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HAWAI'I MAOLI series
NA LANI EHA 2007 -
"THE FOUR ROYALS"
Pūpū O Ni‘ihau /
“Shells of Ni‘ihau”
PA KA LEO/"THE CHANTERS"
LOCAL
VOICES
SERIES
MELE:
JOHN CRUZ
A'I FAMILY: GENERATIONS
JERRY SANTOS
with HOKU ZUTTERMEISTER
and BARRY KIMOKEO
BROWN 'OHANA: GENERATIONS
TALKSTORY
Kumu Kahua Theatre: Ala Wai
Keo Woolford: I Land
Storytelling Festival
Kumu Kahua Theatre: PELE MA
WALA`AU:
MO'TITA
DA BRADDAHS
AUGIE TULBA
ANDY BUMATAI
FRANK DELIMA
Ongoing Programs
Events
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About the
HAWAI'I MAOLI SERIES
Celebrates
works created by Pacific people
with Pacific themes.
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About the
LOCAL VOICES SERIES
Leverages the power of local stories (music, theater, comedy, artisans) that directly relate to the lives of Maui’s diverse local population ... the many peoples who have created modern day Hawaii's unique island culture.
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Presentations in MACC'S HAWAI'I MAOLI SERIES
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NA LANI EHA 2007 - "THE FOUR ROYALS"
Five kumu hula and their hālau honor the lives and extensive talents of four royal siblings through chant, dance and song. Over the past three years each hālau has rotated the roles of the royals; this is the last in the series, and the last time it will be seen on Maui! King Kalākaua is represented by Hōkūlani Holt & Pali Ahue; Princess Miriam Likelike, Keali‘i Reichel; Queen Lili‘uokalani, Nāpua Greig & Kahulu Maluo-Huber; Prince Leleiohoku, Leina'ala Kalama Heine. An especially-rich and beautiful Hawaiian cultural event! |
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Pūpū O Ni‘ihau / “Shells of Ni‘ihau”
Pūpū O Ni'ihau are rare shells found on the remote island of Ni'ihau that are fashioned into exquisite necklaces, bracelets, and earrings. This presentation will be a discussion and slide show by those who have kept Ni'ihau shell jewelry making as part of their family tradition for generation upon generation, sharing the history, traditions and significance of the lei pūpū A rare opportunity to see how these shell jewels are made, as well as stories of life on the island.
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Presentations in MACC'S LOCAL VOICES-Mele Series
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JOHN CRUZ
John has distinguished himself as one of the most talented songwriters that has ever come from Hawai'i; his fans love his warm, heartfelt melodies and passionate, soulful vocals, especially in live performances where his music is matched with a true showman’s candor and wit. He has also earned the admiration of fellow musicians: "A great songwriter and a great singer...He's one of the best," says Jackson Browne, and Jack Johnson agrees: "One of my favorite songwriters in the world."
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A'I FAMILY: GENERATIONS
Howard and Olana A‘i founded Hālau Hula Olana in 1975 to as a way to teach music and hula to their children and keep the family together; the hālau is now one of the largest hula schools in Hawai’i. The A’i children have been dancers and musicians since they could walk, and have won major hula competitions; daughter Natalie A'i Kamau'u was named 2006 “Female Vocalist of the Year”. The A‘i ‘ohana demonstrate how the torch of Hawaiian culture is passed through the family, from one generation to the next. |
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JERRY SANTOS
with special guests HOKU ZUTTERMEISTER & BARRY KIMOKEO
A familiar presence on the Hawai‘i music scene for the past three decades, Jerry Santos of Olomana teams with rising star of falsetto and guitar, Hoku Zuttermeister, and up-and-coming dynamic guitarist Barry Kimokeo for music that combines traditional music, all your Olomana favorites along with daring new sounds. With playful banter and spontaneity, the three challenge each other musically with their excellent collective repertoire, bridging the past, present and future of Hawaiian music.
