Celebration of the Arts at The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, Maui

Celebrating the People, Arts and Culture of Hawaii

Events Schedule

April 2 & 3, 2010

April 2 & 3, 2010

“Eia ka manawa” original artwork by Cindy Conklin, Village gallery

Celebration of the Arts 2010 Participating Artists & Displays
Lopaka Bokowski Calvin Hoe Hoaka DeLosReyes Bula Logan Martin Martinson Kuulei Martinson Kapono'ai Molitau Lisa Raymond Sabra Kauka Keoni Turalde Ilei Beniamina Solomon Apio	Patrick Ching Skye Schenk Dan Sythe Etina Hafoka Mark Haufekai Kawika Kapu Bryant Neal Cindy Conklin Betty Hay Freeland Joe Fletcher Frank Andrews Beth Marcil	Winnie Wagstaff Terry Klerlein Shauna Morrison Denby Freeland-Cole Claudia Coonan Linda Whittemore Carleton Kinkade Ellen Levinsky Fred KenKnight Leihua Nae'ole Iokepa Nae'ole

*FRIDAY, APRIL 2

5:45am – Honokahua (DT Fleming Beach)

“Hiuwai & E ala e”: Traditional chants ask for repentance and the rejuvenation of the spirit. Swimwear is necessary. No observers! Everyone in attendance must participate.

8:00am – 9:00am – Aloha Garden Courtyard

“Ka Wai A Kane”: Practitioners commit to another year of cultural servitude by drinking the bitter (awa) but sacred water of Kane.

9:30am – 10:30am – The Lobby

“Wehe I Ka Puka” (opening protocol): Practitioners gather at the entrance of the hotel to offer chants, officially opening the 18th Celebration of the Arts. The Namahana Award of excellence will be presented to a male and female elder who have exhibited the love for “na mea Hawaii”...all things Hawaiian.

10:30am – 12:30pm – The Village Gallery

Meet the artist: Village Gallery artist Cindy Conklin autographs her original and signature art piece for the 18th Celebration of the Arts.

10:30am – 4:00pm – various locations, lobby level

Contemporary and traditional art: Village Gallery artists and cultural artists provide instruction while you create the keepsake. See daily insert available at the Concierge and Front Desks.

10:30am – 4:00pm – Salon 3

“Kiheipili...Hawaiian Patchwork Blankets”: Ku’ulei Martinson (instructor). Create your own family heirloom! $30 fee for materials. Classes will be ongoing throughout the day.

10:30am – 5:00pm – Salon Courtyard

“Mothers Gift, Ka Olelo Makuahine”: Create your own Ni’ihau shell earrings or wristlet. Ho’olohe (listen), Ho’opili (demonstrate) and Ho’opuka (learn) the traditions of a Ni’ihau family as they share their lei pupu (shell lei) thru the language of their ancestors. One will hear, speak and learn their art using the language by which they perpetuate this extremely rare and unique gift. $35 fee for materials.

11:00am – 3:00pm – Terrace Courtyard

“Ke Kula Kamali’i” (Children’s learning center): Kumu (instructor) Leihua Nae’ole and her students brighten the imagination of children as they create art inspired by nature. Explore Hawaii’s unique ecosystem with naturalists from Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ambassadors of the Environment and discover how Everything is Connected.

11:00am – 12:00pm – Ambassadors of the Environment Center

“Hularobics”: Stretch your muscles and engage in the Hawaiian culture of hula with instructor Lopaka Bukowski. Comfortable exercise attire please!

11:00am – 4:00pm – Salon Registration C

“Lucky we live Hawaii because...(mana’o-thoughts)”: A computer will be available to the public to record their thoughts on how fortunate we are to live in Hawaii. Visitors from afar are also encouraged to participate with the focus upon “Lucky YOU Live Hawaii Because...” Note: selected entries may be combined and published in a book entitled “Lucky We Live Hawaii Because...”

11:00am – 4:00pm – Salon Foyer

“Na Mele Kohola”: The Whalesong Project eavesdrop on “talk-story” between our most frequent return guests.

11:00am – 4:00pm – Salon Foyer

“Hui o na wa’a kaulua”: The effort to conclude the building of Maui’s voyaging canoe “Mo’okiha” goes on. How can you help?

11:15am – 12:30pm – Salon 1

“The future of ka wa kahiko...ancient things”: Kaumakahiwa Kanaka’ole, Napua Greig-Makua, and Kapono’ai Molitau. Will lessons of antiquity be lost in the new world of technology and communication? The next generation of Hawaiian practitioners share their viewpoint.

12:00pm – 4:00pm – Kaua’i Room

“E inu Ka Awa!”: Kumu Hula Kapono’ai Molitau hosts a casual awa bar. $1.00 per cup. All proceeds go to Halau hula na ha nona kulike o pi’ilani.

