{"id":166985,"date":"2022-10-11T15:12:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T01:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=166985"},"modified":"2022-10-11T15:12:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T01:12:04","slug":"hilo-imiloa-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/10\/11\/hilo-imiloa-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"\u02bbImiloa: Canoe training, keiki oli competition, crafts and more"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Holoholo iʻa<\/span> crafts will be among activities featured at the festival.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After two long years of social distancing, masks and quarantine mandates, a two-day festival designed to re-engage the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island community in “interconnected awareness” with people and the natural environment will be held at ʻImiloa<\/span> Astronomy Center<\/a>, an educational outreach center located on the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo<\/a> campus. The ʻIkuwā<\/span> Festival<\/a> set for October 15–16 is an extension of the center\u2019s annual Wayfinding Festival held during October, but with emphasis on activities that help repair and rebuild human connection. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m and is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n

“This ʻIkuwā<\/span> Festival is [meant to] weave the web of relationships from ma uka (the uplands) to ma kai (the ocean) that are represented on the canoe,” said Kaʻiu<\/span> Kimura<\/strong>, executive director of ʻImiloa<\/span>.<\/p>\n

There will be canoe training demonstrations, activity booths, take-home arts and crafts, live entertainment, presentations and storytelling. The family friendly event will also feature a K\u016bekeolioli keiki oli (children chant) challenge, Makahiki games, local vendors and food.<\/p>\n

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Kaʻiu<\/span> Kimura (left) and Kekuhi Kealiikanakaole (right)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“ʻIkuwā<\/span> is the month when great storms arise, dark clouds form, the sea roars, thunder rolls, birds squawk, and the resounding energy of the honua (Earth) vibrates,” said Kekuhi Kealiikanakaole<\/strong>, former assistant professor and coordinator at Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community College\u2019s I Ola H\u0101loa Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Life Styles Program<\/a> and founder of Lonoa Honua. “Let\u2019s explore the spectrum of sound; there is even a breath of silence in this resounding, reverberating month.”<\/p>\n

Lonoa Honua and ʻOhana<\/span> Waʻa<\/span> are co-partners of the event. The ʻIkuwā<\/span> Festival is made possible with the support of the Ama OluKai Foundation.<\/p>\n

Free admission<\/h2>\n

The two-day event includes access to all festival activities, presentations and live performances in Moanah\u014dk\u016b Hall, ʻImiloa<\/span>\u2019s Planetarium, exhibit hall and outdoor gardens. Select crafts, retail and food vendors will require payment onsite.<\/p>\n

For more information go to Â鶹´«Ã½Hilo Stories<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The ʻIkuwā<\/span> Festival is an extension of ʻImiloa<\/span>\u2019s annual Wayfinding Festival but with emphasis on activities that help repair and rebuild human connection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[34,61,292,71,14],"class_list":["post-166985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-astronomy","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-imiloa-astronomy-center","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-uh-hilo","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t