Grow Hawaiian Festival
April 23, 9:00am - 3:00pmBishop Museum
Grow Hawaiian Festival Celebrates Hawai芒鈧渋芒鈧劉s Culture and Environment
HONOLULU, April 7, 2015 Celebrate Hawai芒鈧渋芒鈧劉s culture, native plants, and sustainable lifestyles at the Grow Hawaiian Festival on Saturday, April 25, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Bishop Museum. Presented by Hawaiian Electric, the event offers the whole family a day filled with fascinating crafts, creative learning opportunities, activities for keiki, 芒鈧渙no food, and Hawaiian music and hula.
芒鈧 Learn how to use native plants to make lei, weave lauhala, print kapa, and craft traditional implements.
芒鈧 Buy native plants and talk to our O芒鈧渁hu Master Gardeners about growing them.
芒鈧 Hear a presentation by the Polynesian Voyaging Society at 10:15 a.m., and get an update on H脜聧k脜芦le芒鈧渁芒鈧劉s worldwide voyage.
芒鈧 Experience Bishop Museum芒鈧劉s planetarium exhibit Wayfinders: Waves, Winds, and Stars and explore traditional Polynesian navigation as you find your way from Hawai芒鈧渋 to Tahiti.
芒鈧 Shop for fresh produce and Hawaiian honey, and buy products made by local vendors, including Project Runway finalist Kini Zamora.
芒鈧 Keiki can pound poi, make block prints, play a Hawaiian flute, participate in makahiki games, play games to win prizes, and learn about electrical safety, clean energy, and conservation.
芒鈧 Relax with a lomilomi massage, then spread out on the lawn to eat some 芒鈧渙no local-style food and taste how Aloha Plate won Food Network芒鈧劉s season four Great Food Truck Race.
芒鈧 Enjoy hula performances by h脛聛lau N脛聛 Pualei O Likolehua and Ke Kai O Kahiki, plus the beautiful music of K脜芦paoa and Natalie Ai Kamauu.
Be sure to complete the festival芒鈧劉s 芒鈧揝ustainability Passport芒鈧 and enter to win a GoPro脗庐 camera.
Festival admission, which includes Bishop Museum芒鈧劉s exhibits, is free for kama芒鈧溍劼乮na and military families with valid ID. For details, call 543-7511 or visit www.hawaiianelectric.com/growhawaiian.
Ticket Information
Free for kama芒鈧溍劼乮na and military families with valid ID
Event Sponsor
CTAHR UH Master Gardeners, Mānoa Campus
More Information
Janet Crawford, (808) 543-7511, janet.crawford@hawaiianelectric.com,
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