Calendar of Events and Things to Do Big Island - April 2012

	SPECIAL EVENTS
	LAVAMAN TRIATHLON Date: Sunday, April 1st, 7:30am, 2012 Place: Waikoloa Beach Resort, 69-425 Waikoloa Beach Drive, Waikoloa, Big Island Contact: (808) 329-9718, information@lavamantriathlon.com 2012 RACE IS SOLD OUT!!! The Lavaman Triathlon Festival features an Olympic distance 10K-run, 40K-bike and 1.5K-swim open to individuals and relay teams of all ages and abilities, plus 5-K sunset fun run and Lava Kids aquathon. Swim 1500 Meters, Bike 24.9 Miles, Run 6.2 Miles.
	KAMUELA PHILHARMONIC PDQ BACH SPECTACULAR Date: Sunday, April 1st, 4:00pm, 2012 Place: Kahilu Theatre, 67-1186 Lindsey Road, Kamuela, Big Island Contact: Kaori Mitani, (808) 896-2153, contact@kamuelaphil.com An uproarious April Fool’s Day concert of music written by the composer who was “born too late to begin many works.” Selections include: Eine Kleine Nichtmusik, a sportscast of Beethoven’s Symphony #5, Sonata for Four Hands and more. Fun for all. Free community event.
	“IMAGES FROM THE EDGE” PHOTO CONTEST Date: Monday, April 2nd, 2012 Place: Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Big Island Contact: (808) 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.org Calling all photographers! Submit your original photographs taken in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park (park entrance fees apply). First, second, and third place awards will be given in three categories: Amateur-Beginner, Amateur-Advanced, and Professional. There will also be from 3 to 7 Honorable Mentions. Deadline for submissions is: Monday, April 2, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. Entry fee for up to 3 photos - $25.00
	ARTIST TALK & ALOHA POTLUCK WITH WENDY MARUYAMA Date: Thursday, April 5th, 6:00pm - 8:00pm, 2012 Place: Donkey Mill Art Center, 78-6670 Mamalahoa Hwy, Holualoa, Big Island Contact: Donkey Mill Art Center, (808) 322-3362 Wendy Maruyama is in the forefront of contemporary studio furniture makers. Her work is characterized by a sense of character and emotion, the bold use of pop culture iconography, and dualities - Eastern/Western, Traditional/Contemporary, Feminine/Masculine, Maruyama is professor emeritus of the Furniture Design & Woodworking Program at San Diego State University and has been making furniture/art since 1970. Her work is often inspired by extended residencies and visits to various countries such as France, England, Japan, Korea and China. Join the Donkey Mill in welcoming Wendy and get the opportunity to meet this truly inspiring artist. Admission is FREE!!! Wendy will be giving a Woodworking Workshop April 6,7 & 8, here at the Donkey Mill Art Center.
	KEAUHOU BIRD CENTER TOUR Date: Friday, April 6th, 9am - 11am, 2012 Place: Keauhou Bird Conservation Center (KBCC), Volcano National Park, Big Island Contact: Hawai‘i Volcanoes Institute, (808) 985-7373, institute@fhvnp.org Join us for this special tour of KBCC, which isn’t open to the general public. See and learn about native birds that the facility houses, including the ‘alala (Hawaiian crow), which is extinct in the wild; the palila, a finch-billed honeycreeper found only on the slopes of Mauna Kea; the Maui parrotbill, an insectivorous Hawaiian honeycreeper; and the puaiohi, or small Kaua‘i thrush. Since the tour is during breeding season, we may even have the unique chance to see chicks being fed.
