Celebrate the rich history of ʻAʻala Park and the vibrant Makahiki season in the heart of urban Oʻahu!

Unite for community strengthening, cultural connections, and a day of joy. Continue to uplift our precious cultures, communities and wai at ‘A’ala Park!

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The quintessential moth experience returns:
An evening of storytelling from the producers of the popular Moth Podcast and Radio Hour. The Moth is true stories, told live and without notes. Since its founding, The Moth has presented more than fifteen thousand stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. The group celebrates the ability of stories to honor both the diversity and commonality of human experience, and to satisfy a vital human need for connection.

SEE, HEAR, and EXPERIENCE their incredible heroics through this masterpiece of innovative storytelling.

Far from a history lesson, it’s a demonstration about inner strength, one that inspires us in our search for courage in today’s world. Join Emmy Award-winning filmmakers Jeff MacIntyre and ABC7-Los Angeles News Anchor David Ono, as they immerse you into the tragic, yet uplifting world of these heroes who fought prejudice at home and the enemy abroad.

You’ll fly over World War II battlefields in Italy, France, Germany and Japan, in an immersive and unforgettable live event that includes: Stunning Cinematography, Live Music & Choir, Historic Film and Eyewitness Interviews.

An evening of storytelling from the producers of the popular Moth Podcast and Radio Hour. The Moth is true stories, told live and without notes. Since its founding, The Moth has presented more than fifteen thousand stories to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. The group celebrates the ability of stories to honor both the diversity and commonality of human experience, and to satisfy a vital human need for connection. It seeks to present recognized storytellers among established and emerging writers, performers and artists and to encourage storytelling among communities whose stories often go unheard. The Moth began on a back porch in small-town Georgia, where our founder—poet and best-selling novelist George Dawes Green— would spend sultry summer evenings swapping spellbinding tales with a small circle of friends. There was a hole in the screen, which let in moths that were attracted to the light, and the group started calling themselves "The Moths."

Mālama O‘ahu: Care for O‘ahu” will feature stories from some of the dedicated volunteer groups who donate their time and energy to mālama our island home, including:

6:00 p.m.- Opening
6:10 p.m.- Hui o He‘e Nalu
6:35 p.m.- Kingdom Pathways
7:00 p.m.- Mālama Pu‘uloa
7:25 p.m.- Lo‘i Kalo
7:50 p.m.- 808 Cleanups
8:15 p.m.- Parks and Recreation Staff and Q&A with all groups

For more information contact Samantha Sun at (808) 768-3032 or visit our website at honoluluparks.com

This master storyteller is one of Hawaii’s most popular teller of tales and has been in the business of scaring people for more than 20 years. Lopaka is terrifically skilled at provoking that sudden chill going down one’s back or causing the small hairs on your arms to stand up. Chicken skin is what we call it in Hawai‘i. Others might refer to it as chills or goosebumps. Sharing real accounts of Hawaii’s supernatural culture, Lopaka often leaves audience members questioning the darkness on their drive home and anxiously leaving the light on at bedtime.

We celebrate our many rich connections across time, place, and ocean, showing that while the pandemic presents barriers to being together, we continue to maintain connections, share cultural art, performances, poetry, stories, and resources of the islands of Micronesia. We invite you to join us in this celebration of Micronesian cultures and connections.

This will be a hybrid event, featuring virtual online discussions and in-person programming at Bishop Museum.

A 4-week storytelling workshop, concluding in a public show!
Thursdays, March 3, 10, 17, and 24 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Public show Saturday, March 26, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
The ability to express yourself clearly, to get others to see your views, and to inspire emotions with words is a life skill. You can improve this skill and it can be FUN! Storytelling is FUN! This class will be social, interactive, supportive, and creatively challenging. Learning by doing. Students will play with story every session in many aspects, pairing and sharing, and find their voice to tell their story.

SHOW: The class takes the stage in the DAC Performance Space, in front of family and friends, while Jeff acts as the MC. Lights, Camera, Action, Ready, Set, GO! The Moment of Truth.

International PechaKucha Day is a 24-Hour Worldwide Celebration of Creativity, Optimism, and LOVE!

“Drop in” online anytime and hear inspiring stories by 100+ presenters across all continents, including Hawai‘i’s own Jack Soren – wave-surfing, graffiti-spraying, mural-painting, Native Hawaiian artist, born, raised, and currently residing on the North Shore O‘ahu.

Soren will present in Hour 21.

PechaKucha (Japanese for “chit chat”) is the world’s fastest-growing storytelling platform, used by millions around the globe. PechaKucha is what “Show and Tell” always dreamed of becoming.

In 2003, yearning for “More show. Less tell,” architects Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of Tokyo’s Klein Dytham architecture invented PechaKucha. The initial purpose: to streamline long design presentations. Sessions soon morphed into happenings: PechaKucha Nights -- first in Tokyo, then around the world. Today, more than 50,000 people present at 1,100+ global PechaKucha Nights every year. And the number keeps exploding.

