SPECIAL EVENTS

NA LEI HIWAHIWA ELUA CONCERT
Date: Friday, May 1, 6 pm
Place: Hilton Kauai Beach Resort
Contact: Nathan Kalama, Kauai Mokihana Festival
Lady Ipo and Na Hoaloha & Na Kumu Hula O Kauai.

KAUAI MUSEUM 29TH ANNUAL MAY DAY LEI CONTEST
Date: Saturday, May 2, 11am-3pm
Place: Kauai Museum
Contact: (808) 245-6931, www.kauaimusuem.orgl
Make lei and Hawaiian crafts, try ono local food and enjoy the free
entertainment outside. Proceeds benefit the museum in the heart of
Lihue. Admission $5.

TREE CARE WORKSHOP
Date: Saturday, May 2, 1:30 - 4:30 pm
Place: Church of the Pacific
Contact: Gabrielle, (808) 742-7546
What, where, how to plant the right tree for the right place Instructor: Maureen Murphy, Landscape Contractor & Certified Arborist by Kauai Outdoor Circle. Free to TKOC members; $25 to join.

RELAY FOR LIFE OF KAUAI
Date: Hanapepe - May 2, Hanalei - June 27 (new!)
Contact: American Cancer Society, www.relayforlife.org/kauaihi
Celebrate * Remember * Fight back! Remember to send me a list of names for luminaria dedications. The walking track at Relay For Life is lined with candles in bags, and every bag has a name in honor or memory of someone who has faced cancer. Short messages are welcome too. As always, I'll transcribe your sentiments onto bags decorated by school kids.

KOKE'E HAWAIIAN MUSIC SONGWRITERS CAMP
Date: Friday - Sunday, May 8, 9, 10
Contact: giac@hawaiilink.net for info or register by April 30 katherine@brockmarketing.com, (808) 346-5800
Celebrating Year of the Hawaiian Music Teaching Roster: Kaliko Beamer-Trapp, Laekahi 'olelo (language specialist) Keola Donaghy, Assistant Professor of Hawaiian Studies, UH Hilo Keale, Kahu - Halau I'o-Kane/Koa Mana/Aha Kukaniloko Ken Makuakane, multiple Na Hoku Hanohano winner for song compositions Puakea Nogelmeier, Professor of Hawaiian Language, UH Manoa Also present will be Lolena Niau Nicholas, Manaleo and cultural specialist at UH Manoa Hui O Laka CCC Camp above the Kanaloahuluhulu Meadow and Koke'e State Cabins.

KAUAI HUMANE SOCIETY FUNDRAISER "WOOFSTOCK 2009" ANNUAL DINNER & SILENT AUCTION
Date: Saturday, May 9, 6:00 pm
Contact: Kauai Humane Society
Place: Kauai Marriott Resort
60's & 70's Rock 'n Roll by The Yes Men; special guest Dolly Kanekuni. Attire: Come dressed for that era. Tickets are $85 at the Shelter & Thrift Shop.

"DANCE THROUGH THE AGES" - KAUAI DANCE THEATRE'S SPRING CONCERT
Date: Saturday, May 9, 4:00 and 7:00 p.m.
Contact: Janie Crane, 332-9737 jcbdance@hotmail.com
Place: Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall
Tickets available from students or at the door $10 adults/ $7 children and seniors. Proceeds benefit the KDT scholarship program and a local non profit organization.

KAUAI COMMUNITY COLLEGE GARDEN ISLAND SINGERS PRESENTS "SINGIN' IN THE SPIRIT"
Date: Saturday, May 9, 7:30 pm, Sunday, May 10, 5:00 pm (Make it a special Mother's Day)
Contact: Director Lois Ricciardi, 822-5633
Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church John Rutter "Magnificat", energetic spirituals arranged by Moses Hogan, Robert Ray's "Gospel Mass". Advance Tickets $8/$5 for students, Tickets at Door $10. Proceeds after expenses to help former member Warren Dastrup.