	MERRIE MONARCH FESTIVAL Date: Sunday, April 8th to Saturday, April 14th, Event times vary throughout the week, 2012 Place: Edith Kanakaole Stadium, 350 Kalanikoa Street, Hilo, & Afook Chinen Civic Auditorium, 323 Manono Street, Hilo, Big Island Contact: Merrie Monarch Festival Office, (808) 935-9168 The Merrie Monarch Festival is a non-profit organization that honors the legacy left by King David Kalakaua, who inspired the perpetuation of our traditions, native language and the arts. Our week-long festival features an internationally acclaimed hula competition, a crafts fair, an art show, hula shows, and a grand parade through Hilo town.
	KALA KOA: 7TH ANNUAL CHILDREN'S ART EXHIBITION, POT-LUCK & SILENT AUCTION Date: Friday, April 13th, 6:00pm - 8:00pm, 2012 Place: Donkey Mill Art Center, 78-6670 Mamalahoa Hwy, Holualoa, Big Island Contact: Donkey Mill Art Center, (808) 322-3362 The Donkey Mill Art Center will host a Pot-Luck Style Opening Reception & Silent Auction benefiting youth programs. Don't miss this inspiring and colorful expression of the youth in our community. There will be student presentations, a casual award ceremony and a silent auction benefiting DMAC's youth programs. Bring your favorite dish to share, meet our grand young artists and bid on a masterpiece to help a great program! This exhibit will run from April 13 - May 12, 2012. Admission is FREE!!!
	2012 EARTH AND OCEAN FESTIVAL AT KEAUHOU Date: Saturday, April 21st, 10:00am - 4:00pm, 2012 Place: Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort, 78-6740 Alii Dr, Kailua-Kona, Big Island Contact: (808) 329-1758 The Earth and Ocean Festival is designed to showcase and emphasize the unique treasures of Hawaii Island via booths and educational activities on coral reef and ocean stewardship, traditional Hawaiian cultural practices, products and foods made in Hawaii, education on conservation practices in Hawaii, film and slide presentations, and features Hawaiian entertainment, including hula performances and musicians/singers.
	NA MEA HAWAI`I HULA KAHIKO PERFORMANCE - VOLCANO ARTS CENTER Date: Saturday, April 21st, 10:30am - 11:30am, 2012 Place: Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road in Volcano Village, Big Island Contact: (808) 967-8222, info@volcanoartcenter.org Na Mea Hawai`i Hula Kahiko Performance featuring Halau Hula Ka No'eau with kumu hula Michael Pili Pang. This outdoor presentation takes place rain or shine at the hula platform located near VAC Gallery. The audience is encouraged to bring sitting mat and sun/rain gear. On the same day, there are hands-on cultural demonstrations from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm at VAC Gallery porch. Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. All events are free (donations welcome); park entrance fees apply.
	POPS MENAGERIE CONCERT Date: April 21st & 22nd, 7 pm, 2012 Place: King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel Ballroom, Big Island Contact: Roberta King or Carson Wilcox, (808) 331-1115, kfchoral@hawaii.rr.com A sometimes zany, often nostalgic, but always fun-filled trip down memory lane, "Pops Menagerie" is a potpourri kind of event filled with unforgettable Broadway medleys, show tunes, popular period music both past and present, a little classical, and as many and varied stylings as you have time for. This event showcases the Gloryland & Celebration Singers, Kona Festivale Chorale, studio actors and musicians.
	PLANTS OF HULA: NA MEA KANU O KE HULA Date: Sunday, April 22nd, 9am - 3am, 2012 Place: Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Big Island Contact: (808) 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.org Please join us for this exciting new program, in which a kumu hula (hula teacher/master) and botanist team up for a cultural and scientific exploration of the plants used in hula. From Ab Kawainohoikala‘i Valencia, learn about hula plants as kino lau, manifestations of Hawaiian deities in plant form (as his Halau Hula Kalehuaki‘eki‘eika‘iu understands them). There are plants for the hula altar, the kuahu, which include maile, ‘ie‘ie, ‘ilima, lehua, and halapepe. Plus, there are adornments— mele hula plants that are worn by the dancers—which include maile, ‘ilima, and lehua, plus palapalai, ‘a‘ali‘i, pukiawe, and ‘olapa.
