'Alemanaka / Calendar

Nā Hālāwai / Meetings

Pō'aono, lā 15 o 'Aukake

Waimānalo Neighborhood Board to address Bellows

Blanche Pope Elementary School, Waimānalo, O'ahu. 9 a.m.

Rights of ownership to land at Bellows Air Force base will top the agenda at the next meeting of the Waimānalo Neighborhood Board. Discussion is expected to elaborate on issues brought up at two previous board meetings, where focus was on community access to Waimānalo beach and coastal areas now under military control. Hawaiian scholar Keanu Sai will make a presentation on the history of Crown Lands in Waimānalo. Joe Ryan, author of a resolution asking for the military to return the lands to the community, has also been invited to join the discussion. Area residents are encouraged to attend. For more information, contact neighborhood board president, Wilson Ho at wilsonkekoaho@yahoo.com

'Aukake - Kepakemapa

DLNR holding workshops on mooring buoy plan

The public is invited to provide input at statewide workshops to help develop the state's first 10-year Day-Use Mooring Buoy Plan for the main Hawaiian Islands. Day-use moorings are installed in areas where boats or other marine craft regularly visit for diving or snorkeling and are an effective method of protecting coral reefs, according to the state Department of Land and Natural Resources, which is working with Mālama Kai Foundation to seek public input. Hawai'i's day-use mooring buoy system dates to 1986. There are 175 day-use moorings installed around the state. The DLNR is looking to develop a sustainable, long-term strategy to help protect Hawai'i's precious living coral from anchor damage. A workshop was held in Kona on Aug. 13. The remaining workshop schedule is as follows:

• Kaua'i
  Thursday, Aug. 27, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
  Wilcox Elementary School cafeteria, 4319 Hardy St., in Līhu'e
  
  
• Maui
  Monday, Sept. 21, 4:30-6:40 p.m.
  Hawaiian Islands Humpback National Marine Sanctuary, Maui Headquarters and Sanctuary Education Center, 726 S. Kīhei Rd., in Kīhei
  
  
• East O'ahu
  Monday, Sept 29, 5-7 p.m.
  Hawaiian Island Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary conference room, third floor, located in the same building as Roy's restaurant, 6600 Kalaniana'ole Highway, in Hawai'i Kai
  
  
• Leeward O'ahu
  Tuesday, Sept. 29, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
  Wai'anae Elementary School cafeteria, 85-220 McArthur St., in Wai'anae
  For those who are unable to attend a workshop, comments may also be submitted by e-mail, which is the preferred method, or fax or phone. E-mail comments to moorings@malama-kai.org, fax (808) 885-6474, or call (808) 791-4053 and leave a message up to three minutes long with your name and phone number so your call may be returned if needed. Comments regarding sites that may need day-use mooring, should include the following information: name of island, site name (local name) and general location, GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude is the best way to identify a potential location), site description, water depth, and bottom substrate, such as coral reef, sand, rubble, etc. For workshop or comment information, visit malama-kai.org.

Nā Ha'i'ōlelo / Lectures

Lāpule, lā 16 o 'Aukake

'Nation Within' author to speak at Native Books

Native Books/Nā Mea Hawai'i, Ward Warehouse, Kaka'ako, O'ahu. 2 p.m.

Author, historian and filmmaker Tom Coffman will present a talk story at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, at Native Books/Nā Mea Hawai'i. The event, titled "Myths and Misinformation about Statehood: An Afternoon of Illumination," is part of a series of events hosted by Native Books that invite various opinions and reflections on the Hawaiian Kingdom and the State of Hawai'i. Coffman is an independent researcher, writer and producer. He has worked as a reporter for United Press International and has covered state government for both the Honolulu Advertiser and the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Coffman is the author of "Catch a Wave," a widely read chronicle of Hawai'i's 1970 gubernatorial campaign. His book "Nation Within: The History of the American Occupation of Hawai'i" was recently revised to reflect the word "occupation" in the book's subtitle where "annexation" was previously used. Coffman worked closely with legendary Hawaiian writer John Dominis Holt, developing several TV documentaries, including "Nation Within." His work has won national awards for production of video, film and interactive media.

Pō'ahā, lā 20 o 'Aukake & Pō'ahā, lā 17 o Kepakemapa

James Koshiba		Paul Zorner

Wayfinder lectures continue at HPR

Hawai'i Public Radio Atherton Studio, Honolulu, O'ahu. 6:30 p.m.

The executive director of the nonprofit Kanu Hawai'i will present a free lecture as part of Hawai'i Public Radio's Wayfinder Lecture Series, which asks key visionaries to propose innovative concepts for a better future for Hawai'i and the world. James Koshiba, Kanu Hawai'i's co-founder and executive director and a community builder for social change, will speak Aug. 20. Paul Zorner, an expert in bioenergy research and the president and chief executive of Hawai'i BioEnergy in Honolulu, will present the third and final lecture of the series on Sept. 17. Master navigator and Kamehameha Schools trustee Nainoa Thompson kicked off the series in July. Manuahi, but seating is limited. To reserve a seat, call (808) 955-8821.

Pō'alua, lā 25 o 'Aukake

Solomon Enos' cover illustration of the 2008 book, "The Epic Tale of Hi'iakaikapoliopele."

Enos to give art lecture

Hawai'i State Art Museum, Honolulu, O'ahu. Noon – 1 p.m.