Comedian Ron “Tater Salad” White is a classic storyteller; relaying tales from his real life ranging from growing up in a small town in Texas, to sharing stories of his daily life, to becoming one of the most successful comedians in America. Ron rose to fame as the cigar-smoking, scotch-drinking funnyman from the Blue Collar Comedy Tour phenomenon, but since 2004 has established himself as a star in his own right. Over the past nine years he has been one of the top three grossing stand-up comedians on tour in America. During this time, all four of his comedy albums have charted #1 on the BillboardTM Comedy Charts. He is a three time Grammy-nominated comedian, and has sold over 10 million albums (Solo/Blue Collar Comedy Tour).

May include mature subject matter.

A 4-week storytelling workshop, concluding in a public show!
Thursdays, Feb 3, 10, 17, and 24 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Public show Saturday, February 26, 5 to 7 p.m.
The ability to express yourself clearly, to get others to see your views, and to inspire emotions with words is a life skill. You can improve this skill and it can be FUN! Storytelling is FUN! This class will be social, interactive, supportive, and creatively challenging. Learning by doing. Students will play with story every session in many aspects, pairing and sharing, and find their voice to tell their story.

SHOW: The class takes the stage in the DAC Performance Space, in front of family and friends, while Jeff acts as the MC. Lights, Camera, Action, Ready, Set, GO! The Moment of Truth.

Joe Miller is a native of Palama. He has been a high school teacher for 40 years in private Catholic schools on ‘Oahu. He has three children, a cat and a dog and a beautiful wife who still teaches 7th and 9th graders in Honolulu. He loves singing, storytelling and messing around in small boats -- mostly native outriggers.

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Giovanna Conforto is an Italian storyteller and published author. She is the creative director of the Italian Storytelling Center and teaches at the School of Storytelling, Emerson College (UK).

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Adam Booth's original stories blend traditional mountain folklore, music, and an awareness of contemporary Appalachia.

A nationally touring artist, his professional telling appearances include premiere storytelling events across the United States.

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Halloween Special: The Sobbing Spirit of Punahou Street, Okiku, and the Nine Plates Testing God

In partnership with Mānoa Outreach College & SCEP (with permission from the estate of Dr. Glen Grant)

Speakers: Alton Takiyama-Chung, Katy Collins, Jeff Gere

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Looking for a spooky event to get into this weekend?

On Halloween Eve, Lopaka Kapanui will present “Chicken Skin Ghost Stories” at the Waikiki Shell. There are two showings, at 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., and both are absolutely frightful.

Looking for a spooky event to get into this weekend?

On Halloween Eve, Lopaka Kapanui will present “Chicken Skin Ghost Stories” at the Waikiki Shell. There are two showings, at 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., and both are absolutely frightful.

Graphic storytelling –a graphic novelist and an illustrator compare notes

Speakers: R. Kikuo Johnson & Caren Loebel-Fried

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We are honored to welcome Dovie Thomason, an Indigenous storyteller of Lakota and Plains Apache descent, as well as Scot traveller. The modern appeal of her retellings of traditional stories has garnered her acclaim and respect, as well as awards from the American Library Association, the National Endowment for the Arts, Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers, and the National Storytelling Network’s Circle of Excellence Award.

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Lillian Rodrigues-Pang is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning storyteller. Her performances intertwine the oral tradition with percussion, movement and improvisation to captivate and transport audiences.

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Storyteller Nuala Hayes - Stories from the turning of the Year! Cailleachai, Hags, and the Other World

Nuala Hayes is an actor, storyteller and author, and is currently Chairperson of Storytellers of Ireland/ Aos Scéal Éireann. She trained as an actor at the Abbey Theatre and has performed and toured extensively both in Ireland and abroad.

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Janine Oshiro is a massage therapist and writer devoted to the transformative power of words, touch, silence, and movement. She is the author of Pier, winner of the 2010 Kundiman Poetry Prize, published by Alice James Books. She has been awarded the 2011 Elliot Cades Award for Literature in Hawaiʻi for an emerging writer and the 2013 Asian American Literary Award for Poetry.

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Of Asian and Native Hawaiian ancestry, Nyla (Ching) Fujii-Babb has been a professional storyteller, artistic director, voiceover talent, producer, and actress for over 40 years in Hawai‘i and on the mainland. She has appeared on stage with Kumu Kahua Theatre Company, Honolulu Theatre for Youth, Maui Arts and Cultural Center, the Hawaii Ponoi Coalition, The Aratani Japan-America Theatre in Los Angeles, and the Emerson Majestic Theatre in Boston.

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Ingrid Nixon is a world-traveling storyteller who whisks listeners away on journeys of the imagination. Exploration nail-biters, tall tales, traditional and personal stories—she tells them all on international expeditions, and at venues around the country, including the National Storytelling Festival. Her creative approaches to story crafting help make ancient tales relevant to modern audiences. All three of Ingrid's recordings have received the Storytelling World Gold Seal for listeners of all ages!

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