Courtesy of Ruth Mun
Collectible silk kimonos are transformed into couture,
one of the highlights of Hui Makaala's scholarship
fashion show this weekend.
The Hawaii-born designer now lives in California, where she creates her "Silken Treasures," couture garments created from vintage and collectible silk kimonos.
Her garments will be shown Sunday in the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel's Hawaii Ballroom. Also featured will be Japanese ikat and cotton apparel by Wendy Kim Mesier and children's wear by Papaya Seed.
The event will start with boutique sales at 9 a.m., with the luncheon beginning at noon and the fashion show at 1 p.m.
Tickets are $40 per person, with reservations being taken by Ethel Kishimoto at 521-3106 or Patsy Takaesu at 395-7229. Tickets will also be available at the door.
Proceeds will go toward the Hui Makaala Scholarship Fund for high school seniors.
The Miami reggae band Inna Sense will be joined by Caribbean artist Man Called Scratch and hip hop musician Jockey Ryder for a 12-day, four-island Hawaiian tour. Reggae tour hits Hawaii
Aloha Tower's Pier Bar kicks off the festivities tonight at 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $3.
From there the groups will fly to Kauai for a show tomorrow at 9:30 p.m. at Whalers; and to the Big Island for a concert Saturday at 9:30 p.m. at Shooters in Hilo, $7.
Sunday the bands will be back on Oahu for a 4 p.m. concert at World Cafe, $7. Monday they play Wave Waikiki at 11 p.m. Tuesday they return to the Pier Bar for a party, admission is free. And Wednesday they play the UH Campus Center Ballroom at 5 p.m., $7.
Thursday, Oct. 21, the musicians head to Maui for three shows, all beginning at 9:30 p.m. Thursday night it's Maui Brews, $6; Friday it's Hapa's, $8; and Saturday the tour ends at Casanovas, $6.
Tickets are available at the door. For more information, call Tanori Productions at 235-4305.
Ride a "Magic Carpet to India" when the Honolulu Academy of Arts hosts dancers, storytellers and puppeteers in celebration of its current exhibition, "Interaction of Cultures: Indian and Western Painting." Art academy celebrates India
The family day events take place 1 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, with performances of classical East Indian dance and Jyoti Rout dances to stories narrated by Ruth Halpern. Also, join Indru Watumull and others in Punjabi folk dances.
Also, watch a puppet play of "The Monkey King and the Water Demon" by Michael Schuster, listen to tales of India as told by actors from the Honolulu Theatre for Youth, learn about Indian animals from Honolulu Zoo docents -- kids 6 to 12 can learn to make an elephant or tiger mask or a peacock headdress -- and observe mehndi (traditional hand painting with henna) artists at work.
Reduced admission to the academy will be $1 for the event. Academy members and children under 12 will be admitted free. Call 532-8701 for more information.
More Weekend Events
Combat at the museum
Bishop Museum will be host tonight to a demonstration of Hawaiian martial art skills known as lua.Practice of lua was reserved for select warriors and chiefs in pre-contact Hawaii. Assigned by chiefs to missions requiring stealth and attack skills, they were the equivalent to the modern Green Beret units or Japanese ninja.
The demonstration will be led by Richard Paglinawan and will feature students versed in hand-to-hand combat using such weapons as strangling cords, spears and shark-tooth swords.
The event takes place 6 to 8 p.m. in Hawaiian Hall. General admission is $5; museum members pay $3. For more information, call 848-4176.
This artist’s rendering of the Princess Ka'iulani statue
is done in sculpting clay. The real statue, to be
unveiled Saturday, will be cast in bronze.
Ka'iulani honored
A statue of Princess Ka'iulani will be unveiled during a ceremony and blessing from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the newly opened Ka'iulani Park in Waikiki.Oct. 16 marks the 124th anniversary of the princess' birth. She was the last heir to the Hawaiian throne, who made her home at the garden estate Ainahau (Land of the Hau Tree). The park, at Kuhio Avenue and Kanekapolei Street, is the only remaining remnant of her estate.
The bronze statue was commissioned by Outrigger Hotels and Resorts as part of the company's commitment to restoring Waikiki's history.
The sculpture's creator, Jan Gordon Fisher, also created Waikiki's Duke Kahanamoku statue.
Ka'iulani, whose full name was Victoria Kawekiu I Lunalilo Kalaninuiahilapalapa Ka'iulani Cleghorn, was born to chiefess Miriam Kapili Likelike and Archibald Scott Cleghorn.
Cleghorn heir Melinda Cleghorn Alison will participate in the ceremony, offering ho'okupu at the base of the statue.
Princess Ka'iulani died in 1899 following the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy. She was 23.
UH open house
The School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology will host its 5th biennial open house between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday.The free event features a diverse collection of hands-on demonstrations highlighting work by the University of Hawai'i at Manoa's faculty, students and staff.
There will be interactive demonstrations, videos, laboratory tours, computer animation and learning activities for all in the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics, Marine Sciences and Pacific Ocean Science and Technology buildings and surrounding areas on campus.
On-campus parking will be available in the Dole Street parking structure. Maps and programs of events will be available at an on-site information booth.
For more information, call 956-8763.
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