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SUMMARY:18th Annual Mālama Hāloa Kalo Festival & Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Sunday, March 8, 2026\n9 a.m. – 3 p.m.\nFREE ADMISSION. Please register online.\nIn partnership with Ka Papa Loʻi ʻo Kānewai and Ka Papa Loʻi ʻo Punaluʻu, Bishop Museum is honored to host the 18th Annual Mālama Hāloa Kalo Festival and Symposium. Every year, the festival spotlights a ʻohana kalo or a specific Hawaiian taro variety. In 2026, we celebrate kalo ʻohe.\nThe mission of the Mālama Hāloa Kalo Festival & Symposium is to educate our lāhui (people) about different Hawaiian kalo varieties and how to care for them. Our kūpuna (ancestors) were well-versed with the function, uses, and care of Hawaiian kalo varieties and understood its ceremonial, medicinal, and subsistence value. Focusing on ʻohana kalo every year encourages research into kalo genealogy to better understand the who, what, where, why, and how of Hawaiian kalo cultivation.\nSpotlight Programs\nKanu Hāloa\nJoin maha ʻai kalo from Ka Papa Loʻi o Kānewai share kalo-planting techiques. Whether you have access to a fully functional loʻi, a backyard māla or a small apartment lānai, learn how you can mālama Hāloa at home. Two separate sessions.\n10:30 a.m. Nā Ulu Kaiwiʻula Native Hawaiian Garden\n12:00 p.m. Seed Bank Lānai\nGreat Lawn Stage Schedule\n10:00 a.m. Pūnana Leo o Mānoa & Pūnana Leo o Nuʻuanu\n11:00 p.m. Nā Pua Āhihi Lehua Mai Pihanakalani, Kumu Hula ‘Auli’i L. Heine Hirahara\n12:00 p.m. Live Music with ʻĀlewa\n12:30 p.m. Live Music with Poi Beaul\n1:00 p.m. Live Music with The Vitals\nPlanetarium Shows\nJ. Watumull Planetarium\n10:30 a.m. The Hawaiian Sky Tonight, 25 minutes\n11:30 a.m. Wayfinders: Waves, Winds, and Stars, 45 minutes\n1:30 p.m. Ngā Tohunga Whakatere: The Navigators, 45 minutes\n2:30 p.m. – 2:55 pm Ocean Paradise, 25 minutes\n3:30 p.m. Experience the Aurora, 45 minutes\nTickets are required; please reserve at Shop Pacifica upon check-in. $3 per person general admission, free for members and children under 4. Limited seating.\nGeology Shows\nHot Spot Theater | Science Adventure Center\n12:00 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.\nAn engaging 25-minute presentation that delves into the fascinating processes shaping our planet. Seating is first-come, first-served. No additional charge. Show times subject to change.\nParticipating Community Partners\nAubrey Keʻalohilani Matsuura, Kanaka artist\nBishop Museum Kalo Key\nBishop Museum Ichthyology\nHiʻipaka Waimea Valley\nHoʻokuaʻāina\nHui Kū Maoli Ola\nK & K Farm\nKanaeokana\nKe Ola Mamo\nKealakehe High School\nNaʻau ʻŌiwi, Kohala High School\nPapa Ola Lōkahi\nPili Ponoʻī\nTaropy Hui\nUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Native Hawaiian Student Services\nUniversity of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center\nUniversity of Hawaiʻi Cooperative Extension\nʻŌlelo Noʻeau 1987\nLele nō ka ʻOhe i kona lua\nThe ʻohe taro leaps into its own hole. Each person to his own place. From the legend of Kamiki, in which the hero called to the various taros by name, and each leaped into its own hole and stood there.\n\nKa Papa Loʻi ʻo Kānewai sustains a thriving taro patch that shares its resources with the community. There are a variety of native and indigenous trees and shrubs growing along the stream and low-lying slopes. Families, students, and community organizations are welcome to engage and immerse themselves in hana Hawaiʻi and ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi. Kūpuna and keiki feel welcome and comfortable sharing their knowledge about kalo and nā mea Hawaiʻi. Our staff is skilled in the identification, cultivation, and propagation of a variety of native plants.\nKa Papa Loʻi ʻo Punaluʻu was established by Ka Papa Loʻi ʻo Kānewai in partnership with the Kamehameha Schools’ ‘Āina Ulu program in the early 2000s. This loʻi, covering approximately three acres, provides opportunities to work more closely with the Koʻolauloa district community and Kamehameha Schools programs, has increased production of Hawaiian varieties of kalo and helps to maintain a sustainable level of use at Ka Papa Lo’i O Kānewai.\nMahalo nui to the Kosasa Foundation for supporting this program!\n
URL:https://www.bishopmuseum.org/calendar/18th-annual-malama-haloa-kalo-festival-symposium/
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