLD INSIDE YOUR HEAD

October 13, 2007 through January 20, 2008

$15.95 adults; $12.95 youth 4-12 years and seniors 65+, special rates for

kama‘āina and military; children under 4 years and Bishop Museum Members are

free.

(808) 847-3511/ Bishop Museum/ 1525 Bernice Street/ www.bishopmuseum.org

<http://www.bishopmuseum.org>

Bishop Museum will present a multi-million dollar interactive exhibition

that will help make brain-related disorders easier to understand. The

groundbreaking traveling exhibition is made possible by Pfizer Inc and was

produced by Evergreen Exhibitions, in collaboration with the National

Institutes of Health (NIH).The hands-on exhibition provides a close-up look

at the human body’s most essential and fascinating organ by exploring its

development, geography, and function.

 

HAWAII MARITIME CENTER PRESENTS: THE CANOE: AN ALASKAN AND HAWAIIAN

TRADITION

 $7.50 Gen; $4.50 Children 4-12; Children 3 and under free; Military/Hawai‘i

resident discounts

(808) 536-6373/Hawaii Maritime Center, Pier 7, Honolulu Harbor/

www.bishopmuseum.org

Indigenous cultures around the world share many similar practices—among them

canoeing.  This exhibit, produced in cooperation with the Alaskan Native

Heritage Center (Anchorage, Alaska) and North-Slope Borough (Barrow,

Alaska), presents a comparison and contrast of Hawaiian and Alaskan canoe

voyaging traditions. Among the featured items include Alaskan and Hawaiian

canoe-building materials including adze, lashing materials, dye, seal skin,

birch and cedar bark, kapa, coconut husk cordage, and basalt rock.

 

MISSION HOUSES MUSEUM:  YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW

Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.; Free

Admission

(808) 531-0481 x707/The Exhibit Space/1132 Bishop Street

The Exhibition at 1132 Bishop Street presents Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow, a

special exhibition featuring objects from Mission Houses Museum’s permanent

collection.  Visit 1132 Bishop Street on the mezzanine level and view 19th

century furniture vignettes, historic artifacts, architectural renderings,

daguerreotypes, decorative arts & textiles.

 

ON THE BEACH: PHOTOGRAPHS BY RICHARD MISRACH

December 15, 2007 – March 9, 2008

 

$5 adults; $3 senior and students; Free under 12

(808) 526-0232 /The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu/ 2411 Makiki Heights Drive

Richard Misrach, renowned color photographer of the desert, has turned his

eye-and his camera-to water.  In the past five years, Misrach has been

working on a series of pictures of beaches, the ocean, sunbathers, and

swimmers, shot from above. Dramatically scaled, with some being as large as

6 x 10 feet, the photographs envelop the viewer with a strangely

disorienting view. The viewer is confronted with details of the people in

the pictures, but is also made to contemplate the inconsequential place of

humankind on the vast landscape of the earth's beaches and waters. Stirred

by the events of September 11, 2001, Misrach's title On the Beach references

Nevil Shute's Cold War novel about nuclear holocaust.

 

PARADISE REVISITED: RECENT WORKS BY ALISON MORITSUGU

Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Friday 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.

October 5, 2007 – January 8, 2008; Free Admission

(808) 526-0232 /The Contemporary Museum At First Hawaiian Center/ 999 Bishop

Street

Born in Honolulu, Alison Moritsugu moved away to attend college. Now, when

she returns to Hawai‘i every few years, changes to the local landscape and

culture are vastly apparent. The paintings and sculpture in Paradise

Revisited looks at Hawai’i’s idealized identity throughout history. In this

exhibition, Moritsugu includes works that are part of an ongoing series in

which she paints directly on logs and log slices, wallpaper pieces,

paintings, and sculpture.

 

SCAPES: MONOTYPES BY CHARLOTTE NAIRN

Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Friday 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.

October 5, 2007 – January 8, 2008; Free Admission

(808) 526-0232 /The Contemporary Museum At First Hawaiian Center/ 999 Bishop

Street

Surrounded by majestic views and tropical vegetation at her home on the Big

Island, Charlotte Nairn is inspired to create impressionistic portraits of

the natural world around her. Nairn’s monotypes of Hawaiian flowers,

seascapes, sky, and mountains achieve a feeling of spontaneity through loose

brushstrokes, the manipulation of the medium on the printing plate, and

choice of subject matter.

