Public Programs Schedule ---UPDATED! February 2008
The following public programs and special events are scheduled for galleries and public spaces at the Bishop Museum and Hawaii Maritime Center in Honolulu, and Amy B. H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Gardens in Captain Cook, Hawaii from January through February 2007. More detailed information will be available at www.bishopmuseum.org or in Ka’Elele, the journal of Bishop Museum. Visit the press room online for more information. This information is subject to change.
Ongoing Daily Programs at Bishop Museum
10:00 a.m.
Na Mea Makamae Tour
Hawaiian Hall stairs, Kāhili Room, & Joseph M. Long Gallery 25minutes
Listen to the story of the creation of the Museum and learn more about the treasures of the Hawaiian people.
10:30 a.m.
Pauahi: A Legacy for Hawai`i Tour
2nd Floor Castle Memorial Building Gallery 25 minutes
Join us for an in-depth tour of the collections of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop and treasures from other ali‘i that have been entrusted to Bishop Museum.
11:00 a.m.
Music & Dance of Hawaii (Live Music & Hula)
Front Gallery Lawn 25 minutes
See, hear, and learn more about one of Hawai‘i’s most treasured art forms, the hula, through colorful presentations.
11:30 a.m.
Plants of Paradise Garden Tour
Please meet at the entrance of the Hawaiian Hall 25 minutes
Learn more about the beautiful plants of Hawai‘i with a guided tour of the
Bishop Museum gardens.
The Sky Tonight Planetarium Show (no late seating)
J. Watumull Planetarium 25 minutes
Discover the skies and stories of our Hawaiian skies and learn about current events in space.
12:00 noon
Meet me at the Hot Spot – Lava Melting Demo
Richard T. Mamiya Science Adventure Center – Hot Spot Theatre 20 minutes
An exciting lava melting demonstration, learn more about volcanoes and see rock and cinder melted to create lava.
Too Hot to Handle – Science on a Sphere
J. Watumull Planetarium Lobby, 20 minutes
What will the earth look like in 2100? Come explore the effects of global warming on the Science the Sphere exhibit.
Hawaiian Handicrafts for Japanese Speakers
(Monday through Friday only)
Outside J. Watumull Planetarium entrance
Learn how to make a Hawaiian handicraft. The program is presented in Japanese.
12:30 p.m.
Na Mea Makamae Tour
Hawaiian Hall stairs, Kāhili Room, & Joseph M. Long Gallery 25minutes
Listen to the story of the creation of the Museum and learn more about the treasures of the Hawaiian people.
12:30 p.m.
CSI Animal Grossology Academy: Case file R2D2
Castle Hall, Animal Grossology exhibit; 20 minutes; (Saturdays and Sundays February 9-April 20 only)
Who killed Darwin Dog? Help solve the mysterious death of Darwin Dog using clues from the crime scene. There is a strange slime, broken furniture, and no eye witnesses. Crime scene investigators go through a series of suspects and need your expertise of animal grossology to solve the case.
12:45 p.m.
Explorers of Mauna Kea Planetarium Show (no late seating) Japanese Language
J. Watumull Planetarium 25 minutes
Find out why astronomers consider Mauna Kea, on the Big Island of Hawai`i to be one of the best research sites and learn how they explore the universe. This program is presented in Japanese.
1:00 p.m.
Ola Na Moolelo – “Living Stories” Storytelling program
2nd floor Castle Memorial Building – Demo area 25 minutes
Hawaii’s stories come alive through a multi sensory presentation. Hear the story of Bernice Pauahi Bishop and Charles Reed Bishop, celebrate her life, their remarkable love story, and his founding of Bishop Museum in her honor.
1:30 p.m.
Explorers of Mauna Kea Planetarium Show (no late seating)
J. Watumull Planetarium 25 minutes
Find out why astronomers consider Mauna Kea, on the Big Island of Hawai`i to be one of the best research sites and learn how they explore the universe.
