In this section we share memories of select past community, cultural, learning, and celebratory events held at or sponsored by the Palace. We hope that by reviewing these, the community and others are inspired to attend, enjoy, create, and particpate in future such events.
Distinctive Women in Hawaiian History
`A`ohe pau ka `ike i ka hālau ho`okāhi. All knowledge is not taught in the same school. One can learn from many sources. From `Ōlelo No`eau: Hawaiian Proverbs & Poetical Sayings; Collected, translated, and Annoted by Mary Kawena Pukui
This program, which was held at the Honolulu Civic Center on 4/28/2007, included 11 cultural practitioners and community history presenters examining the lives of women in Hawaiian history and the film “Keepers of the Flame: The Legacy of Three Hawaiian Women” by Eddie and Myrna Kamae. Here are some photos from that event:
Left to right: Myrna Kamae, Patience Namaka Wiggin Bacon, Noelani Mahoe, Mary Judd (Photo by Jeff Widener)
Event Presenters (Left to right): First Row: Noelani Mahoe, Chef Helen Kwock Chock, Patience Namakauahoa-o-Kawena Wiggins Bacon Second Row: Edna Cathcart, Donna Lei Smythe, Mrs. Charles S. (Mary) Judd, Noelle M. K. Y. Kahanu, Elaine Chock Katsuyoshi, Producer Myrna Kamae Third Row: Curator Betsy Forrest Robb, Garnet Clark, Dr. Margit Watts, Friends of `Iolani Palace President Alice Guild, Doris Enos Brannigan, Ronald C. Williams Jr.; Event Coordinator and Presenter Jamie Conway; Event Committee Member Vickie Kim; Event Committee and Afternoon Emcee Leilani Kupahu-Marino
(Photo by Jeff Widener)
Experts at the Palace - Spring 2007
The Experts At the Palace series, an annual series of free Spring lectures, continued in 2007. This program provided a forum for experts to present knowledge, skills, and information on historic preservation projects around the world. The lecture series was sponsored by The Historic Preservation Program in the American Studies Department at the University of Hawai`i – Manoa, the Historic Hawaii Foundation, and the Friends of `Iolani Palace.
| Mike Leidemann, Advertiser Reporter | Bob Krauss: Hawai`i's Pioneer Maritime Preservationist - - A Personal Reminiscence |
| Hans Van Tilburg, Maritime Heritage Coordinator, NOAA/NOS | On the Trail of Maritime History: Results of the 2006 NWHI Shipwreck Survey |
| Burl Burlingame, Star Bulletin Reporter | Advanced Force Pearl Harbor: The Imperial Navy Underwater Attack on Hawaii |
| Joseph Genz, University of Hawai`i | Voyaging Heritage in Micronesia: Ethnographical Research in the Marshall Islands |
| Mahinapoepoe Paishon-Duarte, Paepae o He`eia | He`eia: Where Two Waters Meet |
| Christine Brammer, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary | Understanding Hawai`i's Humpback Whales and the Sanctuary That Protects Them |
| Blair Collis, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum | The Hawai`i Maritime Center and the Falls of Clyde |
| Michael Weidenbach, Battleship Missouri Memorial | Battleship Missouri: Preserving a Naval Heritage |
Queen Kapi`olani Birthday Commemoration
December 2006
The annual commemoration of Queen Kapiolani's birthday this past December was enriched by the presence of vocalists Malia Kaai, Andrew Maddock, Rosanna Perch, Megan Mount, Azure Skellington, and Kristin Stone, from Hawaii Opera Theatre's Mae Z. Orvis Opera Studio. Soloists were accompanied by pianist Eric Schank. Their performance in the Blue Room was reminiscent of royal musicalse hosted by King Kalakaua and Queen Kapiolani. LIke there nineteenth-century counterparts, the vocalists sang arias written by English French, German, and Italian composers. A few of these works were by composers who's works were regularly listed on Iolani Palace musical programs during the monarchy era.
Entertainers Carmen Haugen, Keith Haugen, and Frank Uehara entertained guests waiting in line. Punahou School string quartet members Jennifer Yamamoto, Michael Lim, Erica Mau, and Mark Ohara entertained visitors in the Throne Room. The Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame Serenaders -- Dr. Isaac Akuna, Kuuipo Kumukani, James "Kimo" Stone, and Joe Winchester, were featured on the makai lanai on the first evening. Palace volunteers helped visitors enjoy the evenings in various rooms throughout the Palace.
A Royal Garden Party
Save the Date -- The next Royal Garden Party is planned for Sunday, September 9, 2007 at 5:30 p.m.
On July 23, 2006, The Friends of `Iolani Palace held a Royal Garden Party in the tradition of Queen Kapi`olani. Photographs taken at the Royal Garden Party are now available from Aloha Convention and Event Services (ACES). Click here to see the photographs from this romantic and enchanting event.
See also - The Honolulu Advertiser: "Tea Gowns Appropriate for Iolani Palace Party" and The Star Bulletin: "Palace Fundraiser Returns to the 1800s"