Calendar of Events and Things to Do Big Island - March 2012

	SPECIAL EVENTS
	NAUMBURG COMPETITION 2010 1ST PRIZE WINNER PIANIST SOYEON LEE Date: Friday, March 2nd, 8:00pm, 2012 Place: Kahilu Theatre - behind the Parker Ranch Center in Waimea/Kamuela - 67-1186 Lindsey Road, Big Island Contact: (808) 885-6017, Eric Kwan (Box Office Manager) - 808-885-6868, eric@kahilutheatre.org Korean pianist Soyeon Lee earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees and the Artist Diploma from The Julliard School, where she worked extensively with Robert McDonald and Jerome Lowenthal. While at Julliard, she won the Rachmaninoff Concerto Competition, two consecutive Gina Bachauer Scholarship Competiions and was awarded the Helen Fay Prize, Artur Rubinstein Prize, Susan Rose Career Grant and the William Petschek Piano Debut Award. Passionate about expanding environmental consciousness through music, Soyeon Lee gave a critically acclaimed “first ever” eco-awareness concert at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall in February 2008.
	PUNA 'ULU FESTIVAL-CELEBRATING BREADFRUIT! Date: Saturday, March 3rd, 9 am – 3 pm, 2012 Place: Ho‘oulu Lahui, the site of Kua O Ka La Public Charter School at Pu‘ala‘a, adjacent to the ‘Ahalanui County Park warm pond in Puna, Big Island Contact: (808) 965-5098 The event is free and open to the public. The Puna ‘Ulu Festival will feature a cooking contest, breadfruit trees for sale, presentations on the cultivation and care of ‘ulu trees, poi pounding, tapa making, activities for the keiki, music all day and local food featuring breadfruit. The day will include a Breadfruit Cooking Contest in which the public can enter recipes in the categories of Appetizer, Main Dish/Entrée and Dessert. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each of these categories and for Healthiest Choice and Best in Show. The event is free and open to the public. Demonstrate aloha--this is an alcohol-free and drug-free event.
	12TH ANNUAL WAIKOLOA UKULELE FESTIVAL Date: Saturday, March 3rd, 1:00pm - 7:00pm, 2012 Place: Kings’ Shops and Queens’ MarketPlace in Waikoloa Beach Resort, Big Island Contact: Ukulele Festival Hawaii, info@ukulelefestivalhawaii.org The Waikoloa Beach Resort is home to the Great Waikoloa Ukulele Festival held annually in March from 1:00-7:00 p.m. This event is a celebration of Hawaii’s favorite instrument and music. Master of Ceremonies the “Ambassador of Aloha” Danny Kaleikini hosts 2 stages. Waikoloa Beach Resort is the Gathering Place of the Kohala Coast, and what brings people together better than music? Since 2001, the Great Waikoloa Ukulele Festival has drawn audiences from everywhere and ukulele artists from around the world. Big Island ukulele enthusiasts can strum along and play their part with a great lineup of ukulele masters. Come and join us for laughter, love and hope. Ukulele give-aways, ukulele lessons and more.
	1ST ANNUAL FUND-RAISING GOLF TOURNAMENT AT THE MAKALEI GOLF CLUB Date: Sunday, March 4th, 8:00am Shotgun Start, 2012 Place: Makalei Golf Club, 72-3890 Hawaii Belt Rd. Kailua-Kona, Big Island Contact: Ross Birch (PGA General Manager), (808) 325-6625, rbirch@makalei.com Great Golf, Good Food, Excellent Prizes Entry Fee Includes: Green fee, cart, range, sleeve of golf balls, Honokaa Dragon Baseball T-shirt, Buffet lunch and Prizes. Team prizes include hotel stays, restaurant certificates, golf at the best resorts, golf merchandise and equipment. Over $25,000 in Hole-In-One Prizes.