Meet me at the Hot Spot – Lava Melting Demo presented in Japanese Language
Richard T. Mamiya Science Adventure Center – Hot Spot Theatre 20 minutes
An exciting lava melting demonstration, learn more about volcanoes and see rock and cinder melted to create lava. Presented in the Japanese language.
2:00 p.m.
Music & Dance of Hawaii (Live Music & Hula)
Front Gallery Lawn 25 minutes
2:30 p.m.
Meet me at the Hot Spot – Lava Melting Demo
Richard T. Mamiya Science Adventure Center – Hot Spot Theatre 20 minutes
Solar Viewing – Observatory (near the Paeaina Café)
Come to the Museum’s on-campus observatory to view the sun in a special solar telescope; depending on the level of solar activity, you might be able to spot a sun spot. (This is “live” solar viewing so we can’t promise solar views when clouds are in the way.)
3:00 p.m.
Pauahi: A Legacy for Hawaii - Tour
2nd Floor Castle Memorial Building Gallery 25 minutes
Join us for an in depth tour of the collections of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop and treasures from other ali‘i that survived because of the founding of Bishop Museum.
Hawaiian Handicrafts for Japanese Speakers
(Monday through Friday only)
Outside J. Watumull Planetarium entrance
Learn how to make a Hawaiian handicraft. The program is presented in Japanese.
3:30 p.m.
Explorers of Polynesia Planetarium Show (no late seating)
J. Watumull Planetarium 45 minutes
Learn how the Polynesians navigated through the Pacific thousands of years ago using their knowledge of the night sky and nature.
4:15 p.m.
The Science of Paradise – Science on a Sphere
J. Watumull Planetarium Lobby, 20 minutes
This live demonstration uses Science on Sphere to explore Hawai‘i’s wonderful climate--from our tropical location to the cooling effect of the trade winds.
Special Events, Workshops, Lectures, Fieldtrips, Films:
FEBRUARY 2008
TRADITIONS OF THE PACIFIC 2008: Hula Film Festival (NEW LISTING)
Ka Po‘e Hula Hawai‘i Kahiko (The Hula People of Old) and The Hula of Old Hawaii
February 12, 2008
7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Atherton Hālau; $3 members/$5 nonmembers
1. Ka Po‘e Hula Hawai‘i Kahiko (The Hula People of Old)
[20 minutes, BW, VHS, 1974]Many of the most well-known hula dancers and chanters of the early 20th century are featured in this outstanding compilation of original film footage shot in the 1930s. Among those featured are Nona Beamer, Joseph Ilala‘ole, Roe Kaimi La‘anui, Akoni Mika, Mary Kawena Pukui, and her mother Pa‘ahana, and Katherine Kanahele.
Credits: Producer: Vivienne Mader. Director & Narrator: Elizabeth Tatar, Ph.D., Bishop Museum. Production Coordinator: Cine-Pic Hawaii Corp. Guest Speaker: DeSoto Brown, Archivist
The Hula of Old Hawaii
[28 minutes, 1943, by George Bacon]
This extraordinary video features noted Hawaiian scholar Mary Kawena Pukui and her daughters Pat Bacon and Pele Suganuma demonstrating dance movements of old Hawaii. These hula, photographed by Pat Bacon’s husband George, a former air force camera operator, represents the revival and perseverance of traditional Hawaiian culture.
TRADITIONS OF THE PACIFIC HULA WORKSOP: Kahiko to Auana (NEW LISTING)
February 16, 2008
Paki II; $20 members; $30 nonmembers; per session
Session One: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
With Kumu Hula Kula Abiva
Session Two: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
With Kumu Hula Kaanohi Aipa
Intermediate and advanced students are invited to join us for one or both of these instructional hula sessions. In each session, students will learn two dances and how they are closely related – one kahiko and one auana. Kaanohi Aipa has been the kumu of Kaanohiwaianuenue Hula Studio in Kailua for 27 years. She began her training with Caroline Tuck and later studied with Bella Richards, Edith Kanakaole, Pua Kanakaole, John Topolinski and John Lake. Kula Abiva graduated as Olapa from Maiki Aiu Lake in 1979, and has also worked closely with Kahauanu Lake and the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame concert presentations. He became a kumu hula under Edward Kalahiki in 1995, and is presently the kumu of Halau Na Kipuupu‘u in Waipahu. Space is limited to 25 participants in each session; please call 848-4184 for reservations.