12:00pm – 1:15pm – The Banyan Tree Restaurant

“A Green Harvest with Chef McDowell”: The Ritz-Carlton executive Souz Chef Marc McDowell takes you on a tour of the hotel’s organic garden and concludes with healthy smoothies!

12:15pm – 1:00pm – Lobby

Lobby entertainment by “Hui Mele”: For the first time ever, the wahine and kane of both Ritz-Carlton properties combine their talent for song and dance!

12:45pm – 2:00pm – Salon 2

“Can...or no can?”: A sharing of the pros and cons of establishing state of the art telescopes atop Hawaii's summits. John DeFries, Kiope Raymond, Kaleikoa Kaeo, Kumu Kelii Taua. Facilitated by __________. The “hot topic” of the weekend for sure!

2:00pm – 2:45pm – Lobby

Lobby entertainment by Na Kupuna O Lokelani: The senior citizens of central Maui proudly display their unending love of Hawaiian music and hula.

2:00pm – 4:00pm – The Village Gallery

Meet the artist: Village Gallery artist Cindy Conklin autographs her original and signature art piece for the 18th Celebration of the Arts.

2:00pm – 4:00pm – Salon foyer

“lomi lomi with Lopaka”: Lopaka Bukowski offers a demo on the soothing strokes of lomi lomi massage. Got pain? Get in line!

2:30pm – 3:15pm – Salon 1

“Passing the torch”: Kumu Hula John Kaha’i Topolinski (mentor) explains the “why” in regards to the mentoring process of passing on traditions, while Kekoa Wong (mentoree) is challenged with using this knowledge to cope with the contemporary world.

3:30pm – 4:45pm – Salon 2

“Got Poke?”: Kupuna “Aunty Mapu” and Kumu Charles Kaupu team up to demonstrate the fine point of making the Hawaiian delicacy...poke. Bring your notebooks and taste buds.

7:00pm – 8:30pm – Salon 4

“Life in these Islands”: A film by Don Mapes.

9:00pm – 12:00am – Alaloa Lounge

“Celebration After Hours”: The beautiful harmony and contemporary Hawaiian music of Vaihi! As funny as they are talented...this act is not to be missed. 21 yrs and old please! ID required.

*SATURDAY, APRIL 3

10:00am – 11:00pm – Ambassadors of the Environment entrance

“Hularobics”: Stretch your muscles and engage in the Hawaiian culture of hula with instructor Lopaka Bukowski. Comfortable exercise attire please!

10:00am – 4:00pm – Salon Registration C

“Lucky we live Hawaii because...(mana’o-thoughts)”: A computer will be available to the public to record their thoughts on how fortunate we are to live in Hawaii. Visitors from afar are also encouraged to participate with the focus upon “Lucky YOU Live Hawaii Because...” Note: selected entries may be combined and published in a book entitled “Lucky We Live Hawaii Because...”

10:00am – 4:00pm – various locations, lobby level

Contemporary & Traditional Art: Village Gallery artists and traditional artisans provide instruction while you create the keepsake. See daily insert available at the Concierge & Front Desks.

10:30am – 12:30pm – The Village Gallery

Meet the artist: Village Gallery artist Cindy Conklin autographs her original and signature art piece for the 18th Celebration of the Arts.

10:30am – 4:00pm – Salon 3

“Kiheipili...Hawaiian Patchwork Blankets”: Ku’ulei Martinson (instructor). Create your own family heirloom! $30 fee for materials. Classes will be ongoing throughout the day.

11:00am – 12:00pm – Imu Pit (Aloha Garden upper lawn)

“Kalua Pua’a”: The smoky aroma of steamed pork, taro, sweet potato and turkey are released when the traditional cooks peel back the layers of the imu (underground oven).

10:30am – 5:00pm – Salon Courtyard

“Mothers Gift, Ka Olelo Makuahine”: Create your own Ni’ihau shell earrings or wristlet. Ho’olohe (listen), Ho’opili (demonstrate) and Ho’opuka (learn) the traditions of a Ni’ihau family as they share their lei pupu (shell lei) thru the language of their ancestors. One will hear, speak and learn their art using the language by which they perpetuate this extremely rare and unique gift. $35 fee for materials.

11:00am – 3:00pm – Terrace Courtyard

“Ke Kula Kamali’i (Children’s learning center)”: Kumu (instructor) Leihua Nae’ole and her students brighten the imagination of children as they create art inspired by nature. Explore Hawaii’s unique ecosystem with naturalists from Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ambassadors of the Environment and discover how Everything is Connected.

