DAY 1: Thursday Night Pa`ina (Party)
Thursday, July 29th , 2010 6pm-9:30pm
Embassy Suites at PDX
7900 NE 82nd Avenue, Portland, Oregon, United States 97220
FREE Admission - all ages
It’s always a fun time when you’re bumping elbows with prominent Hawaiian guest musicians and joining in for impromptu hula. Drinks and pupus available for purchase. This is an ALL AGES celebration - come on out and celebrate local style. Free event, donation suggested.
DAY 2 & 3: Hula & Craft Workshop
Thursday & Friday, July 29th and 30th , 2010
Embassy Suites at PDX
7900 NE 82nd Avenue, Portland, Oregon, United States 97220
Hula dancers and crafters of Hawaiian arts pilgrimage from around the globe to attend this one of a kind workshop. With preeminent master instructors from Hawai`i, the workshop offers instruction on dance, language, chant, history, current Hawaiian issues, music and cultural crafts. Instructors for 2010 include, Vicky Holt-Takamine, Robert Cazimero, Leina`ala Kalama Heine, Likolehua Cooke, and Lei`aloha Lim Amina.
Craft instructors include, Roland Cazimero on Guitar, Kaliko Chang for Lomi lomi massage, Gwen Kamisugi for Coconut Weaving, and featherwork master Aunty Paulette Kahalepuna. A Hawaiian History tour of Kanaka Village at Fort Vancouver will be taught by park ranger Victoria Nakamura. More details coming soon.
DAY 2: Hapa Haole Hula Competition
Friday, July 30th, 2010 5pm to 9pm
Esther Short Park, W Columbia St. & 8th St., Vancouver, Washington
Hapa Haole Music Lives! Join us for a celebration of Waikiki’s wacky era of hula & music. In keeping with the hapa-haole tradition, all songs within each category must be sung in English and the theme of the performance must be about Hawai`i. Prizes and recognition will be awarded to the winners. Winning soloists and groups will be showcased at the following day’s Ho`ike and Hawaiian Festival.
Day 3: Ho`ike & Hawaiian Festival
Saturday, July 31st, 2010 11am to 7pm
Esther Short Park, W Columbia St. & 8th St., Vancouver, Washington
Over 8,000 visitors have swayed to the rhythm as hula dancers, Portland Taiko, Native Tribal dancers, and Polynesian singers filled the park with the heartbeat of their cultures. Arts, Crafts, and food vendors will round out this two day long outdoor festival which is now considered the third largest annual event at Esther Short Park. Nominated Outstanding Event & Cultural Event by the SW Washington Visitors & Convention Bureau, four years in a row. This is a free event.
For more information, please visit: Hawaiianfestivalpnw.com
