“Everything that touches on Hawaiian culture is found in hula.”-Kumu Hula Hōkūlani Holt, MACC Cultural Progams Director
World Conference on Hula
The second-ever World Conference on Hula took place on Maui in 2005, including workshops, classes, excursions to Maui’s special places, and evening hula and chant performances for hula practitioners. More than 1200 participants from around the world attended. Some of the most renowned names in Hawaiian culture — including Maui’s own Hōkūlani Holt and Keali‘i Reichel, as well as Pualani Kanaka'ole Kanahele, Kekuhi Kanahele Frias, and Leina‘ala Heine Kalama — shared their knowledge throughout the week and provided in-depth learning of Hawaiian cultural skills.
Liliko Ka Pua
The Flowering of Cultural Vitality
“The blossom is budding forth” refers to the emerging of the cultural programs offered at the MACC. They are intended to expand and deepen the nature of Hawaiian programming and to continue education in various aspects of Hawaiian culture such as hula, chant, and storytelling. These programs are to stimulate a heightened sensitivity to cultural themes.
"The MACC Presents..."
2008-09 Performing Arts Season
Spoken word productions by, about, and for the people of the islands
10/25-26: Kumu Kahua Theatre: Da Mayah
1/31: Home: Inside and Out
The MACC's Local Voices Series
MELE Series
The music, song and diversity of the Islands
12/6: Hōkū Zuttermeister and Nāpua Greig
2/14: Makana
3/6: Sam & Howard Ahia
The MACC's Mele Series
HAWAI'I MAOLI Series
Presentations of authentic Hawaiian cultural arts
9/13: Ku Mai Ka Hula: Hula Appears
10/11: Kahekili INFO
11/15: Ho'oulu I Ka Na'auao STUDY GUIDE
5/16: Art of the Chanter
The MACC's Hawai'i Maoli Series
Storytelling Series
Traditional and contemporary Hawaiian storytelling
11/1: Storytelling Festival & Workshops
Click here for more information on
The MACC's Storytelling Series