	THE 8TH ANNUAL GIRLS' DAY DIVA FESTIVAL Date: Sunday, March 4th, 2pm, 2012 Place: UH Hilo Performing Arts Center, University of Hawaii at Hilo, 200 W. Kawili St., Hilo, Big Island Contact: UH Hilo Performing Arts Center, (808) 974-7310, artsctr@hawaii.edu The UH Hilo Performing Arts Center presents the 8th Annual Girls' Day Diva Festival. The Festival will take place from 2-3:30pm in the Campus Center Dining Room, featuring a Silent Auction, Door Prizes, and food sampling from women owned/operated businesses including: Abundant Life Natural Foods, Big Island Delights, Blane's Drive Inn, Crivello's Place, Freddy's Restaurant, Kaleo's Bar & Grill, Ken's House of Pancakes, Kuhio Grille & Restaurant Encore, Manono Mini Mart, Millie's Deli & Snack Shop, Ponds Hilo, and Sodexo. Concert featuring the Brothers Cazimero will start at 4pm in the Performing Arts Center. The Girls' Day Diva Festival is made possible in part by funding from our generous Corporate Sponsors.
	NIAULANI NATURE WALK - FREE GUIDED RAIN FOREST TOUR IN VOLCANO - VOLCANO ART CENTER Date: Mondays, March 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th, 9:30am, 2012 Place: Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road in Volcano Village, Big Island Contact: (808) 967-8222, info@volcanoartcenter.org This one-hour nature walk travels through a lush portion of an old-growth Hawaiian rain forest on an easy, 1/7-mile loop trail. The walk introduces individuals, families, and groups to the native plants and birds of Volcano. Guides focus not only on the biological, ecological, and geological features of the area, but also the cultural usages of flora and fauna by native Hawaiians. Offered every Monday at VAC’s Niaulani Campus, 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd. in Volcano Village. Free; donations welcome.
	"ALOHA FRIDAY" BOAT DAY FUNDRAISER Date: Friday, March 9th, 11:00 a.m., 2012 Place: Aboard Holland America Line's m.s. Rotterdam which docks in Hilo Harbor, Big Island Contact: Friends of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, (808) 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.org Experience the nostalgia and aloha of Hawai'i's old-time boat days, replete with colorful flower lei, graceful hula 'auana, and Hawaiian music. Aboard Holland America Line's m.s. Rotterdam, which docks in Hilo Harbor, you'll enjoy an elegant shipboard atmosphere. Join us on board for a delicious four-course meal served with wine in the La Fontaine Dining Room. Enjoy music by the Kuahiwis and hula by Halau Hula Kalehuaki'eki'eika'iu. Due to TSA security regulations, tickets are not transferable, photo ID is required, and RSVPs must be made by March 5. Fundraiser tickets are $65 and benefit the non-profit Friends of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. Group rates are available for parties of 5 or more.
	17TH ANNUAL KONA BREWERS FESTIVAL Date: Saturday, March 10th, 7:30am Start, 2012 Place: Kona Brewing Company, 75-5629 Kuakini Highway, Kailua-Kona, Big Island Contact: (808) 326-7284, sharetheroad@pathhawaii.org The 17th annual Kona Brewers Festival indulges craft beer aficionados on Hawaii's Big Island Saturday, tapping up 70 types of ales and lagers served alongside a cornucopia of island-style cuisine from 30 Hawaii chefs. The sell-out event, presented by Sunetric, Keauhou Veterinary Hospital and First Hawaiian Bank, features craft beer, gourmet food, live music and entertainment outdoors at King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel luau grounds in Kailua-Kona from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. The Kona Brewers Festival is the headline event of a multi-day celebration that includes a home brew competition, a beer and food pairing dinner at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort on Thursday March 8; a charity golf tournament at Big Island Country Club Friday, March 9; and a Walk/Run for Hops race Saturday morning, March 10. Tickets to the Kona Brewers Festival Main Event on Saturday are available in advance only. Cost is $60 and includes a commemorative event mug, eight four-ounce brew tasting coupons, unlimited samplings of gourmet cuisine and an afternoon of entertainment. Tickets are available for purchase online in mid-January through this website, at Kona Brewing Company locations in Kona and Honolulu and at Mehana Brewing Company in Hilo. The Kona Brewers Festival is a community fundraising event made possible by the Bill Healy Foundation. This premier event promotes the craft brewery revolution in Hawaii and encourages professional brewers and chefs to work together. BrewFest raises funds for environmental, educational and cultural organizations.