NA HANA NO‘EAU – NATIVE HAWAIIAN ARTISANS AT BISHOP MUSEUM
February 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 2008; 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Free with admission
Native Hawaiian Arts and Crafts Demonstrations
Atrium Lobby – Hawaiian Hall Complex – (NEW PROGRAM)
Native Hawaiian artists and artisans will be on hand to demonstrate a variety of arts and crafts from 11:30 a.m. to 2 pm. on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays February 16 through June 29, 2008. These artisan demonstrations are funded by a grant program from the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Among the featured artists are weavers, lei makers, painters, and wood carvers. This cultural demonstration activity is free with admission.
AMY GREENWELL 4th ANNUAL GARDEN GROW HAWAIIAN FESTIVAL
February 23, 2008; 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Free
Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden, Captain Cook, HI
The 4th Annual Grow Hawaiian Festival at Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in Captain Cook, Hawai‘i Island, will be held Saturday, February 23, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is FREE!
Weavers, dancers, kapa makers, and other practitioners of traditional Hawaiian culture meet with biologists, conservationists, and horticulturists to explore their common passion for the native and Polynesian introduced plants of Hawaii. Festival-goers have a unique opportunity to meet and talk with many of the foremost practitioners of Hawaiian arts including lei makers and kapa makers, as well as leading scientists and entomologists.
The festival includes cultural demonstrators, ask-the-expert booths, and displays by schools, parks, and conservation organizations. There will be a continuing program of speakers and panels on the main stage throughout the day, activity areas for young and old, and plate lunches by Super-J’s.
On the main stage, the program will be a mix of cultural insights, entertainment, and fascinating accounts by leading conservationists and botanists. There is never a dull moment with Tom Cummings and Kealoha Kelekolio as masters of ceremony--they are well known storytellers who work with the Bishop Museum Education Department and they fit in a number of their dramatic presentations on traditional themes during the day.
A roundtable of well-known cultural practitioners including will bring their personal stories of plants and planting. Kanu o ka Aina will open and close the program with chants, and Ulalia Berman and her dancers will provide an interlude of hula.
Cultural demonstrators will be available all day for visitors to meet and talk story about their specialties. The Kona Weavers Club, an informal group that meets once a month at Amy Greenwell Garden to weave, will be at the festival making hats, mats, and other items from lauhala.
One of the most popular activities at previous festivals is a guided tour of Amy Greenwell Garden led by David Orr, curator of collections at Waimea Arboretum and Botanical Garden on O‘ahu. His deep knowledge of native plants and enduring passion for conservation make this tour a must-do event for garden lovers and conservationists in West Hawaii.
The festival provides an extraordinary opportunity for people to ask experts for advice on all manner of things biological or horticultural. Bring your mystery plants or bugs to the festival to get them identified.
At the many booths in the festival, conservation experts will be ready to talk to visitors about projects on Kauai, Molokai, Maui, and Hawaii. For more information call (808) 323-3318. Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden is a Bishop Museum’s native plant facility located in Captain Cook on Hawaii Island. The Garden is located twelve miles south of Kailua-Kona on Highway 11, just south of mile marker 110. The garden welcomes all visitors from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. Admission to the garden is by donation, suggested at $4. These and other programs are supported by the Bishop Museum, the Native Hawaiian Culture and Arts Program (NHCAP), and the Education through Cultural and Historical Organizations (ECHO). For more information, contact Noa Lincoln, Garden Educator, at (808) 323-3318; by fax at (808) 323-2394; or email agg@bishopmuseum.org. Or Visit the web site at: http://www.bishopmuseum.org/exhibits/greenwell/greenwell.html.