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BROWN 'OHANA: GENERATIONS
Featuring several generations of Brown family musicians from Maui’s own Waiehu district, all of whom help to perpetuate the 160-year old artform of kī hō‘alu. Brothers Kevin Brown and Sheldon brown (of Waiehu Sons band fame) and Kevin’s son Ikaika join together onstage to perform their family traditions - talent and talkstory - passed along from one generation of artists to the next. Like a family reunion …but you’re all invited! |
| Presentations in MACC'S LOCAL VOICES-Talk Story Series |
Kumu Kahua Theatre: Ala Wai
by Bryan Hiroshi Wake
Bertram and Ernesto are two roommates who suddenly find themselves jobless and homeless along the Ala Wai Canal on O‘ahu; one has a drug habit, the other has an intense fear of tilapia, and they both quickly become engaged in quirky neighborhood dramas. If that’s not enough, this fast-paced pidgin comedy turns surrealistic when Bert miraculously acquires the ability to heal wounds and clean up the waters of the canal. Will his new powers be used benevolently, or will greed prevail?
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Keo Woolford: I Land
At once hilarious, defiant and transcendent, I Land weaves together traditional hula, hip-hop, talk story, and spoken word in Keo Woolford's own moving search for the meaning of heritage in a post-modern world. In this semi-autobiographical journey, actor and hula dancer Keo navigates the many worlds where hula lives, from backyard parties to Hollywood kitsch to the realm of the sacred. Along the way, islands separated by geography and culture collide. Created in collaboration with director Roberta Uno, with choreography by Robert Cazimero and Rokafella.
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Storytelling Festival
The essence oftraditional and contemporary Hawaiian storytelling incorporates a number of different ways to tell stories. This year’s workshops will highlight storytelling through the use of objects, dramatic interpretation, and through the voice in mele or poetic form. The evening performance features traditional master storyteller Tom Cummings and Lopaka Kapanui.
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Kumu Kahua Theatre: PELE MA
adapted by John Wat, Laurel Nakanishi, and Kennley Asato
Told with passion, humor and wit, a narrative theater adaptation of the book Pele Ma: Legends of Pele from Kaua`i by Frederick Wichman, presented as a series of pieces about fire goddess Pele and adventures with her cohorts: sisters Na Maka O Kaha`i, goddess of the sea, and Hi`iaka, goddess of ferns; the pig demigod Kamapua`a; and Kaua`i chief Lohiau. |
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Kathy Collins: Mo’ Tita
Local actress/radio personality Kathy Collins brings back her one-tita show, winner of the Hawai‘i Music Awards Comedy Album of the Year! Tita has plenny new fun and more special guests, bringing chicken-skin stories, Hawaiian history and legends, music, and pidgin pride. Tita will leave you grinnin’ fo’ days!
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DA BRADDAHS
James Roche and Tony Silva, da kine unrelated braddahs in this loco local duo, become many different characters during their shows, drawn from an endless supply of material in local life. Their outrageous live performances, regular television series on OC-16, hit comedy CD and videos ... well, it all goes to prove that no one can help bustin’ out da giggles when Da Braddahs ack’ up!
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AUGIE T
Augie Tulba was named “Best,” “Favorite,” and “Funniest” comedian by Honolulu Magazine, Honolulu Weekly, and Honolulu Star Bulletin, respectively. Matched with two Na Hoku Hanohano awards and a Hawai‘i Music award for his comedy recordings, it seems the votes are in: Augie T is one funny guy!
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ANDY BUMATAI
From TV’s All in the Ohana to the Monarch Room of The Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Andy has tickled audiences’ funny bones from here to the mainland. An island boy by birth, he spent time on the Los Angeles improv circuit, and worked his way up as opening act for major concert stars! Now he’s back to serve up one laff riot!
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FRANK DELIMA 
Friday-Saturday, May 16-17
McCoy Studio Theater, 7:30 pm
One of the Islands’ most popular and beloved comedians who entertains all generations with his silly parodies, zany characters and spontaneous wit. Frank personifies and celebrates Hawai‘i's diverse cultures (he calls own ethnic background "chop suey nation": a recipe mixed by Portuguese, Hawaiian, Irish, Chinese, English, Spanish and Scottish) and he integrates it all into his comedic routines. Nobody does it better!
Tickets: $25 Buy Tickets
Sponsored by National Endowment for the Arts, Hawai’i State Foundation for Culture for the Arts, County of Maui.
Light dinners, desserts & beverages available for purchase starting at 5:30 pm in the courtyard
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