Museum After Hours: E Hō Mai Ka ʻIke

Friday, Nov. 17, 2023
5 – 9 p.m.
Gallery Lawns, Hawaiian Hall

E Hō Mai Ka ʻIke:
E Kūpinaʻi, E Kūwawā, E Kūhailimoe
Grow the Legacy, Lift the Voice, Ascend the Vision

As we continue to honor the legacy of Aunty Edith Kanakaʻole, Bishop Museum and the Edith Kanakaʻole Foundation are proud to present a special Museum After Hours that brings together multiple generations of chanters from diverse practices and experiences to pay tribute to Aunty Edith Kanakaʻole’s significant influence on the practice of oli in Hawaiʻi today.

Doors open at 5 p.m. At 6:30 p.m., gather with us to honor various genres of compositions and styles of oli both inside and outside Hawaiian Hall. May our voices rise and a collective vision ascend as we call for wisdom and the perpetuation of Hawaiian knowledge systems.

Participants include:

• Hālau o Kekuhi: Ulumauahi Kealiʻikanakaʻoleohaililani, Iliahi Anthony, Kehau Nelson-Kaula, Kaualililehua Kanakaʻole Ioane
• Hālau Ka Leo o Laka Ka Hikina o Ka Lā: Kumu Hula Kaleo Trinidad with select haumana oli
• Hālau o Ka Pā Hula o Ka Lei Lehua: Kumu Hula Snowbird Bento with select haumana oli
• Hālau o Na Pua Lei o Likolehua: Kumu Hula Niuliʻi Heine and haumana alakaʻi
• The Moʻolono of Kahoʻolawe
• Kiaʻi Loko iʻa from Lokoʻea Fishpond
• Ka Pā o Lonopūhā, Academy of Native Hawaiian Healing Traditions: Kahea Wilcox, Kahele Joaquin, Kaulu Luʻuwai
• Kamuela Chun, Keola Kawaiʻulaʻiliahi Chan, Keoni DeFranco, Ku’ulei Higashi Kanahele, Mānaiakalani Kalua, Pele Kaio, Pua Lincoln, Kalei Nu‘uhiwa, Taupōuri Tangarō, and more.

Presentations include mele ola honua, mele wahi pana, mele hoʻohanohano, and mele koʻihonua.

• Mele ola honua – These pieces include mele describing elemental sources such as rain, water, mountains, volcanoes, and forests. This category may encompass ceremonial mele as well.
• Mele wahi pana – Mele celebrating moku, sacred spaces, specific mountain tops, helu wahi pana, or a list of places.
• Mele hoʻohanohano – These pieces celebrate a specific person either in our history, or presently. This category includes mele written for aliʻi, family members, and kupuna.
• Mele koʻihonua – This category includes pieces dedicated to a significant individual that tells of processes of our natural world. These mele describe natural phenomenon in connection with kanaka.

Other onsite activities include:

Lauhala Weaving w/ Keoua Nelsen – Atrium of Hawaiin Hall
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. – Weave the dried leaves of the Pūhala (Pandanus) into a stunning bracelet. Limited capacity on a first come-first served basis. Courtesy of Helumoa.

Lei Making w/ Maxeen Shea – Flanders Lawn
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. – Use the kui (sewing) style to string an assortment of blossoms into a beautiful lei (floral garland). Limited capacity on a first come-first served basis. Courtesy of Helumoa.

‘Ukulele Lesson w/ Pu‘uhonua Jackson – Flanders Lawn
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. – 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. Courtesy of Helumoa.

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).
*Pre-Sale tickets end at 4:00 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; need to show proof of general admission tickets
Membership enrollment is available on-site. Pre-registration is recommended.

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.