	HANOHANO `O KONA LECTURE SERIES - SPEARFISHING AND THE EVOLUTION OF FREEDIVING Date: April 25th, 5:30pm - 7 pm, 2012 Place: West Hawaii Civic Center, 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy., Kailua-Kona, Big Island Contact: Kona Historical Society, (808) 323-3222, khs@konahistorical.org Sonny Tanabe is known for many things: U.S. Olympic swimmer; high school water polo and swimming coach; American Red Cross Water Safety and SCUBA instructor, just to name a few. This presentation is more about one of his other loves: spearfishing. Sonny has recently authored his second book, “Evolution of Freediving and the History of Spearfishing in Hawai`i” after finishing his beautiful pictorial “Spearfishing on the Island of Hawai`i” in 2008. If you’re a waterman (or woman!) or just someone interested in Kona’s history as seen through the eyes of a waterman you do not want to miss this presentation! This is the April portion of a community lecture series for 2012 that spotlights 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.
	14TH ANNUAL WRITERS’ RETREAT WITH TOM PEEK Date: Friday – Sunday, April 27th - 29th, 5PM Friday through 3PM Sunday, 2012 Place: Volcano Hale, 19-4178 Wright Road, Volcano, Big Island Contact: Julie, (808) 967-8222, info@volcanoartcenter.org Improve the emotion, depth and potency of your writing through intensive exercises, friendly and supportive readings of work, and engaging group discussion. Open to all levels and genres. Cost $280/$262 VAC Members, Six meals and supplies included. Held at Volcano Hale in Volcano Village. Class size limited to 14. Financial aid applications due by April 14.
	“IMAGES FROM THE EDGE” SLIDESHOW & FINALISTS CEREMONY Date: Saturday, April 28th, 6pm - 8pm, 2012 Place: Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Big Island Contact: (808) 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.org This special multi-image slideshow, set to music, features photos submitted during the first annual “Images from the Edge” photo contest. The public is invited to view a wide variety of intriguing images — from macro photography of native plants to surreal lavascapes — taken in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park by both amateur and professional photographers. Immediately following the slideshow, the contest finalists will be announced during a ceremony with judges Rick Decker and Alvis Upitis. All finalists’ photographs will later be exhibited at the Volcano Art Center Gallery, a co-sponsor of the event. This free slideshow takes place in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park at the Kilauea Visitor Center. In honor of National Park Week (April 21 to 29), park entrance is free all week.
	ONGOING EVENTS
	"IMAGES FROM THE EDGE" PHOTO CONTEST Date: March 1st - April 2nd, 2012 Place: Kilauea Visitor Center in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Big Island Contact: Friends of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, (808) 985-7373, admin@fhvnp.org Calling all photographers! Submit your original photographs taken in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (park entrance fees apply). First, second, and third place awards will be given in three categories: Amateur-Beginner, Amateur-Advanced, and Professional. There will also be from 3 to 7 Honorable Mentions. Judging is by professional photographers Rick Decker and Alvis Upitis of West Hawai'i. All images will be considered for inclusion in a special multi-image slideshow (see listing below). All finalists' photographs will be exhibited at the Volcano Art Center Gallery (see listing below), a co-sponsor of the event. Photos must be submitted as digital images online at this web site between March 1 and the contest deadline of April 2 at 5:00 p.m. (Hawai'i Standard Time). Entry fee for up to 3 photos is $25.