11:00am – 12:00pm – Salon 1

“2012...hulihia”: Kahu Lyons Naone describes a Polynesian outlook of the year 2012...messages from nature...a shift in thinking and lifestyles.

11:30am – 12:15pm – The Lobby

“Lobby entertainment by Na Kupuna Ohana Serenaders”: The Senior Citizens of Lahaina show us how it’s done!

11:30am – 12:45pm – The Banyan Tree Restaurant

“A Green Harvest with Chef McDowell”: The Ritz-Carlton executive Souz Chef Marc McDowell takes you on a tour of the hotel’s organic garden and concludes with healthy smoothies!

12:30pm – 1:30pm – Salon 2

“Na Mea Ono!” (dessert cooking demo): The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua Pastry Chef Ashley Nakano invites children and adults to witness, experience, and taste her haupia (coconut pudding) and her Lilikoi (passion fruit) chiffon cupcakes!

2:00pm – 2:45pm

Lobby entertainment by “Lono”: Lono brings music “Moloka’i Style” to the shores of Kapalua.

2:00pm – 3:00pm - Salon 1

“The future of ka wa kahiko...ancient things”: Kaumakahiwa Kanaka’ole, Henry Kapono and Kapono’ai Molitau. Three high profile personalities examine the changing tides of antiquity and how they express it in modern adaptations.

2:00pm – 4:00pm – Salon foyer

“lomi lomi with Lopaka”: Lopaka Bukowski offers a demo on the soothing strokes of lomi lomi massage. Got pain? Get in line!

2:00pm – 4:00pm – The Village Gallery

Meet the artist: Village Gallery artist Cindy Conklin autographs her original and signature art piece for the 18th Celebration of the Arts.

3:30pm – 4:45pm – Salon 2

“The Mua, the men and the mission”: Kyle Nakanelua and the adult men of the hale mua shape the lives of young men while at the same time preparing their own lives for their responsibilities as a kupuna (elder).

6:00pm – 8:30pm – Aloha Garden Ballroom

“The Celebration Pa’ina & Show”: An outright feast of traditional Hawaiian foods and contemporary cuisine. None better in the State of Hawaii on this given night. Ancient Men’s hula by Kumu Charles Kaupu and Na Kane O Oneloa. Contempory hula by the women and children of Keoni Manuel. Topped off by beautiful portrayals of Hawaiian history as you witness vignettes by the cast of ULALENA. Advance ticket purchase is highly recommended as this event will sell out. $90 per adult. $45 per child 5yrs – 12yrs.

9:00pm – 12:00am – Alaloa Lounge

“Celebration After Hours”: A fitting end to the 18th Annual Celebration of the Arts! Kale Hannahs and Matthew Sproat are the heart and soul of “Waipuna”...Hawaii’s hottest new musical group. This will certainly be a late night gala of impromptu entertainment and guest star appearances! 21 yrs and old please! ID required.

*SUNDAY, APRIL 4

Easter services will not be held on property. Please see listings below for the closest services. For other denominations not listed, please contact the hotel’s concierge desk at extension 7400 or directly at (808) 665-7089.

7:00am & 9:00am

Sacred Hearts Mission Church (Catholic services): Located next to The Honolua General Store on Office Road. (808) 661-0552

7:30am & 9:30am

Kumulani Chapel (non-denominational services): Located across from Sansei Restaurant on Office Road. (808) 669-7022

10:15am – The Plantation Lawn

Easter Egg Hunt: The Keiki (children) ages 0 – 12yrs are invited to join the Easter Bunny and Aloha Bear to gather eggs for fun and prizes. Please arrive early, as there will be sections for the different age groups. Bring your Easter basket. Don’t be late!

10:00am – 3:00pm – The Terrace Restaurant

Easter Sunday Brunch: Lavish and delicious...the Chefs of The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua leave nothing behind to provide the ultimate brunch. $75 per adult. $37.50 per child ages 5 – 12 years. Price is exclusive of tax and gratuity. Reservations are necessary.

*all times are subject to change.

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Room Packages now available

“Kama’aina”
$225 per night
Valid dates March 30 - April 6, 2010
Daily breakfast buffet for two persons (Terrace Restaurant)
Daily resort fee
Daily resort parking
Note: Does NOT include the Celebration Pa’ina and Show.

For additional information on other exciting room packages please call (808) 669-6200.

Celebration of the Arts Pa’ina & Show (Saturday, April 3)
$90 per adult
$45 children 5 - 12 yrs.

*Easter Sunday Brunch (Sunday, April 4)
$75 per adult
$37.50 children 5 - 12 yrs.

Celebration of the arts “hot-line” 808-665-7296 or forward to ext 7296. All calls will be returned as soon as possible.

*Exclusive of tax and gratuities