WORKSHOPS
MANU BOYD – Hula `Auana Workshop
Saturday May 22nd —
9:30 am – 11:30 am
440 Studios / MTW:
440 Lafayette St. Studio 3E
(Between Astor Place and 4th Street)
Directions: 4/5/6 to Astor Place or N/R to 8th Street
Since 1986, Manu Boyd has led Ho‘okena, an award-winning
Hawaiian musical ensemble with eight recordings to-date.
In 1978, he became a student of Kumu Hula Robert Cazimero
and Halau Na Kamalei, and in 1995, he graduated through traditional
'uniki / 'ailolo rites as a kumu hula (hula master). Boyd
started his own hula school, Halau o ke ‘A‘ali‘i
Kü Makani, in 1997 and they recently placed well in
their debut at the Merrie Monarch hula competition in Hilo.
Boyd’s career has focused on contemporary Hawaiian
issues as well as history, culture and the arts. Intermediate
and Advanced students only
Hawaiian Language Mini-Workshop with Kahipuanani Brooks-Richards
Saturday, May 22, 2004 -- 12:00 p.m. at Tisch Rm. 108
Hawaiian language teacher Kahi Brooks-Richards
will provide a 30 minute mini-workshop in Hawaiian language,
providing participants with an insightful guide to viewing
films in the Hawaiian language. This workshop will be presented
between the screenings of Kalanimainu`u and E Ola
Ka `Olelo Hawai`i.
Ladies Hula `Auana Workshop with Robert Cazimero
Intermediate and Advanced Students Only
Sunday, May 23, 2004: 11:00 p.m. -- 1:00 p.m. at Sandra
Cameron Studios
Robert Uluwehi Cazimero is kumu hula of
Halau Na Kamalei from Honolulu, Hawai`i. He studied hula
under Aunti Maiki Aiu and graduated as part of her Papa `Uniki
Lehua class in 1973. Robert, along with his brother Roland,
collectively known as the Brothers Cazimero, were instrumental
in the resurgence of Hawaiian music and culture during the
1970s. They have released over 30 albums over the past 30
years and have performed in theaters such as Carnegie Hall
in New York City; the World Expo in Brisbane, Australia,
Hong Kong, Tokyo; and annually in San Francisco, Los Angeles,
and Seattle to sellout crowds.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Saturday, May 22, 2004 — 12:00 p.m. at Tisch Rm. 109
Martha Ross, OHA Bureau Chief at Washington,
D.C. and Claire Pruet, OHA Volunteer/Director of Student
Services and Gates Millennium Scholars Program/OCA
Asian Pacific Islander Americans will
discuss the Kau Inoa (Sign-up) initiative to build a Native
Hawaiian governing entity, and provide a current status of
the federal recognition for Native Hawaiians.
THROUGH WINDOWS, Dramatic Performance by Susana Lei`ataua,
Writer and Performer
Co-sponsored by Asian/Pacific/American
Studies Program & Institute at NYU
Saturday, May 22, 2004 -- 3:00 p.m. at Tisch Fredrick Loewe
Theatre, 2nd Floor
Through her poetic narrative THROUGH WINDOWS,
Susana Lei`ataua, a Samoan New Zealander, challenges notions
of Pacific Island environments, notions of home and personal
and social diasporas. In a dramatic performance of this poem,
Susana plays a woman who comes home after a night checking
coats at an uptown New York restaurant. Alone in her apartment,
she engages in a dialogue with herself in the hours she has
between shifts. Susana fuses spoken word with audio and video
recordings of her family in Manono, Samoa.
Lectures by UH Center for Hawaiian Studies
Saturday, May
22, 2004 — 4:00 pm at Tisch Rm. 108
"The Hina (female) side of Kane (male)" by Dr.
Lilikala Kame`eleihiwa and Keali`i`olu'olu Gora.
An Exploration of Hawaiian Identities,
Female and Male, and their interaction with one another.
"An Introduction to the great Ali`i nui of Oahu, Kuali'i" by
Mehanaokala Hind and Kekailoa Perry.
Through the epic chant entitled "The Chant
of Kuali'i", the audience will be exposed to this great leader
and his home, O`ahu.
Lecture & Book signing by Dr. Franklin Odo on the History
of Japanese in Hawai`i
Saturday, May 22, 2004 -- 5:15 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. at Tisch
Ground Floor
Director of the Smithsonian Asian Pacific
American Program Dr. Odo will discuss the history of Japanese
Americans in Hawai`i during World War II. His new book, No
Sword to Bury tells of the story of about a critical
moment in ethnic identity formation among the first generation
of Americans of Japanese descent as well as a history of
their community during the war.
Readings & Book Signing with Contributing Authors of
`Oiwi: A Native Hawaiian Journal:
Mohala Aiu, Kahipuanani Brooks-Richards, and Mehanaokala Hind
Sunday, May 23, 2004 — 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at
Tisch Rm. 108
`Oiwi: A Native Hawaiian Journal
was the brainchild of the late D. Mahealani Dudoit, who saw
the need to create a platform from which Native Hawaiians
could express themselves in the world of literature. This
journal is unique because it comes from a strictly Native
Hawaiian perspective. Submissions are printed in `olelo
makuahine (the Hawaiian language), Pidgin (Hawaiian creole),
or English with or without translation at the author’s
request.
Panel Discussion on Cultural Perpetuation
With UH Center for Hawaiian Studies Kahipuanani
Brooks-Richards, Mehanaokala Hind, Lilikala Kame`eleihiwa,
and Kekailoa Perry
Sunday, May 23, 2004 — 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Tisch
Rm. 109
Members of the University of Hawai`i Center
for Hawaiian Studies will explore the Hawaiian diaspora and
how its culture is perpetuated on the continental United
States. How to ensure the survival of traditional ways when
confronted by complex external influences, be they social,
economic or political, experienced so far from the land of
origin?
Tama Waipara- Live Music
Sunday, May 23, 2004 — 7:00 p.m. at Cantor Film Center
#200
Tama Waipara is "a singer’s singer," a
term that has been applied to several ground breaking and
established artists in the past. Though he is a relative
newcomer, 26-year old New Zealand native Tama Waipara is
indeed worthy of the name. A graduate of the prestigious
Manhattan School of Music with a Master’s degree in
music performance, Tama Waipara is a multi-talented singer/songwriter
who plays several instruments, including clarinet and guitar.
Kahurangi Maori Dance Theatre
Sunday, May 23, 2004 — 7:00 p.m. at Cantor Film Center
#200
Kahurangi (Cloak from Heaven) is New Zealand’s
only full time Maori Dance Theatre of professional caliber
to maintain a consistent presence in North America for the
past twelve years. A performance by Kahurangi brings to life
the ihi or life force of the Maori, through
the songs and dances that are part of the history and fabric
of Maori life. They bridge the past and the present with
genealogical chants that trace family history back to the
beginning of time; martial arts techniques that span generations
demonstrate the lifestyle of a warrior race; and powerful
songs that are performed with personal conviction and pride
in being Maori.
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