SPECIAL EVENTS

HAWAII GREEN LIVING & TOTAL WELL BEING EXPO! with Special Guest Neale Donald Walsch
Date: March 6 - 7th, 10 am - 6 pm, 2010
Place: Keauhou Beach Resort, Kailua-Kona, Big Island
Contact: 808.447.9228, expo@totalwellbeingexpo.com
Explore Healthy Lifestyle & Green Living Resources

KONA BREWERS FESTIVAL
Date: March 13th, 2:30 pm - 6:30 pm, 2010
Place: King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel, Kailua Kona, Big Island
Contact: Wendy Tucciarone, wendyt@hawaii.rr.com, (808) 326-1126
The Kona Brewers Festival taps up March 13, 2010, with 35 breweries serving 70 beers and 25 restaurants preparing delectable food. The event features live music, a "trash fashion show" and hula. alternativehawaii.com The multi-day celebration also includes a beer and food pairing dinner at Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort March 11; a charity golf tournament at Big Island Country Club March 12; and a Walk/Run for Hops Saturday morning, March 13. alternativehawaii.com Entrance fees vary per event.

SWING INTO SPRING DINNER GALA BENEFIT 2010
Date: March 20th, 5:30 pm, 2010
Place: King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel, Kailua Kona, Big Island
Contact: Jamsie Herbert, kapio@hawaii.rr.com, (808) 896-2969
Kona Festivale Chorale presents their annual "Swing Into Spring" dinner gala benefit, featuring sumptuous buffet meal, cabaret show highlighting music from Rogers & Hammerstein's "South Pacific", live and silent auctions plus other fun entertainment; dance music by Bill Noble. alternativehawaii.com. Tickets $65. Call 331-1115 for tickets and event information.

FLIP OUT! ("FLIP" IS SLANG FOR FILIPINO) - TRUE STORIES TOLD BY 3 FILIPINA, MADE IN AMERICA, MADE TO SURVIVE!!!
Date: Friday & Saturday March 26 & 27, 2010. 2 shows : 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Place: at the Lyman Museum, 276 Haili St. in Hilo, Big Island
Lorraine Godoy, Angie Libadisos, & Sandi Claveria, local Filipina in their 60’s tell their life stories, exploring myths about Filipinos. They cut deep to the “jugular” with wry & caustic humor & profoundly moving & diverse recollections of growing up in Hawaii. They share vibrant, honest, & true stories of hopes, crushed dreams, fathers & mothers, & the uncanny ways they found to survive. And now, what about their grown children, grandchildren & great grandchildren? What legacy will they pass on? What is Filipino? What is the future? $8 admission. For advance reservations call : Lyman Museum (808) 935-5021 or email Linda Colazzo lindac@lymanmuseum.org

EXPERIENCE WELLNESS E OLA HOU - "RESTORE TO HEALTH"
Date: March 27th, 9 am - 12 pm, 2010
Place: Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel, Big Island
Contact: Randy & Melo Clarke (Coordinators - TriVita-Sonoran Bloom), rmclarke-nopalea@live.com, 808-885-0540
The Experience Wellness Seminar features Nopalea, a natural anti-inflammatory wellness drink containing rare antioxidants called Betalains that helps your body reduce pain and inflammation. alternativehawaii.com. Guest speakers include, Dr. Kawika Liu from the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicaine, Brazos Minshew Chief Science of TriVita, and Michael Ellison CEO and Founder of TriVita. Join us for this stirring and life-changing presentation. Admission is FREE but seating is limited so register now at, www.experiencewellnessamerica.com/hawaii or call 1-800-652-0973.

WATCH WHALES IN THE PARK
Date: March 30th, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., 2010
Place: Halona Blowhole, Oahu
Contact: Kona Sanctuary Office: 808-327-3697
Join the sanctuary to watch whales from the shoreline. Learn about their behavior and more!

ONGOING EVENTS

VOLCANO ART CENTER
Date: Ongoing
Place: Kilauea, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
The Volcano Art Center is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, educational organization created in 1974 to promote, develop and perpetuate the artistic and cultural heritage of Hawaii's people and environment through activities in the visual, literary and performing arts. Under a cooperating agreement with the National Park Service, Volcano Art Center presents ongoing programs in the Park. Call: (808) 967-8222 or visit their site.

KONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY TOURS
Date: Ongoing
Place: Kalukalu (14 miles south of Kailua-Kona)
Offering a variety of guided tours, lectures, and exhibits including the Historic Kailua Village Walking Tour, the Kona Coffee Living History Farm Tour and more. For reservation & cost call (808) 323-3222. (Inquire about their breadmaking in their Portuguese oven!)