88 SHRINES OPEN HOUSE
Date: Sunday, May 10, 10 am to 3 pm
Place: Lawai International Center
Contact: 639-4300, LM@hawaii.rr.com
All are welcomed to experience the 88 Shrines of Lawai, and archaeological and cultural treasure in Lawai Valley. Center is open the second and last Sunday of every month or by appt. Donations are welcome w/ gratitude.

THE COLORFUL REEF FISH OF KAUA'I - A SNORKELER'S GUIDE
Date: Wednesday, May 13, 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Contact: PV Lib, 826-4310
Place: Princeville Public Library
Monica Mira; author, artist, teacher and marine conservationist provides a Multi-media program on identifying Kauai reef fish.

KCC ORCHESTRA
Date: Wednesday, May 13, 7:00 pm
Contact: Larry McIntosh, 639-0234
Place: Kauai Community College PAC
Admission: Free!!!

WELCOME ABOARD PMRF
Date: Saturday, May 16, 9 am - 3 pm
Quality, family-oriented event featuring numerous military aircraft. Aerial targets & boat static displays, food, information booths, bouncehouse for kids, Music by Starlighters, PMRF air operations hangar & adjoining ramp. Parking availabe on base; All vehicles subject to search. Visitors enter at the northern gate, 2 miles past the "housing" gate. No coolers, oversized bags, pets or outside food & beverage.

KAUAI CHORALE - "A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE"
Date: Saturday, May 16, 7:30 pm
Contact: Wes Cronk, 332-9356
Place: Kauai Community College PAC

"MY MAMAMONOLOGUES"
Date: Sunday, May 17, 6:00 pm
Contact: 634-6750
Place: St Michaels and All Angels Church
Produced by Pat Masumoto. Tickets $15.

"KAUA'I INTERPRETATIONS" ARTISTS' RECEPTION
Date: May 21, 4:30 - 7:00 pm
Contact: Kauai Museum 245-6934
Transitions - photography by Anthony Hatto Primitive Mod - furniture collection by Lawrence O'Toole curated by Linda Shimoda Kauai Museum. On view from May 21-July 16

"A NIGHT OF LIVE MUSIC" WITH ANIMAL DREAM, JAZZ BUG & LEVI LEVITT
Date: Saturday, May 30, 6:30 pm
Contact: GMO Free Kauai, 651-9603
Place: Kauai Community College PAC
GMO Free Kauai presents!

88 SHRINES OPEN HOUSE
Date: Sunday, May 31, 10 am to 3 pm
Contact: 639-4300, LM@hawaii.rr.com
Place: Lawai International Center
All are welcomed to experience the 88 Shrines of Lawai, and archaeological and cultural treasure in Lawai Valley Center is open the second and last Sunday of every month or by appt. Donations are welcome w/ gratitude.

ONGOING EVENTS

ALOHA FRIDAYS
Date: March through October
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Place: West Kauai Technology & Visitors Center, Waimea
Free workshops are held every Friday at the Center during March through October (flower season). Join us to "Learn the Art of Lei Making" which is the symbol of Aloha and "Create a Hawaiian Gift". Reservations recommended. Free. Call: (808) 338-1332.

ANNUAL BANANA POKA ROUNDUP
Date: May 21st
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Place: Kokee State Park, Mile Marker 15, Kokee Rd., Kekaha (West Side)
Hui o Laka and Kokee Natural History Museum present their annual forest education fair. Live music, basket and lei making and Oshibana workshops, exhibitors, family fun and more. The festival is named for the resilient and spreading banana poka vines that sport candy-pink blossoms that threaten to crowd out native Hawaiian plants and trees of the upland forest. Banana poka is not the only threat to Kauai's native forests. Free. Call: Michelle Hookano (808) 335-9975.

COCONUT MARKETPLACE ENTERTAINMENT
Date: Every Wednesday
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Place: 4-484 Kuhio Highway, Kapaa
Free entertainment. The shows vary and often include hula. Call: (808) 822-3641.

