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Calendar of Eco-Cultural Events
Island of Kauai
May 2007

Back to Color (Updated 25-Apr-07)

Preserving our Land - Perpetuating our Culture

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.

ALOHA FRIDAYS
Date: March through October
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Place: West Kauai Technology & Visitors Center, Waimea
Free workshops are held every Friday at the Center during March through October (flower season). Join us to "Learn the Art of Lei Making" which is the symbol of Aloha and "Create a Hawaiian Gift". Reservations recommended. 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.

SAILING WITH LATA: THE ORIGINAL POLYNESIAN NAVIGATOR
Date: Through October 31
Place: Kauai Museum, 4428 Rice St., Lihue
A Polynesian story tells of Lata (Lake in Hawaii, Laa in Tahiti, Rata in New Zealand), the first person to build a canoe or vata. The Tuamokoan story of Lata is especially informative about how to build and sail an authentic vaka. The exhibit is made possible through the Vaka Taumoko Project of the Pacific Traditions Society. Call: (808) 245-6931.

MAY DAY IS LEI DAY IN HAWAII
Date: May 1
May Day is Lei Day in Hawaii. This wonderful tradition was founded by artist and poet Don Blanding in 1923. Of all ancient Hawaiian art forms, traditional lei making is one of the most beautiful still being practiced island-wide today. Hardly a lovelier tradition exists anywhere in the world than placing a flower garland around the neck of someone special. Lei have one quality that is unsurpassed: they feel just as good to give as they do to receive as they represent and encompass the true spirit of Aloha!

MAY DAY IS LEI DAY
Date: May 1
Place: Kauai Museum (Lihue)
Annual celebration of Lei Day with Lei makers competition and display. Entertainment, crafts and food vendors. Beautiful flower lei sold via silent auction. Call: (808) 245-6931.

47TH ANNUAL SCHOOL ART FESTIVAL
Date: May 7 - June 1
Place: Kauai Museum, 4428 Rice Street, Lihue
School Children, Grades 9 - 12 from private and public schools are invited to participate in this oldest school art exhibit founded by Juliet Rice Wichman. Call: (808) 245-6931.

DARK CLOUDS OVER PARADISE: THE HAWAII INTERNEE STORY
Date: May 11 - October 31
Place: Kauai Museum, 4428 Rice St., Lihue
Little is known about the compelling story of the Hawaii Japanese-Americans who were incarcerated during World War II. An educational traveling exhibit produced by the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii on Oahu. Call: (808) 245-6931.

KAUAI ORCHID SOCIETY SHOW
Date: May 11 - 12
Time: Fri. 1pm - 7pm; Sat. 9am- 5pm
Place: Kukui Grove Shopping Center, Lihue
A beautiful show with hundreds of orchids on display and for sale. One of the many orchid shows presented throughout the year by the Orchid Societies in Hawaii. Call: Noel Brooks (808) 639-3371.

MOTHER'S DAY FASHION SHOW
Date: May 12
Time: 8:30 a.m. (breakfast 9:30am; fashion show 10:30am)
Place: Hilton Kauai Beach Resort
Just in time for Mother's Day - a fashion show entitled "A Photograph, A Calabash, A Paper Lei" with award-winning Hawaiian fashion designer Nakeu Awai. All fashions will be available for purchase after the show. Author David Penhallow will be on hand with his new book on Coco Palms. Fundraiser for the Kauai Museum. Call: (808) 245-6931 for tickets.

KAUAI POLYNESIAN FESTIVAL
Date: May 24 - 27
Place: Lihue (Soccer field next to Vidinha Stadium on Kapule Highway)
Kamanawa Foundation’s 7th annual Kauai Polynesian Festival begins with a Grand Polynesian Luau, May 24, Hilton Kauai Beach Resort, 6 p.m. Cost is $75/person for premier seating, $60/person for general seating, and $600 for reserved table of 10. Come May 25-27 from 11 a.m. daily at the Vidinha Stadium soccer field, Kapule Highway, Lihue for $25/three days or $10/day. Call: Kapu Kinimaka-Alquiza at (808) 335-6466 or email info@kauaipolynesianfestival.org

ANNUAL BANANA POKA ROUNDUP
Date: May 26
Time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Place: Kokee State Park, Mile Marker 15, Kokee Rd., Kekaha (West Side)
Hui o Laka and Kokee Natural History Museum present their annual forest education fair. Live music, basket and lei making and Oshibana workshops, exhibitors, family fun and more. The festival is named for the resilient and spreading banana poka vines that sport candy-pink blossoms that threaten to crowd out native Hawaiian plants and trees of the upland forest. Banana poka is not the only threat to Kauai's native forests. Free. Call: Michelle Hookano (808) 335-9975.

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