	BEYOND THE IMAGE - A CELEBRATION OF HAWAII'S FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHERS Date: February 21st - April 7th, (Normal Business Days), 10:00am - 4:00pm, 2012 Place: Donkey Mill Art Center, 78-6670 Mamalahoa Hwy, Holualoa, Big Island Contact: Donkey Mill Art Center, (808) 322-3362 The Holualoa Foundation for Arts and Culture presents 'Beyond the Image - A Celebration of Hawaii's Fine Art Photographers'. The show will run from February 21 through April 7, 2012. The Donkey Mill Art Center will be featuring a select few of Hawaii Island's most accomplished artists who are working with photography as their primary medium. This exhibit will open with a multi-media installation by Ken & Mary Goodrich on February 25th, 6-8pm at the Mill. The month of March we will offer Saturday afternoon photography workshops along with a series of Thursday night Artist Talks throughout the course of the exhibit. Admission is FREE!!!
	SNACK AND SOCIAL: SELF-DIRECTED SOCIAL TIME FOR YOUNG KEIKI AND THEIR PARENTS Date: 5 Wednesdays, March 14th, 21th, 28th, April 4th, 11th, 10:00am-11:00am, 2012 Place: Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road in Volcano Village, Big Island Contact: (808) 967-8222, info@volcanoartcenter.org Bring a healthy snack to share and join our group of toddlers and parents for a picnic and walk through the Niaulani Forest. Group meets at Volcano Art Center’s Niaulani Campus, in the Great Room at 19-4074 Old Volcano Rd., Volcano Village. $3 donation. Click here for 2012 Volcano Kids Programs.
	ALOHA FRIDAYS! AT THE VOLCANO ART CENTER Date: Fridays, April 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th, 11:00am - 1:00pm, 2012 Place: Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus, 19-4074 Old Volcano Road in Volcano Village, Big Island Contact: (808) 967-8222, info@volcanoartcenter.org Aloha Fridays! Variable hula art offerings of hula lessons, lei making, storytelling, lauhala weaving or `ukulele lessons will be offered in these weekly sessions. Volcano Art Center Gallery porch at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Everyone is welcome and all events are free (donations welcome); park entrance fees apply.
	13TH ANNUAL HAWAII PHOTO EXPO Date: January 1st - June 8th, 2012 Place: Wailoa Center, Big Island Contact: Doug Halsted, (808) 961-5566, halstedlaw@hawaiiantel.net Annual juried photo contest open to Big Island Residents. Opening at Wailoa Center June 8, 2012. Brooks is the publisher of LensWork, which is one of the premier photography publications in existence today. He is also the developer of lensworkonline.com, pioneering a variety of on-line educational tools directed toward avid photographers. Brooks is much sought after, and we are looking forward to the opportunity to have him as our juror and to hear from one of the most popular teachers in the country. For details visit website www.hawaiiphotoexpo.com
	KOKUA KAILUA Date: (Sundays) April 15th, May 20th, June 15th, July 15th, August 26th, September 16th, October 21st, November 18th, December 16th, 1 pm - 6 pm, 2012 Place: Historic Kailua Village, Big Island Contact: Dorlene Chao, (808) 936-9202, dorlenechao@yahoo.com Spend an afternoon strolling Alii Drive, which is closed to traffic one Sunday each month during Kokua Kailua. Kailua Village is home to historical sites such as Mokuaikaua Church, Ahuena Heiau and Hulihee Palace. Friendly vendors, craftspeople, merchants plus free entertainment and seaside restaurants offering a wide variety of food choices. A festive family-friendly day!
	BREAD BAKING AT THE PORTUGUESE STONE OVEN - KONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY Date: Every Thursday between 10:00 am - 1:00 pm & Every 2nd Tuesday of the month Place: In the pasture below Kona Historical Society headquarters in Kealakekua, Big Island Contact: Kona Historical Society, (808) 323-3222, khs@konahistorical.org The Kona Historical Society’s Portuguese Stone Oven is a reproduction of a typical oven used by the Portuguese immigrants who came to Kona in the 1880’s. Join the process of panning the dough and baking 96 loaves! The program is FREE and the bread is $7 per loaf. Bring your lunch and make a day of it with an oven-side picnic in the pasture. We hope to see you at the Portuguese Stone Oven in the pasture below KHS headquarters in Kealakekua.

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