	5TH ANNUAL KONA BREWERS FESTIVAL RUN FOR HOPS 5K/10K RUN & WALK Date: Saturday, March 10th, 7:30am Start, 2012 Place: Kona Brewing Company, 75-5629 Kuakini Highway, Kailua-Kona, Big Island Contact: (808) 326-7284, sharetheroad@pathhawaii.org Preceding the Kona Brewers Festival, this fast, fun and family-friendly footrace gets off to an early morning start and follows a course along the ocean road in the beautiful village of Kailua. Post-race festivities. Promoting Active Living by assisting with over 50 community events island wide, hosting the PATH 5K/10K, Kona Brewers Festival Run for Hops and ‘Ohana Bicycle Rodeos island wide, publishing the online Wiki Wiki Weekend Warrior Community Event Guide and the Hawaii Island Bike Guide.
	NA MEA HAWAI`I HULA KAHIKO PERFORMANCE Date: Saturday, March 10th, 10:30 - 11:30am, 2012 Place: Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road in Volcano Village, Big Island Contact: (808) 967-8222, info@volcanoartcenter.org Na Mea Hawai`i Hula Kahiko Performance featuring Beamer-Solomom Halau O Po'ohala with kumu hula Hulali Solomon Covington. This outdoor presentation takes place rain or shine at the hula platform located near VAC Gallery. The audience is encouraged to bring sitting mat and sun/rain gear. On the same day, there are hands-on cultural demonstrations from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm at VAC Gallery porch. Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. All events are free (donations welcome); park entrance fees apply.
	2ND ANNUAL ART & MUSIC FESTIVAL Date: March 17th, 10am - 4pm, 2012 Place: Kona International Market, Kailua-Kona, Big Island Contact: Sandi Fassbender, (808) 329-6262, sandi@luhia.com Artists, Musicians and food throughout the market..Young Artists Contest, any medium, theme: "What I Love About Hawaii". Free fun for the whole family.
	15TH ANNUAL BIG ISLAND INTERNATIONAL MARATHON Date: March 18th, 6 am, 2012 Place: Held on a course that covers the greater Hilo, Big Island Contact: Wayne “Big Dog” Joseph (Executive Director and Race Coordinator), (808) 969-7400, waiakeabigdog@aol.com In this 15th annual 26.2-mile marathon and 13.1-mile and 3.1-mile fun runs, participants run the coast of old Hawaii along the Pacific Ocean, through tropical rainforests, past rushing waterfalls and along black lava beaches to finish at the historic Hilo Bay front. A flat, cool and fun course in the beautiful Hilo area.
	HAILI MENS INVITATIONAL VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT Date: March 19th - 24th, 2012 Place: Hilo Civic Auditorium, 799 Piilani Street, Hilo, Big Island Contact: (808) 961-3633 Now more than a half-century old, this popular sporting event features novice to nationally ranked AA players from around the United States. The five-day tourney is held at the Hilo Civic Auditorium and other locations around Hilo. A great reason to visit Hilo if you are into volleyball.