 

FLOW: NEW WORKS BY CAROL BENNETT

Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Friday 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.

October 5, 2007 – January 8, 2008; Free Admission

(808) 526-0232 /The Contemporary Museum At First Hawaiian Center/ 999 Bishop

Street

Hawaii resident Carol Bennett’s new body of work, Flow, depicts figures

engaged in the process of swimming. For Bennett, swimming is similar to the

process of painting and of viewing artwork. When the work is “flowing”, the

artist or viewer undergoes a suspension of self, when time seems to slow and

the unexpected floats to the surface. The philosophy that guides her

painting is based on her notion of “self”, and how it is affected by the

place and time in which she lives. By revisiting these details, her artwork

constantly reinvents itself.

 

ENRICHED BY DIVERSITY: THE ART OF HAWAI‘I

Ongoing

 

Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Free Admission

(808) 586-0307/Hawai‘i State Art Museum/ 250 South Hotel

Street/www.hawaii.gov/sfca

This enlightening exhibition features select works of art by Hawai‘i-based

artists from the extensive Art in Public Places Collection, which includes

over 5,000 works of art by more than 1,400 artists that have been acquired

since the collection began in 1967. Inspirational themes in the installation

revolve around rediscovering Hawaiian heritage, Asian roots, social

consciousness, and cultural traditions.

 

 

 

UNCOMMON OBJECTS

 

Ongoing

 

Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Free Admission

(808) 586-0307/Hawai‘i State Art Museum/250 South Hotel

Street/www.hawaii.gov/sfca

 

The exhibition celebrates the beauty found in common objects created with

expert craftsmanship, tremendous skill, a mastery of materials, and high

levels of aesthetic achievement. Like the transformation of the word

“craft,” objects presented in this show have themselves evolved. They range

from utilitarian and functional objects to conceptual, decorative, and

abstract pieces. The exhibition provokes the viewer to re-conceptualize his

or her notion of craft.

 

 

 

PLAYTHINGS: TOYS & GAMES

November 30, 2007 - April 5, 2008

Chamberlain Galleries, Mission Houses Museum, 553 South King St., Honolulu

Admission $6. Ph. (808) 531-0481, ext. 714. Web: www.missionhousesmuseum.org

<http://www.missionhousesmuseum.org> .

This exhibition features over 200 toys and games from the museum’s

collection of 19th century missionary artifacts, including dolls, doll

clothing and furniture, model boats, musical instruments, wooden animals,

cast iron soldiers, puzzles, playing cards and board games.

 

HAWAIIAN MODERN: THE ARCHITECTURE OF VLADIMIR OSSIPOFF

November 29, 2007 – January 27, 2008

Tuesday-Saturday: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sunday: 1 p.m.-5 p.m.

* Special exhibition rate: free entry for Academy Members, $5 for

non-Academy Members in addition to normal Academy rates.

General: $10, Seniors (62+)/ Students (12+)/ Military $5, Age 12 and under

are free.

(808) 532-8700, Honolulu Academy of Arts/900 S. Beretania

St./www.honoluluacademy.org

Organized by the Honolulu Academy of Arts, this original exhibition will

feature the work and life of noted Honolulu architect Vladimir Ossipoff

(1907-1998). This will be the first museum-quality traveling exhibition on

Vladimir Ossipoff and the topic of modern architecture in Hawaii. Ossipoff

was perhaps the most influential among a small group of architects who

transformed Hawaii’s built environment from a Territorial plantation outpost

to the 50th State in which modern architecture evolved.

 

PASSIOR FOR FORM:  SELECTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART FROM THE MACLEAN

COLLECTION

October 11, 2007 – January 6, 2008

On view in Textile Gallery 22

Tuesday-Saturday: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sunday: 1 p.m.-5 p.m.

Members in addition to normal Academy rates.

General: $10, Seniors (62+)/ Students (12+)/ Military $5, Age 12 and under

are free.

(808) 532-8700/Honolulu Academy of Arts/ 900 S. Beretania St./