MARY KAWENA PUKI PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL
February 24, 2008; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; $3 admission for Hawaii Residents and Military with ID; Members and Children 3 and under Free; Regular Admission for all others
Great Lawn
Native storytellers from Hawaii, Alaska, and Massachusetts will gather on the Great Lawn at Bishop Museum to “talk story” and join in a celebration of native cultures through the ancient art of storytelling and dance. The 8th annual Mary Kawena Pukui Performing Arts Festival will be held at Bishop Museum on Sunday, February 24, 2008 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $3 per person for Hawaii residents and military with ID. Members and children 3 and under are free. Regular admission is charged for all others.
Among the participants in this year’s Mary Kawena Pukui Performing Arts Festival are performers from the Bishop Museum; the Peabody Essex Museum and New Bedford Whaling Museum of Massachusetts; the North Slope Borough in Barrow, Alaska, and the Alaska Heritage Center in Anchorage, Alaska; and known local storytellers from Hawaii.
The centerpiece of the festival is a collaborative piece entitled, “Keeping the Fire in Dark Moon Times.” Created in 2007 under the direction of Tau Dance Theatre of Honolulu, it is infused with the oral tradition, dance, and music of natives from Hawaii, Alaska, and Massachusetts. It honors ancestral stories and the diverse symbolism of the moon, its cycles, and the many meanings of harvest.
In the past, the storytellers have traveled to rural and Native Hawaiian charter schools on Oahu. This year, the plan is to take the storytellers to Hawaii Island as well. The group will also travel to the new National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. and New York to share the stories of Hawaii, Alaska, and New England.
Says education Project Manager, Noelle Kahanu, “What better way to learn about culture and its people that through their stories and songs? Thousands of Hawaii’s children have learned of the Raven and how he brought light to the Inupiat people, or stomped in time to a Wampanoag dance, or heard the rhythmic beat of Cape Verde drumming. It connects us all at a very fundamental level,”
At the Pukui Festival, there will be several stages featuring a variety of storytellers and programs for adults and children, hula halau and music performances. Food and native craft booths will also be among the attractions of the event. The festival is held each year in honor of Mary Kawena Pukui, a revered Hawaiian scholar and linguist who knew the importance of storytelling to the host Hawaiian culture. Pukui published the first Native Hawaiian language dictionary and worked tirelessly to preserve and perpetuate Hawaiian traditions of hula and storytelling.
Pukui was born in 1895 to a Hawaiian mother and a Caucasian father who was from Salem, Massachusetts. Until she was 6, she lived with her maternal grandmother who taught her the Hawaiian language and numerous chants, dances, and legends. As she grew into young adulthood, Pukui collected Hawaiian lore and legends that eventually became the background for more than 50 books and 150 songs she would later write.
Pukui worked at Bishop Museum for more than 50 years helping to preserve chant texts, oral histories and ethnographic data collected in her research and fieldwork. According to her adopted daughter, Patience Namakauahoaokawena Wiggin Bacon, Pukui was meticulous when she retold and recorded stories.
The Mary Kawena Pukui Performing Arts Festival provides an opportunity to perpetuate the storytelling traditions and to introduce new generations of Hawaii’s children to this important cultural legacy.
The festival is funded through a federally sponsored program, Education through Cultural and Historic Organizations (ECHO). ECHO is a major, federally-funded educational and cultural enrichment initiative, established by Congress as part of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. ECHO brings to culturally diverse audiences innovative programs collaboratively produced by regional cultural entities. Alaska Native Heritage Center and North Slope Borough ECHO Project in Alaska, Bishop museum in Hawaii; and the New Bedford Whaling Museum and Peabody Essex Museum in Massachusetts.
For more information about the Mary Kawena Pukui Performing Arts Festival, or school outreach programs, call (808) 847-3511 or visit www.bishopmuseum.org.
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