Kamehameha Festival

Please note that the Hōʻike Haʻa Koa and Hōʻike Oli will take place at our 2009 Kamehameha Festival

Event:
• 2008 Kamehameha Festival

Date:
• Wednesday, June 11, 2008 (Kamehameha Day)

Time:
• 10:45 am to 5:00 pm

Location:
• Moku Ola (Coconut Island) Hilo, Hawaii

Contact:
• Pua Ishibashi

Title:
• Co-Chair, Kamehameha Festival

Mail:
• 691 Ainako Ave.
• Hilo, Hawaii 96720

Phone:
• (808) 989-4844

Email:
• Pua@MamalaHoa.org

The annual Kamehameha Festival is a historic and culturally significant event that honors the memory of Kamehameha. The event will be held on June 11, 2008 (Kamehameha Day) and feature some of Hawaii’s top recording artist including Na Hoku Hanohano Award winners Ledward Kaapana, recognized as one of Hawaii’s greatest slack key masters, Diana Aki, and one of Hawaii’s finest falsetto voices, Darren Benitez. The event will include performances by Hālau Unu Kupukupu (Kumu Hula Dr. Tangaro Taupouri) and Hālau Haʻa Kea o Akalā (Kumu Hula Paul Neves). Enjoy ono (delicious) food and cultural presentations by Kalepa Baybayan on Polynesian canoe navigation, Manny Mattos on mea kaua (ancient weapons of war), Keoni Turalde on pahu (drum) carving, and Kalani Kahalioumi on Polynesian canoe voyaging.

Proudly presented by the Royal Order of Kamehameha I, Māmala Hoa, Aliʻi ʻAi Moku Paul Neves, the festival will take place on Moku Ola (Coconut Island) starting at 10:45 am and end at 5:00 pm. Free and open to the public, the Festival will be an alcohol, smoke, and drug free event. For more information please contact Pua, Festival Co chair at 989-4844.