Grow Hawaiian Festival Celebrates Native Plants
Hawaiian Electric Company sponsors a free eco-festival at Bishop Museum
Who: Leading biologists, conservationists, horticulturists, historians, and kumu hula talk about the selection, care, and traditional uses of the native and Polynesian-introduced plants of Hawaii. Foremost practitioners of Hawaiian arts, including lei makers, ipu makers, kapa makers, weavers, and woodworkers, demonstrate their art. Music by Pilioha, Ernie Cruz, Jr., and hula dancers provide entertainment. Hawaiian Electric Company sponsors the event.
What: A free, day-long festival that celebrates the Hawaiian culture and native plants will feature scheduled presentations by leading plant specialists and arts practitioners, a guided tour of Bishop Museum’s garden of native and indigenous plants, a native plants sale, and informational booths on local conservation and sustainability efforts. See page two for listing of events.
When: Saturday, April 26, 2008, from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Where: Bishop Museum located at 1525 Bernice Street in Honolulu
Why: Held in honor of Earth Day, the Grow Hawaiian Festival honors Hawaii’s culture, promotes sustainable stewardship of the environment, and encourages members of the community to make the best choices for the future of Hawaii.
Grow Hawaiian Festival
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Final Program
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Main Stage on the Great Lawn |
Atrium |
Demonstration Areas (Great Lawn)** |
9 – 9:20 AM |
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Kahiko hula performance by Na Pualei o Likolehua |
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9:20 AM |
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Welcome & Introductions by Hawaiian Electric Company |
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9:30 – 10:30 AM |
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How to grow native plants by Hui Ku Maoli Ola |
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10:30 AM |
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Native Plants Walking Tour* |
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10:45 – 11:45 AM |
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The Plants of Hula by a panel of kumu hula |
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11 – 11:25 AM |
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Hula by Bishop Museum |
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11:45 – 12:45 |
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Entertainment by Pilioha |
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1:00 – 1:30 PM |
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Kalo and Kapa with Kaala Farm |
1:30 – 2:30 PM |
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The Plants of Lua by Richard Likeke Paglinawan |
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2 – 2:25 PM |
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Hula by Bishop Museum |
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2:30 PM |
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Native Plants Walking Tour* |
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2:30 – 3:30 PM |
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Entertainment by Ernie Cruz, Jr. and friends
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*conducted by Bishop Museum staff
**Ongoing demonstrations and displays to occur in the Great Lawn:
- Ipu making by Calvin Hoe
- Lei making by Bill Char and Dot Sakamoto
- Kapa making by Dalany Tanahy and Verna Takashima
- Wood working by Solomon Apio
- Weaponry & wood work by Umi Kai
- Weaving by Janice Kai, Marques Marzan, Patrick Horimoto, and Kawahine Tokunaga
- Lomilomi massages by Moku Ola Hawaiian Healing Center
- Kalo pounding and kapa making by Kaala Farm
Ongoing informational displays to occur in the Great Lawn:
- Kaulunani Urban & Community Forestry Program
- Malama Hawaii
- Malama Learning Center
- Hawaiian Electric Company