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Ka Moku O Manokalanipō Paʻani Makahiki

Celebrate Makahiki at Kapaʻa Beach Park, Kauaʻi! Kilauea-based native Hawaiian civic club, Ahahui Kiwila Hawaii O Moikeha, will hold its second Ka Moku O Manokalanipo Paani Makahiki on Saturday, Jan. 17 at Kapaʻa Beach Park. Locals and visitors alike are invited to attend the free event and compete in traditional native Hawaiian games played during the Makahiki season. Ten games will be featured, including haka moa (cock fighting), ulu maika (stone bowling), oo ihe (spear throwing), moa pahee (dart sliding), pa uma (standing arm wrestling), uma (arm wrestling), kukini (running), pohaku hooikaika (stone throwing), and hukihuki…

Makahiki Kuilima

Free and open to the public. Hawaiian language charter school, Ke Kula ʻo S.M. Kamakau will honor the Makahiki season in their fourth annual Makahiki Kuilimacelebration showcasing traditional Hawaiian sports. The event is presented by Hawaiian education programs Ke Kula `o S.M. Kamakau and Naepuni Aloha and sponsored by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Hawaiʻi nonprofits KAI LOA, Inc. and Kanalu, and North Shore’s Turtle Bay Resort, among other community supporters. The Makahiki season begins with the first sighting of Makali‘i, the constellation Pleiades, as it rises above the horizon at sunset. It’s the beginning of a 4-month period honoring Lono, the god worshipped for peace,…