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Hawai‘i MARITIME CENTER HOSTS 2nd ANNUAL FISH FRY AT KAPONO’S THEMED “NA MELE O KE KAI – SONGS OF THE SEA”
HONOLULU - In celebration of the Honolulu Harbor Festival, Hawai‘i Maritime Center will host the Second Annual Fish Fry, themed “Na Mele O Ke Kai,” songs of the sea, from 6p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, November 5, 2004. Benefiting its educational programs, the Fish Fry will showcase Hawai‘i’s slack key guitar masters, George Kuo, Martin Pahinui singing songs of the sea, and a silent auction. Guests will enjoy a bounty of seafood stations from Chai’s, Gordon Biersch, and Kapono’s. Henry Kapono will take to the stage for a live performance from 8:15 p.m. – 9:15p.m.
Aloha attire is requested. Individual tickets are $100, and corporate tables are available. For more information, or to purchase tickets, call Shirley Amundson at 848-4189. Located on Pier 7 on historic Honolulu Harbor, the Hawai‘i Maritime Center celebrates Hawai‘i’s rich maritime history through exhibits, displays, and rare maritime artifacts. As a sister institution of Bishop Museum, the Hawai‘i Maritime Center offers visitors a look back at Hawai‘i’s extensive maritime history – from its discovery by Polynesian navigators 1500 years ago, to contact with the western culture, to the effects of whaling. Open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 5p.m, admission is $7.50 for adults; 4.50 for youth 6-17 years, special rates for kama‘āina, seniors and military; children under 6 years and Bishop Museum Association members are free. For information, call 523-6151 or visit www.bishopmuseum.org.