DENNY MOROUSE, NEW YORK CITY VIRTUOSO JAZZ SAXOPHONIST
Date: Every Friday, 6:30 - 9:00 pm
Place: Shaka Tacos, Old Kapaa Town
Contact: Denny Morouse, 823-0012
Plus David Braun, Virtuoso Trumpeter from Chicago.Note: Denny is Jazz DJ on KKCR 91.9 islandwide every other Tues, 6 - 8 pm - "Anything's Possible".

HANAPEPE ART NIGHT
Date: Every Friday Evening
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Place: Hanapepe
Every Friday night is unique. Participating galleries take turn being the weekly "host gallery", offering original performances or demonstrations which become the theme for that art night. All the galleries are lit up and decked out giving the town a special atmosphere. Enjoy a stroll down the streets of quaint, historic Hanapepe Town and meet the local artists.

HARBOR MALL FREE HULA SHOW
Date: Every Wednesday (through December 31)
Time: 12:15 p.m.
Place: Harbor Mall, 3501 Rice Street, Lihue
We are proud to welcome Kauai's Beloved Auntie Bev to Harbor Mall. Our Free Hula Show is open to spectators and any who wish to learn the art of Hula. Call: Rebecca (808) 245-6255.

HAWAII CHILDREN'S THEATRE REGISTRATION FOR SUMMER STARS
Date: Program starts June 15, Dates of production: July 17 - 19 and July 24 - 26
Place: Harbor Mall, 3501 Rice Street, Lihue
Contact: (808) 246-8985
Six week educational program - workshops plus full production on two weekends. Programs for students 8 - 14 and students 15 - 21 "Once on this Island" a theatrical Caribbean adaptation of " The Little Mermaid". Registration: hawaiichildrenstheatre.com. Space limited; scholarships available.

HISTORIC WAIMEA WALKING TOUR
Date: Every Monday
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Place: West Kauai Technology & Visitors Center, Waimea
Take a 90-minute walking tour and experience "A Glimpse of the Historic Waimea". Best known as the place English explorer Capt. James Cook first landed in Hawaii. Missionaries established schools; rice and sugar growers changed the landscape; and historic buildings were rebuilt after Hurricane Iniki. Enrich your historical knowledge about the town that was once a major population to ruling chiefs. Be sure to wear light clothing and comfortable walking shoes. Free. Call: (808) 338-1332.

HULA CLASSES - BY LEILANI RIVERA BOND, HALAU HULA O LEILANI AND KEIKI KANE HULA
Date: Saturday, May 16, 9 - 11 am - Orientation. Saturday, June 6, 10:30 am - noon
Contact: Leilani at 651-0682, Darryl Low, 651-0864, or e-mail darryl.leilani@hawaiiantel.net. Donna Stewart, 635-7248
Ages 5 - 15; hula and Tahitian dance Beginning Keiki Hula Classes, Mondays, 6 to 7 PM, All Saints Church gym, Kapaa. Beginning Adult Hula Classes (age 13 and up), Mondays, 7 to 8 PM, All Saints Church gym, Kapaa. Coconut Marketplace shopping center in Wailua/Kapaa. Intermediate and Advanced Keiki Hula and Tahitian Classes, Wednesdays, 5:30 to 7 PM, All Saints Church gym Advanced Wahine Hula Classes, Wednesdays, 7 to 8:30 PM, All Saints Church gym, Kapaa.

HULA CLASS FOR LADIES
Date: Saturday, May 16, 9 - 11 am - Orientation. Saturday, June 6, 10:30 am - noon
Contact: uamakaniwahine@gmail.com
Must register to attend mandatory orientation Must have previous hula backgroun Non-competitive hula Cover 3-month tuition + registration fee; monthly tuition thereafter.

KAUAI ACADEMY OF CREATIVE ARTS FOR KIDS
Date: Monday through Friday, June 15 - July 10
Contact: Mary Nakamura
Registration brochures will be out in schools the first week of April.

KAUAI HISTORICAL SOCIETY - KAPAA HISTORY TOUR
Date: Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Place: Kapaa (East Side)
A 90-minute walking tour led by Kauai Historical Society's interpretive guides familiar with the history and architecture of Kapaa Town. Admission Charge. Advance reservations required. Call: (808) 245-3373.

