Bishop Museum’s After Hours
E Hō Mai Ka ʻIke, A Celebration of Aunty Edith Kanakaʻole
Friday, June 9, 2023
5 – 9 p.m.
Admission Rates
Skip the line and save $5 by pre-purchasing your ticket! Pre-Sale ticket holders are able to enter through our Jabulka gate (on the Diamond Head side of the Gift Shop). Admission closes at 8 p.m.
*Pre-Sale tickets end at 4 p.m. on the day of the event
$5 pre-sale for non-members (must register online)
$10 at the door for non-members
Free – All Membership Levels
Same-day Museum admission is Free; must show proof of general admission ticket purchase.
Membership enrollment is available on-site. Pre-registration is recommended.
Parking: $3 per vehicle (credit card only), Free for Members
SPOTLIGHT PROGRAM
E Hō Mai Ka ʻIke – A Celebration of Aunty Edith Kanakaʻole
Location: Great Lawn
6 – 8 p.m.
Bishop Museum and the Edith Kanakaʻole Foundation are proud to present a special Museum After Hours hōʻike that celebrates the hula, choreography, compositions, and traditions of Aunty Edith Kanakaʻole. Join us during Museum After Hours on the Great Lawn to see special tribute performances by Hālau o Kekuhi from Hilo, Hawaiʻi under the direction of Kumu Hula Nālani Kanakaʻole and the Kanakaʻole ʻOhana. They will also be joined by three of Oʻahu’s acclaimed hula hālau: Ka Pā Hula Hawaiʻi under the direction of Kumu Hula Kahaʻi Topolinski, Ka Lā ʻŌnohi Mai o Haʻehaʻe under the direction of Nā Kumu Hula Keawe and Traci Lopes, and Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua under the direction of Nā Kumu Hula Robert Keano Kaupu and Lono Padilla. This program invites you to breathe in the scent of fresh limu through a special hula commemoration of Aunty Edith Kanakaʻole.
6 p.m. Opening Welcome
6:10 p.m. Hālau o Kekuhi
Kumu Hula Nālani Kanakaʻole and the Kanakaʻole ʻOhana
6:30 p.m. Ka Pā Hula Hawaiʻi
Kumu Hula Kahaʻi Topolinski
7 p.m. Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua
Nā Kumu Hula Robert Keano Kaupu and Lono Padilla
7:20 p.m. Ka Lā ʻŌnohi Mai o Haʻehaʻe
Nā Kumu Hula Keawe and Traci Lopes
8 p.m. Hālau o Kekuhi
Kumu Hula Nālani Kanakaʻole and the Kanakaʻole ʻOhana
Pau Hana Years: Edith Kanakaʻole
5 – 9 p.m.
On view in Gulab & Indru Watumull Atrium of Hawaiian Hall
Pau Hana Years aired on KHET-T, now PBS Hawaiʻi, between 1966 and 1982. This episode features interviews Aunty Edith Kanakaʻole. She and host Bob Barker discuss growing up in Keaukaha, traveling around the island, and hula. She performs several numbers with her daughters Pualani Kanahele and Nalani Kanakaole with featured hula with her granddaughters. Aunty Edith shares stories about her world travels, her family, and being Hawaiian.
Commemorative Quarter Featuring Aunty Edith Kanaka‘ole
Membership Tent – Outside the Ho‘okipa desk
Stop by the Membership Tent, sign up for Bishop Museum’s Ke Elele newsletter and receive a commemorative quarter while supplies last. Edith Kanaka‘ole is featured on the United States Mint’s 2023 quarter with the inscription “E Hō Mai Ka ʻIke” (“Grant Us Wisdom”). It is a reference to the intertwined role hula and chants play in the perpetuation of Hawaiian knowledge systems.
ALL NIGHT
Food & Drink Vendors – Great Lawn
Visit a variety of food, drink, and craft vendors on the Great Lawn.
OTHER PROGRAM, TOURS, and ACTIVITIES
Planetarium Shows – The Hawaiian Sky Tonight
6 p.m., 6:45 p.m., 7:30 p.m., and 8:15 p.m. – J. Watumull Planetarium
Each show is 45 minutes. Tickets required; reserve at Shop Pacifica upon check in. Free for members and children under 4, $3 per person general admission. Limited seating. Learn what stars, constellations, planets, and more can be seen in the skies above Hawaiʻi on the night of the show.
Keiki Activities with Ulu Aʻe Learning Center
5:30 – 7:30 p.m. – Flanders Garden
Activities include: creating a greeting card using ʻohe kāpala (bamboo stamps), outplaying your opponent at kōnane (a two-player strategy board game), and collecting the most matching kiʻi pōhaku (petroglyphs). For ages 5-10. A parent/guardian must be present.
Lauhala Weaving w/ Keoua Nelsen
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. – Flanders Lawn
Weave the dried leaves of the pū hala (pandanus tree) into a stunning bracelet. Courtesy of Helumoa, Royal Hawaiian Center
Lei Making with Maxeen Shea
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. – Flanders Lawn
Use the kui (sewing) style to string an assortment of blossoms into a beautiful lei (garland). Courtesy of Helumoa, Royal Hawaiian Center
‘Ukulele Lesson w/ Pu‘uhonua Jackson
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Location: Hale Ikehu (in the Native Garden)
Learn basic chords and sing a song as you strum Hawaiʻi’s best-known string instrument, introduced to the Islands in the 1870s from Portugal.
This program is supported by the Mellon Foundation.
This program is supported by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority’s Kūkulu Ola Program administered by the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation.