Preserving our Land - Perpetuating our Culture

SPECIAL EVENTS

HOME & HOSPITAL - A TOUR & TALK STORY
Place: Koloa Missionary Church, 3373 Poipu Road, Koloa, Kauai
Date: 12/4/2009 through 12/4/2009
The Kauai Historical Society is pleased to present “Home & Hospital—A Tour & Talk Story,” at the former homestead of Dr. A. H. Waterhouse with guest speaker Reverend Niles Kageyama. The lecture will be held Thursday, December 04, 2008 at 5:30 pm, at the Koloa Missionary Church, 3373 Poipu Road, Koloa, Kauai. Built in 1897 by Dr. Jared Smith, the former home and hospital of Dr. A.H. Waterhouse still stands today on Poipu Road in Koloa. The property is now home to the Koloa Missionary Church, which bought the property in 1953. Please join us for a talk story with “Koloa boy” and history buff Reverend Niles Kageyama. Pastor Niles will walk us through the church grounds and buildings, highlighting the Smith-Waterhouse family’s early past, and adding some of his own personal memories and collected stories about this historical site. With the aging structure facing an uncertain future, this is a special opportunity to walk through its doors to the past. This Kauai History Series event is free although donations are welcome. Limited to only 50 people, please RSVP at 245-3373 by Tuesday, Dec. 02, 2008. Refreshments will be served. This presentation of the Kauai History Series is by the Elsie Brown Foundation, and the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Events are subject to change without notice. For updates, please contact KHS or visit our website at www.kauaihistoricalsociety.org

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR AT KAUAI MUSEUM
Place: Kauai Museum, 4428 Rice St, Lihu'e, HI 96766, 245-6931
Date: 12/5/2009
10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. - The annual Christmas Craft Fair is held in conjunction with The Festival of Lights, where you can visit the museum, support local artisans, enjoy delicious food, and participate in Hawaiian music and hula performances.

LEGENDS OF SLACK KEY GUITAR CONCERT
Place: Hanalei Community Center, 5-5299 Kuhio Hwy., Hanalei, HI 96714, 808 826-1469
Date: 12/5/2009
Friday 4:00-5:30pm. Hanalei Family Community Center. Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar & ukulele concert featuring songs & stories of legendary players. FREE gift drawing. Tickets $20 ($15 keiki and seniors) Seating Limited. Proceeds support Hale Halawai Ohana o Hanalei and this program.

SLACK KEY GUITAR CONCERT - SONGS & STORIES OF KAUAI
Place: Hanalei Community Center, 5-5299 Kuhio Hwy., Hanalei, HI 96714, 808 826-1469
Date: 12/7/2009
Sunday 3:00-4:30pm. Hanalei Family Community Center. Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar & ukulele concert featuring songs & stories of Kauai. FREE gift drawing. Tickets $20 ($15 keiki and seniors) Seating Limited. Proceeds support Hale Halawai Ohana o Hanalei and this program.

SLACK KEY GUITAR CONCERT - MOUNTAIN TO SEA
Place: Hanalei Community Center, 5-5299 Kuhio Hwy., Hanalei, HI 96714, 808 826-1469
Date: 12/12/2009
Friday 4:00-5:30pm. Hanalei Family Community Center. Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar & ukulele concert featuring songs & stories from mountain to sea. FREE gift drawing. Tickets $20 ($15 keiki and seniors) Seating Limited. Proceeds support Hale Halawai Ohana o Hanalei and this program.

HAWAII'S COWBOY MUSIC - SLACK KEY GUITAR CONCERT
Place: Hanalei Community Center, 5-5299 Kuhio Hwy., Hanalei, HI 96714, 808 826-1469
Date: 12/14/2009
Sunday 3:00-4:30pm. Hanalei Family Community Center. Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar & ukulele concert featuring songs & stories of Hawaii's cowboys (paniolo). FREE gift drawing. Tickets $20 ($15 keiki and seniors) Seating Limited. Proceeds support Hale Halawai Ohana o Hanalei and this program.