Muralist, painter and illustrator Solomon Enos will discuss his journey as an artist at an Art Lunch lecture Tuesday, Aug. 25, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Hawai'i State Art Museum multipurpose room. The free lecture, "Polyfantastica – Oceanic Science Fiction and Fantasy," will offer insight of a lifelong journey. Enos was first commissioned to create illustrations for a textbook for the state Department of Education when he was 11. His path has continued in art, with his detailed imagery illustrating the 2008 book "The Epic Tale of Hi'iakaikapoliopele" and his weekly illustrated adventure, "Polyfantastica," which ran in the Honolulu Advertiser between November 2006 and October 2007. His other works include illustrating a series of books by Kimo Armitage, three murals at the Royal Hawaiian Center in Waikīkī and an upcoming exhibition titled "Polyfantastica," which opens at the Asia-Pacific Triennial Contemporary Exhibit in Queensland, Australia, in December 2009, the museum said. Closer to home, Enos' work will be displayed as part of a new art exhibition, "Ho'oulu – The Inspiration of Hula," which opens at the Hawai'i State Art Museum Sept. 4. For information, www.hawaii.gov/sfca or call (808) 586-0900.

Ma Ke Kahua / Onstage

Pō'aono, lā 12 o Kepakemapa

Keali'i Reichel on Lāna'i

Four Seasons Resort Lāna'i at Mānele Bay, Lāna'i. 7 p.m.

The Lāna'i Culture & Heritage Center in partnership with the Four Seasons Resort Lāna'i at Mānele Bay will present Keali'i Reichel in concert with his hālau. Proceeds will go to the Culture & Heritage Center's oral history project to videotape Lāna'i kūpuna as they share stories, memories, and knowledge. The concert will be at 7 p.m. on September 12. Individual tickets are $40, $80, and $120 per person. A package including one night at the Four Seasons and two tickets for the show start at $299 with additional nights for $200. A three-course "Taste of Hulopo'e" menu will be available before the concert for $29. The concert is limited to 400 people, so call the concert line at (808) 565-2426 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. For room and concert packages, call (800) 321-4666 or (808) 565-3800. Learn more about the Lāna'i Culture & Heritage Center at lanaichc.org

Pō'aono, lā 22 o 'Aukake

Nā 'Ohana: The 2nd Annual Kalapana Cultural Day

Kīkala Loop, Puna, Hawai'i. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

The families of Kalapana invite you to share a day of entertainment, interactive crafts, cultural demonstrations, craft booths, and 'ono Hawaiian foods. The event is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Kīkala Loop, at the 21 mile marker on Hawai'i's Highway 137, the Kalapana to Kapoho road. Sponsored by KalauonāoneoPuna and the County of Hawai'i through the office of Councilwoman Emily Nae'ole.

Lāpule, lā 30 o 'Aukake

Celebration for Ho'okupu:
A Native Hawaiian Women Writers Anthology

UH Hilo Performing Arts Center, Hilo, Hawai'i. 2 p.m.

Emeritus Professor Miyoko Sugano, formerly of the UH Hilo English Department, and Professor Jackie Pualani Johnson, Chair of the UHH Performing Arts Department, will hold a Celebration of Native Hawaiian Women Writers for the writers whose works appear in the anthology, Ho'okupu: a Native Hawaiian Women Writers Anthology which they have co-edited. The celebration will also launch the publication of this anthology of poetry, short stories, mele, oli, and a short play, by Mutual Publishing.

The anthology opens with a Foreword and opening chant by Pualani Kanahele and closes with a chant by Nālani Kanaka'ole. Other writers featured are Keonaona Aea, Cheryl Bautista, and Relyn Timbal, who live in the continental U.S.; Phyllis Coochie Cayan, Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl and Mahealani Perez-Wendt from O'ahu; Rachelle "Snookie" Maikui from Maui; and Doodie Cruz, Muriel Mililani Hughes, Cathy Ikeda, Jackie Pualani Johnson, Jerelyn Makanui-Yoshida, and Tamara Wong Morrison from Hawai'i Island.

Other writers include the late Eleanor Ahuna of Hilo and the late Haunani Bernardino, Associate Professor of Hawaiian Language and Hawaiian Studies at Ka Haka 'Ula O Ke'elikōlani College of Hawaiian Language at UHH. The Celebration will open with a blessing by Dr. Kalena Silva, Director of Ka Haka 'Ula O Ke'elikōlani, and will feature the writers reading some of their works, after which there will be a discussion by UHH Humanities scholars Jackie Pualani Johnson and Charles Kale Langlas. The program will end with a reception and book signing.

Slack key concert series on hiatus

The Grammy-winning Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Concert Series on Maui will temporarily end its weekly concerts starting in September due to dismal tourism numbers and a forecast for a normally slow fall season, the series' producers said in a news release. The series will restart in December, with information and the new performance schedule to be posted at slackkey.com. The August shows will continue as scheduled. The series began in 2003 with the mission of promoting and supporting traditional Hawaiian music in a consistent venue. Since then, more than 35,000 people have attended more than 300 consecutive weekly performances at Nāpili Kai Beach Resort on Maui.

The live performances have been the basis for several albums, which have won three Grammys for Best Hawaiian Music Album, among other awards. In a statement on its web site, concert co-producers Wayne Wong, Paul Konwiser and George Kahumoku Jr. wrote, "This is not goodbye, we're just taking our first break in six years to recharge and renew but most importantly, recreate and prepare for an exciting new season of more slack key, more stories and more fun. See you next season on Dec. 30, 2009!" The team just released their newest CD, "Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar – Volume 2," the fifth compilation of live music captured at the weekly Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Concert Series.