KAUAI MUSEUM / FREE TOUR
Date: Every Monday through Friday
Time: Mon. at 2:00 p.m., Tues-Fri. at 10:30 a.m.
Place: Kauai Museum, 4428 Rice St., Lihue
Free tour with admission. Docents provide interpretation of Kauai and Niihau culture as they lead tours through the Museum's Galleries. Call: (808) 245-6931.

KAUAI MUSEUM'S 2009 SATURDAY CLUBS MONTHLY WORKSHOPS ON UNIQUE ISLAND TRADITIONS
Date: 2nd, 3rd, 4th Saturdays, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Place: Kauai Museum, 4428 Rice St., Lihue
Contact: (808) 245-6931
Monthly workshops on unique island traditions Kaua'I Museum daily public tours, 10:30 am to noon led by knowledgeable & entertaining docents. Free with admission to the museum. The Kauai Museum, Keepers of the Culture.

KAUAI ORCHID SOCIETY SHOW
Date: May 8th - 9th
Time: Fri. 1pm - 7pm; Sat. 9am- 5pm
Place: Kukui Grove Shopping Center, Lihue
A beautiful show with hundreds of orchids on display and for sale. One of the many orchid shows presented throughout the year by the Orchid Societies in Hawaii. Call: Noel Brooks (808) 639-3371.

KAUAI POLYNESIAN FESTIVAL
Date: May 24 - 27
Place: Lihue (Soccer field next to Vidinha Stadium on Kapule Highway)
Kamanawa Foundation’s 7th annual Kauai Polynesian Festival begins with a Grand Polynesian Luau, May 24, Hilton Kauai Beach Resort, 6 p.m. Cost is $75/person for premier seating, $60/person for general seating, and $600 for reserved table of 10. Come May 25-27 from 11 a.m. daily at the Vidinha Stadium soccer field, Kapule Highway, Lihue for $25/three days or $10/day. Call: Kapu Kinimaka-Alquiza at (808) 335-6466 or email info@kauaipolynesianfestival.org

KAUAI RESOURCE CENTER OPEN & ACCEPTING RECYCLABLES
Date: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat
Time: 7:30 - 11:00 am; 11:45 am - 4:15 pm
Kauai Resource Center Open & Accepting Recyclables Redeem HI5 bottles, plastic #1&2, aluminum, Cardboard, Mixed paper, glass, newspaper

KIDS' KAUAI AT THE KAUAI CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY MUSEUM
Date: Every Tuesday through Saturday (closed Sunday & Monday)
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Place: Kauai Village (Safeway) Shopping Center, Kapaa
Kids' Kauai occupies the Kauai Children's Discovery Museum as a mini-island, providing a view of Kauai "from a kid's-eye-level". The main floor represents the island with exhibit stations describing the plants, animals, and natural history of Kauai. The accompanying Activity Table features different activities including printing on kapa (Hawaiian cloth made from pounded bark) to painting reef fish to solving puzzles! An outer ring of exhibits surrounding the floor represents Kauai's waterways (ocean, river & stream) and the life they support. $5/adults, $4/kids age 1-17. Call: Susan (808) 823-8222 or visit their site.

KI HOALU - SLACK KEY GUITAR - MUSIC OF HAWAII
Place: Hanalei Community Center - Hanalei, Kauai
Weekly presentations include: history of slack key music; instruments; stories behind the songs; legends and stories of Hawaii; and live performances of Ki Hoalu music. Join them and help keep the tradition of slack key guitar and ukulele alive! Admission $20 (Keiki/Seniors $15). Call: Sandy (808) 826-1469 or visit their site.

KUGA - CALLING ALL DANCERS: LOVE LIFE EVENT
Date: June 8, 2009
Place: Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall
Contact: Contact: Lila Balmores Metzger
Showcase creativity and talent of Kauai youth & adults. Rekindle appreciation for life among youth and adults. All styles of dances are welcome: Hip-hop, Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hula, African, Modern, Break-dancing, and more.

LAUHALA WORKSHOP
Date: Once per month
Time: 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Place: Kauai Museum, 4428 Rice Street, Lihue
Fiber weaving workshop with Margaret Lovett Instructor. Fee $40 ($35 members). Call: (808) 245-6931.

