Maoli Arts Month – Wearable Arts Show – 30 May 2009

It was a voggy, muggy week, and we were missing Kaho’onei, but we made it to Saturday determined to have a good time! And we did with the help of our friends, Robert Cazimero and Maile Andrade. Robert came in with an armload of gardenias and sat with us stringing a lei to die for while he and Vickie gave behind the scenes scoops on the MAMO Wearable Arts Showcase. Robert directed the whole production which involved hula, chant, music, and gorgeous hula dancers modelling cutting edge fashion by Hawaiian designers.
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Maoli Arts Month – Arts Market – 23 May 2009

It was a blazing day on O’ahu, summer is truly here, so we picked right up with the summertime sounds for this Maoli Arts Market day at the Bishop Museum. Everyone was putting up tents from early morning, rigging the stage and sound system, and getting the food ready. The artists and craftsmen with their friends and families flooded in with their incredible artworks, setting up under shady tents on the Great Lawn.
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Live From Bishop Museum with Mervina Cash-Ka’eo – 16 May 2009

We had a beautiful morning in the atrium of Hawaiian Hall for this edition of Na Kai ‘Ewalu! The Maoli Arts Month Exhibition of contemporary artists was a super treat, and just being so near all the Museum’s treasures was pretty inspiring for our little crew. Talk about inspiring, our guest was the President and CEO of Alu Like, Mervina Cash-Ka’eo. An attorney, her personal history of community service in the areas of health, education, legal services, social services, and more, including as a member of the Nanakuli-Ma’ili Neighborhood Board, shows what a committed person can do. [Read more]

Live from Bishop Museum with Oswald Stender – 9 May 2009

This was our first Saturday adventure away from our cozy sunlit kitchen table. The Bishop Museum’s communications director, Donalyn Delacruz, warmly welcomed us to the Hall of Discovery there along side the Planetarium. We were honored to have one of Hawai’i’s most influential citizens in contemporary Hawai’i history, OHA Trustee at Large, Oswald Stender. He provided steady leadership as a Bishop Estate trustee during the tumultuous 90’s, and has contributed to cultural and social service organizations throughout his career. [Read more]

Maoli Arts Month – 2 May 2009

It was hot like summertime on this first Saturday in May, so we pretty much let the music counteract the heat. Kaho’onei was away on legislative business but we kept the party going with Bob Freitas, an award winning sculptor, who spent formative years in Germany, and brings academic fine art issues to contemporary Hawaiian art. He and Noelle Kahanu of the Bishop Museum, and Vickie and others are behind Maoli Arts Month, celebrating Native Hawaiian visual art. This year, Mamo is honoring Auntie Gussie Bento, who is recognized internationally for making exquisite quilts and feather lei. Auntie Gussie told us how her grandmother spoke to her from the past through a beautiful quilt pattern.
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