	SINGSPIRATION - A CELEBRATION IN MUSIC, WORSHIP & PRAISE Date: March 24th, 3:30 pm, 2012 Place: Mokuaikaua Church, Big Island Contact: Roberta King or Carson Wilcox, (808) 331-1115, kfchoral@hawaii.rr.com SingSpiration, presented annually at Mokuaikaua Church, the oldest Christian church in the State of Hawaii, is a concert of inspirational sacred music and featured artists. This unique one of a kind event is presented to the public, free of charge, as our way of saying thank you for your continued support and patronage throughout our Festivale Chorale season.
	MāNOA JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL PRESENTS THE FRIDAY JAM Date: Friday, March 23rd, 7:30 pm, 2012 Place: Orvis Auditorium (University of Hawaii at Manoa Community Services Outreach College), Big Island Contact: UHM Community Services Outreach College, (808) 956-8246, csinfo@hawaii.edu Join the Manoa Jazz & Heritage Festival`s Spring concerts starting with the Friday Jam featuring Jeff Jarvis on the trumpet. Also see local musicians Patrick Hennessey, Dean Taba, Reggie Padilla, Bailey Matsuda and others for a Jazz Jam. Jarvis is a distinguished soloist, studio musician and directs Jazz Studies at California State University Long Beach. He is involved with music education, serving as an adjudicator nationwide. He has performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Henry Mancini, Doc Severinsen, and Joe Williams.
	MANOA JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL PRESENTS RAUL MIDÓN IN CONCERT Date: Saturday, March 24th, 7:30 pm, 2012 Place: Orvis Auditorium (University of Hawaii at Manoa Community Services Outreach College), Big Island Contact: UHM Community Services Outreach College, (808) 956-8246, csinfo@hawaii.edu Tickets $10 to $30. Buy at etickethawaii.com or contact us. Search for `Raul Midon` on YouTube! Midon unleashes a silky, soulful tenor and dazzling percussive guitar style - a syncopated, flamenco- and jazz-infused approach in which bass, harmony, and melodic lines emanate from the fretboard in one slap-happy storm. It`s a virtuosic performance, and one that reveals what has made Midon such an exciting artist to watch over the past few years.
	PORTAL TO THE PAST: HAWAIIAN KINGDOM PROPERTY TAXES - KONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY Date: Wednesday, March 28th, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm, 2012 Place: West Hawai`i Civic Center, Kealakehe Parkway, Kailua Kona, Big Island Contact: Kona Historical Society, (808) 323-3222, khs@konahistorical.org Tom Woods, Phd., executive director of the Mission Houses Museum, will be presenting his presentation on what past property taxes can tell us about society. Don’t think taxes are “sexy”? Think again. The database he created, in conjunction with the Kona Historical Society, based on the Hawaiian Kingdom tax records starting in 1850, has revealed surprising information about life in Kona during the Kingdom-era: from the ethnic group that owned most of the grazing animals, to the most valuable crop, and the kinds of illnesses that laid tax payers so low, they could not pay their taxes. Fascinating information that recreates Kona as it was back then. This is the March portion of a community lecture series for 2012 that spotlights local and state speakers on a wide variety of cultural and historical subjects. Presented by Kona Historical Society, in cooperation with the County of Hawai’i, this lecture series is a gift from the Society to the community that has supported it for so long. Free of charge, it is open to all, residents and visitors alike.
	SANCTUARY OCEAN COUNT Date: Saturday, March 31st, 8:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m, 2012 Place: Various Sites Throughout the Islands of O`ahu, Hawai`i (Big Island), and Kaua`i Contact: Hawai'i Sanctuary Office, 1-888-55WHALE ext. 253 or (808) 327-3697, hihumpbackwhale@noaa.gov Count humpback whales and record their behaviors from various shore sites around the islands. This is the last Sanctuary Ocean Count event for 2012 - don't miss your chance to register! REGISTER ONLINE HERE!