CHRISTMASTIME!
Date: 12/15/2009, 7 pm
Place: Kauai Community College Performing Arts Center, Kauai
Contact: Philip Steinbacher, philip@ischool.org, 808-246-0233
Four of Island School's choral ensembles team together to present "Christmastime!", their annual Christmas choral concert. Singers at Island School have been preparing since August to present this evening of holiday songs, which also features Island School students on violin, recorder, percussion instruments, and, of course, ukulele. Offering familiar Christmas classics as well as soon-to-be favorites, "Christmastime!" is directed by Philip Steinbacher, and accompanied by Rose Alfiler. alternativehawaii.com. A special pre-concert presentation by piano students of Rose Alfiler begins at 6:45 p.m.

DREAMS COME TRUE SLACK KEY GUITAR CONCERT
Place: Hanalei Community Center, 5-5299 Kuhio Hwy., Hanalei, HI 96714, 808 826-1469
Date: 12/19/2009
Friday 4:00-5:30pm. Hanalei Family Community Center. Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar & ukulele concert featuring songs & stories of dreams come true. FREE gift drawing. Tickets $20 ($15 keiki and seniors) Seating Limited. Proceeds support Hale Halawai Ohana o Hanalei and this program.

ONGOING EVENTS

WAIMEA LIGHTED CHRISTMAS PARADE
Place: Kaumualii Hwy, Waimea, HI 96796,
Date: 12/20/2009
The first Christmas was celebrated here and Waimea Town goes all out to celebrate with street front lighting and the annual parade. Enjoy the town each night after dark. Christmas Parade is Saturday Dec 20 at 6pm. Come early, refreshments and entertainment following the parade.

SLACK KEY GUITAR CONCERT - GREAT CIRCLE OF LIFE
Place: Hanalei Community Center, 5-5299 Kuhio Hwy., Hanalei, HI 96714, 808 826-1469
Date: 12/21/2009
Sunday 3:00-4:30pm. Hanalei Family Community Center. Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar & ukulele concert featuring songs & stories from the 'great circle of life'. "When the music's good, the dogs dig it!". FREE gift drawing. Tickets $20 ($15 keiki and seniors) Seating Limited. Proceeds support Hale Halawai Ohana o Hanalei and this program.

SLACK KEY GUITAR CONCERT - TOUR OF THE ISLANDS
Place: Hanalei Community Center, 5-5299 Kuhio Hwy., Hanalei, HI 96714, 808 826-1469
Date: 12/26/2009
Friday 4:00-5:30pm. Hanalei Family Community Center. Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar & ukulele concert featuring songs & stories taking audience on tour of the islands. FREE gift drawing. Tickets $20 ($15 keiki and seniors) Seating Limited. Proceeds support Hale Halawai Ohana o Hanalei and this program.

GIFTS FROM THE ANCESTORS - SLACK KEY GUITAR CONCERT
Place: Hanalei Community Center, 5-5299 Kuhio Hwy., Hanalei, HI 96714, 808 826-1469
Date: 12/28/2009
Sunday 3:00-4:30pm. Hanalei Family Community Center. Traditional Hawaiian slack key guitar & ukulele concert featuring songs & stories from the ancestors. FREE gift drawing. Tickets $20 ($15 keiki and seniors) Seating Limited. Proceeds support Hale Halawai Ohana o Hanalei and this program.

KIDS' KAUAI AT THE KAUAI CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY MUSEUM
Date: Every Tuesday through Saturday (closed Sunday & Monday)
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Place: Kauai Village (Safeway) Shopping Center, Kapaa
Kids' Kauai occupies the Kauai Children's Discovery Museum as a mini-island, providing a view of Kauai "from a kid's-eye-level". The main floor represents the island with exhibit stations describing the plants, animals, and natural history of Kauai. The accompanying Activity Table features different activities including printing on kapa (Hawaiian cloth made from pounded bark) to painting reef fish to solving puzzles! An outer ring of exhibits surrounding the floor represents Kauai's waterways (ocean, river & stream) and the life they support. $5/adults, $4/kids age 1-17. Call: Susan (808) 823-8222 or visit their site.

COCONUT MARKETPLACE ENTERTAINMENT
Date: Every Wednesday
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Place: 4-484 Kuhio Highway, Kapaa
Free entertainment. The shows vary and often include hula. Call: (808) 822-3641.

URAHUTIA PRODUCTION TAHITIAN DANCE
Date: Every Tuesday and Thursday
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Place: Poipu Shopping Village
Free performances at Center Stage. Call: (808) 742-2831.

