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Hanohano 'O Kona/Honoring Kona: A Free Lecture Series for 2012

posted Jan 25, 2012 4:14 PM by Kāwika Kolomona Kamake‘e‘āina   [ updated Jan 25, 2012 4:14 PM ]
Hanohano 'O Kona/Honoring Kona: A Free Lecture Series for 2012
Hosted by Kona Historical Society

Every Last Wednesday in 2012


Start Time: 5:30 p.m.
End Time: 7:00 p.m.

Location:

West Hawai'i Civic Center
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy,
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
Phone: 808-323-4444

Event Website, click here


Hanohano 'O Kona/Honoring Kona, a free community lecture series starting in 2012, will spotlight 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.

The talks will be held the last Wednesday of every month at the new West Hawai'i Civic Center on Kealakehe Parkway (going up to Kealakehe High School)

The schedule is as follows:


January 25, 2012 - Ka'Olelo Hawai`i/The Hawaiian Language: Revitalizing the Language Through Our Children
Ke Kula 'o Ehunuikaimalino and the Unuehu Hula Learning Community

February 29, 2012 - Chinese New Year: Celebration and Tradition
Ed Yap and the Kohala Tong Wo Society

March 28, 2012 - Portal to the Past: Hawaiian Kingdom Property Taxes
Dr. Tom Woods, Executive Director of the Mission Houses Museum, Honolulu

April 25, 2012 - Spearfishing and the Evolution of Freediving
Richard "Sonny" Tanabe, Olympic swimmer, local waterman, teacher, author, and coach

May 30, 2012 - Pa`u Riding: Perpetuating the Tradition in Today’s Generation
Ku'ulani Auld of the Kona Historical Society and a panel of kama'aina

June 27, 2012 - Voices from the Edge: Hawai'i's Ancient Trails and Their Message Today
Dr. Richard Stevens, Lecturer in History at UH Center-West Hawai`i

July 25, 2012 - Surfing in Kona: Past, Present, and Future
Jerome Kanuha and Pete Hendricks, local watermen

August 29, 2012 - The Culture of the Canoe - "He 'Inoa No Lili'uokalani"/"In the Name of Lili'uokalani"
Hannah Springer and local canoe club coaches

September 26, 2012 - Rebirth in the Heart of a Cemetery: West Hawai`i Veterans Cemetery and Restoration of Kona's Forests
Dr. Richard Stevens, Coordinator of Veterans Cemetery Reforestation Project

October 31, 2012 - The Onouli Crossroads: Notable Residents of Christ Church and Central Kona Union Cemeteries
Maile Melrose, Cemetery Tour Leader and local historian

November 14, 2012 - Voices from Our Past: Diversity and Independence in Kona’s Oral Histories
Ann Kern and students, UH Center-West Hawai'i (please notice this one is on the second Wednesday of the month)