Monday, August 30, 2010 – Mai Poina
Experience history as it unfolded 117 years ago. The Hawaii Ponoi Coalition presents free guided walking tours illustrating the events leading up to and during the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, nightly from September 5 to 10, 2010, at 5pm, 5:20, 5:40 and 6pm, starting at the Hawaii State Library. Reservations are required. Please call 262-5900. Featured Guests: Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl, Yuklin Aluli and others.

Tuesday, August 31, 2010 – ‘Oiwi Native Hawaiian Journal, Volume 4
This new book focuses primarily on Native Hawaiian responses to issues of annexation, statehood, and ceded lands. This fourth volume is called Kupa’a Makou ma hope o ka ‘Aina, which means We Stand Firm behind the Land. Featured Guests: Ilihia Gionson of Hiehie Communications

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 – Historic Preservation & Tourism
Featured Guests: Sara Collins worked as a regulatory archaeologist at SHPD for ten years. Her areas of responsibility included Maui and Kauai Counties and the City and County of Honolulu. She has also taught Historic Preservation at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Her professional and research interests include Hawaiian archaeology, human and faunal osteology, forensic anthropology, and historic preservation law and practice.

Ramsay Remigius Mahealani Taum is President of the Hawaii-based Life Enhancement Institute (LEI) of the Pacific LLC. He lectures on host cultural values in the workplace at the University of Hawaii School of Travel Industry Management (TIM), is on the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau Board of Trustees, HVCB Marketing Advisory Committee, and the Hawaii Tourism Authority Hawaiian Cultural Program Advisory Group. Taum works with travel, leisure, retail, and development industries integrating cultural values and principles into contemporary business, and is a sought after keynote speaker, lecturer, trainer, and facilitator. His work promoting sustainable place-based Hawaiian cultural stewardship principles and practices is acknowledged locally, nationally, and internationally.

Thursday, September 2, 2010 – ‘Onipa’a
Celebrating Queen Lili’uokalani. Her birthday is on September 2, 2010 but Hawai‘i Pono‘i will celebrate the special event open to the public on Saturday, September 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Queen’s home, Iolani Palace. Admission is free. Featured Guest: Ann Botticelli

Friday, September 3, 2010 – Ka Himeni Ana
Hawaiian music competition that perpetuates Hawaiian history through traditional “backyard” singing and music-making in an informal and unamplified way. Now in its 26th year, the sweet, vocal harmonies accompanied by the sounds of beautiful and lulling unamplified instruments create, what many say, is the purest form of music. Founded by Richard M. Towill in 1983, this year’s Hawaiian music competition takes place at the Hawai`i Theatre on Friday, September 10 at 7:00 p.m. Featured Guest: Rick Towill, Founder Richard M. Towill’s son