Kāhuli Leo Leʻa presents the Inaugural Mele Conference & Hula Festival (3 Groundbreaking Days!)
Mele Hula Festival debuts June 18!✨
Witness mele and hula like never before, where each performance is paired with newly-composed mele. This groundbreaking competition closes out our Mele Conference and celebrates the future of mele and hula.
Kāhuli Leo Leʻa presents the Inaugural Mele Conference & Hula Festival (3 Groundbreaking Days!)
Mele Hula Festival debuts June 18!✨
Witness mele and hula like never before, where each performance is paired with newly-composed mele. This groundbreaking competition closes out our Mele Conference and celebrates the future of mele and hula.
Kāhuli Leo Leʻa presents the Inaugural Mele Conference & Hula Festival (3 Groundbreaking Days!)
Mele Hula Festival debuts June 18!✨
Witness mele and hula like never before, where each performance is paired with newly-composed mele. This groundbreaking competition closes out our Mele Conference and celebrates the future of mele and hula.
Hanayagi Dancing Academy Hawaii Foundation 25th ClassicalJapanese Dance Grand Recital
The Hanayagi Dancing Academy Hawaiʻi Foundationʻs 25th Classical Japanese Dance Grand Recital will commemorate 78 years since the founding of the Academy, within which time will have produced twenty-five Grand Recitals featuring unabridged dance performances in traditional costume from a variety of traditional music genres and role types.
Society of Asian Art of Hawaii 2025 Lunar New Year Banquet and China Intangible Cultural Heritage Lecture Presentation
Celebrate the Lunar New Year with the Society of Asian Art!
Join us for a delicious banquet at Jade Dynasty Seafood Restaurant, featuring a presentation on Inner Mongolia's cultural heritage and landscapes by Cyndy Ning, former Associate Director of the Center for Chinese Studies at UH Mānoa.
Her presentation shows how China chooses to share its Intangible Cultural Heritage with visitors, as well as the results of its recent phenomenal development. Inner Mongolia is renowned for its landscapes, encompassing grasslands, deserts, lakes, and forests. To a large extent, it preserves the legacy of Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire, as well as the cultures of nomadic herders and ethnic Mongolians.