MAY DAY IS LEI DAY IN HAWAII
Date: May 1
May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii. This wonderful tradition was founded by artist and poet Don Blanding in 1923. Of all ancient Hawaiian art forms, traditional lei making is one of the most beautiful still being practiced island-wide today. Hardly a lovelier tradition exists anywhere in the world than placing a flower garland around the neck of someone special. Lei have one quality that is unsurpassed: they feel just as good to give as they do to receive as they represent and encompass the true spirit of Aloha!

MAY DAY IS LEI DAY
Date: May 1
Place: Kauai Museum (Lihue)
Annual celebration of Lei Day with Lei makers competition and display. Entertainment, crafts and food vendors. Beautiful flower lei sold via silent auction. Call: (808) 245-6931.

MOTHER'S DAY FASHION SHOW
Date: May 12
Time: 8:30 a.m. (breakfast 9:30am; fashion show 10:30am)
Place: Hilton Kauai Beach Resort
Just in time for Mother's Day - a fashion show entitled "A Photograph, A Calabash, A Paper Lei" with award-winning Hawaiian fashion designer Nakeu Awai. All fashions will be available for purchase after the show. Author David Penhallow will be on hand with his new book on Coco Palms. Fundraiser for the Kauai Museum. Call: (808) 245-6931 for tickets.

OHANA DAY FOR HAWAII RESIDENTS
Date: 3rd Saturday of Every Month (through December 15)
Time: 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 1 p.m. & 2 p.m.
Place: National Tropical Botanical Garden, Allerton Garden, Poipu
A 2-1/2 hour guided 1-mile walking tour. Reservations are required, and a credit card is needed to guarantee the reservation. Free to Hawaii residents with proof of residency. No shows or those who miss the tour will be charged the full price $35. Call: (808) 742-2433.

SAILING WITH LATA: THE ORIGINAL POLYNESIAN NAVIGATOR
Date: Through October 31
Place: Kauai Museum, 4428 Rice St., Lihue
A Polynesian story tells of Lata (Lake in Hawaii, Laa in Tahiti, Rata in New Zealand), the first person to build a canoe or vata. The Tuamokoan story of Lata is especially informative about how to build and sail an authentic vaka. The exhibit is made possible through the Vaka Taumoko Project of the Pacific Traditions Society. Call: (808) 245-6931.

SHELL & SEED LEI DISPLAY
Date: Every Wednesday
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Place: Kauai Museum, 4428 Rice Street, Lihue
Display of rare Niihau Shell and seed lei from the collection of Lena Mendonca. Lena is on hand to answer questions about this exquisite art form. Call: (808) 245-6931.

URAHUTIA PRODUCTION TAHITIAN DANCE
Date: Every Tuesday and Thursday
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Place: Poipu Shopping Village
Free performances at Center Stage. Call: (808) 742-2831.

WAIMEA PLANTATION LIFESTYLE TOUR
Date: Ongoing - Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Place: Waimea Town
Contact: (808) 337-1005
Volunteer guides lead walking tours through the Waimea Plantation cottages and the Waimea Sugar Company "camp" houses, which date from the turn of the 20th century. Tours take approximately 90 minutes and are limited to 12 people.

WALKING TOUR - OLD WAIMEA SUGAR PLANTATION
Date: Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Time: 9:00 a.m. (Approx. 90 min. tours)
Place: Waimea Plantation Cottages, Waimea (West Side)
Volunteers lead you back in time through Waimea Plantation Cottages, a vacation resort of restored plantation houses, and the neighboring Waimea Sugar Co. "camp" of houses dating to the turn of the century. Learn about the immigrants that came from all over the world to build the sugar industry. Waimea Mill Sugar Company (1884-1969) was a family operation and was for many years the smallest sugar plantation in the Hawaiian Islands. Selected by Travel Holiday Magazine as one of the 25 Best Kept Secrets in Hawaii March 1998. Tours are limited to 12 people. Call: (808) 337-1005 for Information and Reservations.

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