KAUAI MUSEUM / FREE TOUR
Date: Every Monday through Friday
Time: Mon. at 2:00 p.m., Tues-Fri. at 10:30 a.m.
Place: Kauai Museum, 4428 Rice St., Lihue
Free tour with admission. Docents provide interpretation of Kauai and Niihau culture as they lead tours through the Museum's Galleries. Call: (808) 245-6931.

SHELL & SEED LEI DISPLAY
Date: Every Wednesday
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Place: Kauai Museum, 4428 Rice Street, Lihue
Display of rare Niihau Shell and seed lei from the collection of Lena Mendonca. Lena is on hand to answer questions about this exquisite art form. Call: (808) 245-6931.

HARBOR MALL FREE HULA SHOW
Date: Every Wednesday (through December 31)
Time: 12:15 p.m.
Place: Harbor Mall, 3501 Rice Street, Lihue
We are proud to welcome Kauai's Beloved Auntie Bev to Harbor Mall. Our Free Hula Show is open to spectators and any who wish to learn the art of Hula. Call: Rebecca (808) 245-6255.

LAUHALA WORKSHOP
Date: Once per month
Time: 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Place: Kauai Museum, 4428 Rice Street, Lihue
Fiber weaving workshop with Margaret Lovett Instructor. Fee $40 ($35 members). Call: (808) 245-6931.

OHANA DAY FOR HAWAII RESIDENTS
Date: 3rd Saturday of Every Month (through December 15)
Time: 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 1 p.m. & 2 p.m.
Place: National Tropical Botanical Garden, Allerton Garden, Poipu
A 2-1/2 hour guided 1-mile walking tour. Reservations are required, and a credit card is needed to guarantee the reservation. Free to Hawaii residents with proof of residency. No shows or those who miss the tour will be charged the full price $35. Call: (808) 742-2433.

HISTORIC WAIMEA WALKING TOUR
Date: Every Monday
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Place: West Kauai Technology & Visitors Center, Waimea
Take a 90-minute walking tour and experience "A Glimpse of the Historic Waimea". Best known as the place English explorer Capt. James Cook first landed in Hawaii. Missionaries established schools; rice and sugar growers changed the landscape; and historic buildings were rebuilt after Hurricane Iniki. Enrich your historical knowledge about the town that was once a major population to ruling chiefs. Be sure to wear light clothing and comfortable walking shoes. Free. Call: (808) 338-1332.

WALKING TOUR - OLD WAIMEA SUGAR PLANTATION
Date: Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Time: 9:00 a.m. (Approx. 90 min. tours)
Place: Waimea Plantation Cottages, Waimea (West Side)
Volunteers lead you back in time through Waimea Plantation Cottages, a vacation resort of restored plantation houses, and the neighboring Waimea Sugar Co. "camp" of houses dating to the turn of the century. Learn about the immigrants that came from all over the world to build the sugar industry. Waimea Mill Sugar Company (1884-1969) was a family operation and was for many years the smallest sugar plantation in the Hawaiian Islands. Selected by Travel Holiday Magazine as one of the 25 Best Kept Secrets in Hawaii March 1998. Tours are limited to 12 people. Call: (808) 337-1005 for Information and Reservations.

KAUAI HISTORICAL SOCIETY - KAPAA HISTORY TOUR
Date: Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Place: Kapaa (East Side)
A 90-minute walking tour led by Kauai Historical Society's interpretive guides familiar with the history and architecture of Kapaa Town. Admission Charge. Advance reservations required. Call: (808) 245-3373.

KI HOALU - SLACK KEY GUITAR - MUSIC OF HAWAII
Place: Hanalei Community Center - Hanalei, Kauai
Weekly presentations include: history of slack key music; instruments; stories behind the songs; legends and stories of Hawaii; and live performances of Ki Hoalu music. Join them and help keep the tradition of slack key guitar and ukulele alive! Admission $20 (Keiki/Seniors $15). Call: Sandy (808) 826-1469 or visit their site.

HANAPEPE ART NIGHT
Date: Every Friday Evening
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Place: Hanapepe
Every Friday night is unique. Participating galleries take turn being the weekly "host gallery", offering original performances or demonstrations which become the theme for that art night. All the galleries are lit up and decked out giving the town a special atmosphere. Enjoy a stroll down the streets of quaint, historic Hanapepe Town and meet the local artists.