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SUMMARY:Kāhuli Celebration Day
DESCRIPTION:Sunday, September 27, 2026\n10 a.m. to 2 p.m.\nHawaiian Hall Complex\nFree with Museum Admission  \nWe celebrate Kāhuli in 2026 with a day of live music, hula, puppetry, educational presentations, and activity booths in Hawaiian Hall. A great opportunity for guests of all ages to engage with the researchers, conservationists, educators, and artists who “mālama pū i ka ʻāina” as a community. \nThroughout the day, musicians will present “The Kāhuli,” a musical movement for violin, bass, and harp that raises awareness for endangered Hawaiian land snails, in collaboration with puppeteers and guest artists. “The Kāhuli” is the final movement of the Carnival of the Nearly Extinct Animals, a kaleidoscopic, aural presentation celebrating animals faced with the dismaying possibility of being the very last of their kind. Inspired by moʻolelo describing the song of the kāhuli snail, “The Kāhuli” reflects upon a magical sound arising from the forests—possibly made by wind swirling through their shells or the shells bumping against each other. This long-celebrated song created by wind blowing through the shells of millions of tree snails is depicted by the cello in this movement, nested in a shimmering bed of harp and string harmonics. \nAlthough kāhuli is often mistakenly thought to refer primarily to the famous O‘ahu Tree Snails, the base of the word “huli” actually holds multiple meanings in Hawaiian. Huli means to turn over, as in turning the page of a book, but also turning, as we often do when looking under the leaves for the snails. It is also used to refer to searching, or seeking and exploring, as one does to better understand what the land snails and their ecosystems need to thrive in our modern world. Kāhuli can refer to land snails broadly or to the singing of the land snails, or it may mean to change or to alter. In the broadest spirit, we hope this program serves as a change agent, helping us to turnover our current way of thinking about conservation, to reconnect with the roots of what makes Hawaiʻi so special, and search for more sustainable and inclusive ways to bring about change. There are 759 species of land snails that are native to Hawaiʻi. Like the snails, much of what is found in Hawaiʻi is unique to these islands and provides a framework for us to better understand our place here. \nProgram Timeline \nHawaiian Hall, Kai Ākea – First Floor\n10 a.m.“The Kāhuli” Music Performance \nFeaturing Iggy Jang on Violin, Megan Conley on Harp, and Shawn Conley on Bass\n10:30 a.m. Kāhuli Puppet-Making Activity \nLed by Danica Rosengren\n11 a.m. “The Kāhuli” Music Performance \nFeaturing Iggy Jang on Violin, Megan Conley on Harp, and Shawn Conley on Bass\n11:30 a.m. “Kāhuli in 2026” \nPresented by Dr. Norine Yeung, Curator of Malacology at Bishop Museum \n12 p.m. “The Kāhuli” Music Performance\nFeaturing Iggy Jang on Violin, Megan Conley on Harp, and Shawn Conley on Bass\n12: 30 p.m. Kāhuli in Hula and Mele\n1 p.m. “The Kāhuli” Music Performance\nFeaturing Iggy Jang on Violin, Megan Conley on Harp, and Shawn Conley on Bass\n1:20 p.m. Kāhuli Puppet-Making Activity\nLed by Danica Rosengren\nThroughout the day, the following educational and activity booths in the J. Watumull Atrium of Hawaiian Hall: \n\nLive Native Snails from the Pūpū Ola: Kāhuli Captive Rearing Research Center \nKāhuli Merchandise Booth \nAnd more to be announced \n\n \nTo see the Hawaii premiere of the full Carnival of the Nearly Extinct Animals, go here. \nPresented in collaboration with Ocean Music Action.\n\nThis program is supported by KS Kaiaulu\n\nPhoto: Achatinella lila, Joel Sartore.  \n
URL:https://www.bishopmuseum.org/calendar/kahuli-celebration-day/
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