	ONGOING EVENTS
	"IMAGES FROM THE EDGE" PHOTO CONTEST Date: March 1st - April 2nd, 2012 Place: Kilauea Visitor Center in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Big Island Contact: Friends of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, (808) 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.org Calling all photographers! Submit your original photographs taken in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (park entrance fees apply). First, second, and third place awards will be given in three categories: Amateur-Beginner, Amateur-Advanced, and Professional. There will also be from 3 to 7 Honorable Mentions. Judging is by professional photographers Rick Decker and Alvis Upitis of West Hawai'i. All images will be considered for inclusion in a special multi-image slideshow (see listing below). All finalists' photographs will be exhibited at the Volcano Art Center Gallery (see listing below), a co-sponsor of the event. Photos must be submitted as digital images online at this web site between March 1 and the contest deadline of April 2 at 5:00 p.m. (Hawai'i Standard Time). Entry fee for up to 3 photos is $25.
	SHORELINE WHALE WATCHES AT PU'UKOHOLA Date: Friday, March 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., 2012 Place: Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site Visitor's Center, Big Island Contact: Hawai'i Sanctuary Office, (808) 327-3697, hihumpbackwhale@noaa.gov Join the sanctuary for this fun shoreline whale watch activity to learn more about humpback whales and the habitat they live in. Knowledgeable staff and volunteers are happy to share information and help you to spot whales from the shoreline.
	ALOHA FRIDAYS! AT THE VOLCANO ART CENTER Date: Fridays, March 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th, 11:00am - 1:00pm, 2012 Place: Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road in Volcano Village, Big Island Contact: (808) 967-8222, info@volcanoartcenter.org Aloha Fridays! Variable hula art offerings of hula lessons, lei making, storytelling, lauhala weaving or `ukulele lessons will be offered in these weekly sessions. Volcano Art Center Gallery porch at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Everyone is welcome and all events are free (donations welcome); park entrance fees apply.
	ALOHA PERFORMING ARTS COMPANY PRESENTS OKLAHOMA! Date: February 17th - March 11th, 2:30pm & 7:30pm, 2012 Place: Aloha Theatre & Aloha Theatre Cafe - 8 miles South of Kailua-Kona and 1 mile North of Kona Community Hospital on Highway 11 in Kainaliu Town - 79-7384 Mamalahoa Hwy. Kainaliu, Big Island Contact: (808) 322-9924, info@apachawaii.org Rodgers & Hammerstein's first collaboration remains, in many ways, their most innovative, having set the standards and established the rules of musical theatre still being followed today. Set in a Western Indian territory just after the turn of the century, the high-spirited rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys provides the colorful background against which Curly, a handsome cowboy, and Laurey, a winsome farm girl, play out their love story. Although the road to true love never runs smooth, with these two headstrong romantics holding the reins, love's journey is as bumpy as a surrey ride down a country road. That they will succeed in making a new life together we have no doubt, and that this new life will begin in a brand-new state provides the ultimate climax to the triumphant OKLAHOMA!
	BEYOND THE IMAGE - A CELEBRATION OF HAWAII'S FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHERS Date: February 21st - April 7th, (Normal Business Days), 10:00am - 4:00pm, 2012 Place: Donkey Mill Art Center, 78-6670 Mamalahoa Hwy, Holualoa, Big Island Contact: Donkey Mill Art Center, (808) 322-3362 The Holualoa Foundation for Arts and Culture presents 'Beyond the Image - A Celebration of Hawaii's Fine Art Photographers'. The show will run from February 21 through April 7, 2012. The Donkey Mill Art Center will be featuring a select few of Hawaii Island's most accomplished artists who are working with photography as their primary medium. This exhibit will open with a multi-media installation by Ken & Mary Goodrich on February 25th, 6-8pm at the Mill. The month of March we will offer Saturday afternoon photography workshops along with a series of Thursday night Artist Talks throughout the course of the exhibit. Admission is FREE!!!
