As a young scholar of Polynesian anthropology, Bishop Museum ethnologist Kenneth Emory conducted ground-breaking fieldwork in the Tuamotus in the early 1930s. Little did he know that several stone adzes (hafted woodworking tool) he obtained then, would solve one of the long-standing problems in ancient Polynesian migration and trade.
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Bishop Museum captured these dramatic and moving performances on video and will be screening the Pa Ka Leo film free of charge in Atheron Halau on September 20 at 5:30 p.m. Seating is limited and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. The screening will be preceded by a presentation about Ho'olaupa'i: Hawaiian Newspaper Resource project and the history of the Hawaiian language newspaper repository, given by project manager Kaui Sai-Dudoit.
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Clearly, we are disappointed in the Hawaii Supreme Court's reversal of the July 2005 judgment of the circuit court of the second circuit.
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Many a traveler has hopped from city to city on the Eurorail, and now Hawaii has its own version -- on the ocean of course.
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Go Airlines! (iflygo.com) in celebration of its "1-Year anniversary and King Kamehameha Day" offers $1 dollar one-way fares. The Go! one dollar fares are web-only. Go Airlines' website reports that one thousand seats are available. The extra-low fares are available one day only, 7AM to 7PM, Monday, June 11th for Travel Midweek, June 11 thru December 15, 2007
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Mount Kilauea Volcano Daily Update issued May 24, 2007 07:13 HST Volcanic-Alert Level WATCH - Aviation Color Code ORANGE, Kilauea Volcano Report prepared by the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
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go!, Hawaii's Low Fare Airline, announced on April 20th that it is offering web-only special fares as low as just $19*.
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What do Yu'pik and Inupiaq natives of Alaska, Cape Verdean-Americans, and Native Hawaiians have in common? Their stories--and the story telling traditions of their various native cultures. This week a cross-cultural group of storytellers, musicians, and performers are holed up in a North Shore beach cottage to find their common ground and build performance pieces they will carry as far east as Martha's Vineyard, as far west as O'ahu, and as far north as Alaska.
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Bishop Museum 's third annual Mad About Science Day will be held Saturday, March 31, 2007 , from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on the Great Lawn and surrounding areas throughout the Museum campus. From earth sciences to medical sciences, to out-of-this-world space sciences, kids and their parents will enjoy dozens of activities to explore and discover.
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Bishop Museum will be the site of both the kick-off and the culmination of the second annual Maoli Arts Month (MAMo), a month-long celebration of Native Hawaiian arts, artists, and cultural practitioners. Bishop Museum is also hosting the culminating event, a two-day Native Hawaiian Arts Market and Festival, which will feature the stellar work of dozens of native artists, on May 26 and 27 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A reduced admission rate of $3 per person will be offered.
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Bishop Museum will begin the second annual Maoli Arts Month (MAMo) by celebrating six Native Hawaiian master artists on Thursday, May 3, at 5 p.m. with the members-only opening of Kü I Kä Ni'o 2: In Celebration of Native Hawaiian Master Artists in the Vestibule Gallery. The exhibition will open to the public on May 4 at 9 a.m. Regular museum admission applies.
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Captain Cook, HI"¦.The 3 rd Annual Grow Hawaiian Festival at Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in Captain Cook, Hawai'i Island , will be held Saturday, February 24, 2007 , from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is FREE! Lei makers are encouraged to bring lei to compete in a variety of categories for the Grow Hawaiian Fest's Lei Contest.
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