September 13, 2009
Center House, Mural Amphitheater

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Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival enlivens the audience with the culture and celebration of Native Hawai`i. Some of the over 50,000 Hawaiian Islanders who call Washington their home share their homeland’s colorful history through live performances of the hula and mele as well as historical exhibits, films, Hawaiian crafts, keiki activities and ono food. The festival features special demonstrations and educational sessions on traditional arts and crafts. Presented by the Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival Committee.

Did you know?

Since 1976, Charles Nainoa Thompson, Executive Director of the Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS), has played an integral part in the design, construction and sailing of a double-hulled voyaging canoe, Hokule’a, maintained by the Hawai’i Maritime Center. He also helped PVS to build a voyaging canoe, named Hawai’iloa and carved out of traditional materials. The canoe took its maiden voyage in 1995 from Hawai’i to Tahiti and back via Nuku Hiva, from where it is believed early Hawaiian settlers came. Thompson developed a system of wayfinding, or non-instrument navigation, by synthesizing traditional principles of ancient Pacific navigation with modern scientific knowledge. He is the first Hawaiian and the first Polynesian to practice the art of wayfinding on long distance ocean voyages since such voyaging ended around the 14th century.

Thanks to our Live Aloha Hawaiian Cultural Festival sponsors