RANGER-LED PROGRAMS: HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK
Date: Daily
Ranger-led walks and hikes enrich your knowledge of the Park's resources and Hawaiian culture. Walks may be wheelchair accessible or may be longer hikes. The daily schedule of ranger presentations is posted each morning at 9:00 a.m. in the Kilauea Visitor Center. Call: (808) 985-6000 or visit their site.

NELHA PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
Date: Every Wednesday and Thursday (excluding holidays)
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. (Exhibit area open weekdays 8am-4pm)
Place: Keahole Point (one mile south of Kona Int'l Airport)
Ocean technology pioneers harness Arctic-cold deep seawater for the future of mankind. Visit the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA) recognized world-wide as a unique and innovative business, research and science technology park. Fee $5/person (children under age 8 free). Call: (808) 329-7341 or visit their site.

AFTER DARK IN THE PARK: HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK
Date: 2 or 3 Tuesdays per month
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: Kilauea Visitor Center Auditorium
After Dark in the Park is a series of free evening programs on topics of geology, biology, Hawaiian culture and history. Call: (808) 985-6014 or visit their site.

MA LALO O KA PO LANI (UNDER THE NIGHT'S SKY)
Date: Every 3rd Saturday of Each Month
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Place: Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station
An innovative program of cultural experiences shared by members of our Hawaiian communities followed by the regular evening stargazing program. Call: (808) 961-2180 or visit their site.

AN EVENING IN THE PARK
Date: Every 1st or 2nd Wednesday of Each Month
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Place: Puuhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park (S. Kona)
Each month, there are speakers on different topics such as traditional story telling, hula & chant, crafts, native Hawaiian forest birds,volcano eruption and more. Call: (808) 328-2288or visit their site.

CULTURAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
Date: January through September (Call Park Headquarters for Date)
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12 Noon
Place: Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site, Kawaihae, S. Kohala
Cultural demonstration programs on Hawaiian crafts. Other special Hawaiian programs are presented throughout the year. Footpath, guided and self-guided tours, exhibits and interpretive talks, bird watching. Call: (808) 882-7218 or visit their site.

EVENING AT KAHUA RANCH - SUNSET DINNER
Date: Every Tues. & Thurs.
Place: Kahua Ranch (North Kohala)
Come visit an authentic 8,500 acre working cattle ranch owned by the Richards Family. Meet a member of the Family and learn about the Hawaiian Paniolo (cowboy). Transportation. Dinner. Local Beer, Wine, Soda/Juice Bar. Live Music & Dancing. Roping, Branding, Horseshoes, S'mores & Stargazing. Call: (808) 883-8601 or email Sue Foat .

JAPANESE BAMBOO FLUTE- The "Shakuhachi" with Grandmaster Riley Lee
Date: Saturday, March 1, 2008
Time: 7-8:30 p.m.
Place: Motonaga Garage Gallery at Akiko's B&B
The haunting music of the shakuhachi as performed by Grandmaster Riley Lee conjures images of wind rustling through ancient bamboo groves, shadows of light filtering through trees on full moon night, and a deep wail calling from an ancient graveyard on a sullen, still night. Japanese stone lanterns and zen sculptures and art will compliment this extraordinary evening. Park at the Hakalau Baseball park and walk 3 minutes into the village. $10, $8 children under 12. For reservations call Miss Akiko @ 963-6422 or email: msakiko@hawaii.rr.com

IMAGES OF GRATITUDE: An Inner and Outer Journey with Doug Beasley
Date: March 7th - 16th, 2008
Akiko's Buddhist Bed and Breakfast located along the beautiful lush Hamakua Coast 15 minutes North of Hilo will be our home. Everyday we will embark on a new adventure to explore and photograph the Sacred landscape of waterfalls, ocean, volcano and old rusty tin-roofed plantation villages with an eye for how things in nature, worn by time and wind and rain and crashing ocean and volcanic eruptions reveal their "postures" of gratitude. Go to Doug's website for registration and more information. Extra days at Akiko's can be arranged before and after workshop. http://www.vqphoto.com/workshop/2007/hawaii/

45TH ANNUAL MERRIE MONARCH HULA FESTIVAL
Begins week prior to Easter Sunday, March 30 - April 5, 2008
The premiere hula festival. See the finest hula halaus (schools) perform both kahiko (ancient) and auwana (contemporary) hula in a competition that draws thousands to Hilo every year. Hotels and car rentals book early (some hotels are already fully booked) and performances are packed. Contact Merrie Monarch Office direct for early ticket purchase information: (808) 935-9168 between 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. (Hawaii time).