	SNACK AND SOCIAL: SELF-DIRECTED SOCIAL TIME FOR YOUNG KEIKI AND THEIR PARENTS Date: 5 Wednesdays, March 14th, 21th, 28th, April 4th, 11th, 10:00am-11:00am, 2012 Place: Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road in Volcano Village, Big Island Contact: (808) 967-8222, info@volcanoartcenter.org Bring a healthy snack to share and join our group of toddlers and parents for a picnic and walk through the Niaulani Forest. Group meets at Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus, in the Great Room at 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd., Volcano Village. $3 donation. Click here for 2012 Volcano Kids Programs.
	13TH ANNUAL HAWAII PHOTO EXPO Date: January 1st - June 8th, 2012 Place: Wailoa Center, Big Island Contact: Doug Halsted, (808) 961-5566, halstedlaw@hawaiiantel.net Annual juried photo contest open to Big Island Residents. Opening at Wailoa Center June 8, 2012. Brooks is the publisher of LensWork, which is one of the premier photography publications in existence today. He is also the developer of lensworkonline.com, pioneering a variety of on-line educational tools directed toward avid photographers. Brooks is much sought after, and we are looking forward to the opportunity to have him as our juror and to hear from one of the most popular teachers in the country. For details visit website www.hawaiiphotoexpo.com
	KOKUA KAILUA Date: (Sundays) March 18th, April 15th, May 20th, June 15th, July 15th, August 26th, September 16th, October 21st, November 18th, December 16th, 1 pm - 6 pm, 2012 Place: Historic Kailua Village, Big Island Contact: Dorlene Chao, (808) 936-9202, dorlenechao@yahoo.com Spend an afternoon strolling Alii Drive, which is closed to traffic one Sunday each month during Kokua Kailua. Kailua Village is home to historical sites such as Mokuaikaua Church, Ahuena Heiau and Hulihee Palace. Friendly vendors, craftspeople, merchants plus free entertainment and seaside restaurants offering a wide variety of food choices. A festive family-friendly day!
	HAWAII'S VOLCANOES: 1800'S TO THE PRESENT Date: December 9th - March 31st, 2012 Place: Lyman Museum & Mission House, 276 Haili Street, Hilo, Big Island Contact: (808) 935-5021 This special exhibit offers the chance to view rarely exhibited paintings, photographs, film, curiosities and oddities from the Lyman Museum collections in celebration of Hawaiian Volcano Observatory's 100th Anniversary. Paintings by Nāwahī, Bailey, and two major Volcano School painters, Hitchcock and Furneaux, will be on display. Photographs ranging from the 1880s Mauna Loa eruption to present-day Kīlauea, as well as recently discovered and digitized film footage from Halema`uma`u (ca. 1930s), Puna (1955), Kīlauea Iki (1959), and Kapoho (1960) eruptions will debut. Among the curiosities included in the exhibit are eruption specimens (tephra) and the sextant of Thomas Jaggar, founder and first director of the HVO. Excerpts from missionary Sarah Lyman’s Earthquake Journal, an important primary source for geologists as perhaps the earliest record of volcanic activity on Hawai`i Island, are also included.
	2012 SANCTUARY OCEAN COUNT Date: The last Saturday of January through March (peak whale season), January 28th, February 25th, and March 31st, 8:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m, 2012 Place: The shores of O`ahu - O`ahu Site Descriptions, Hawai`i (Big Island) - Hawai`i Site Descriptions and Kaua`i - Kaua`i Site Descriptions Contact: Micki Ream (NOAA Education Specialist), (808) 694-3948, cell (650) 392-5448, micki.ream@noaa.gov The Sanctuary Ocean Count project offers the community a chance to monitor humpback whales from the shores of O`ahu, Hawai`i and Kaua`i. Not only has this proven to be a fun volunteer activity for residents and visitors, but it also helps to provide important population and distribution information on humpback whales around the Hawaiian Islands. Both site leaders and general volunteers are needed for all islands. Of course, the count cannot be done without the help of enthusiastic volunteers - we hope you'll consider taking part in this fun opportunity.

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