Archive for "August 24th, 2013"

Roller Derby: Paradise Roller Girls vs. Pacific Roller Derby

Big Island

Saturday, August 24: 
Roller Derby: Paradise Roller Girls vs. Pacific Roller Derby.  A hard-hitting evening of women’s flat-track roller derby. Paradise Roller Girls’ Honey Badgers host the Pacific Roller Derby Hulagans at the Afook Chinen Civic Auditorium, 799 Pi`ilani St., Hilo. Doors open at 6 p.m., Bout starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5, children under 5 are free.  For tickets and information visit www.paradiserollergirls.com.

Hula Arts at Kilauea

Big Island

Saturday, August 24: 
Hula Arts at Kilauea.  Hula Kahiko Informance with kumu Leilehua Yuen and Manu Josiah, and is a 50-minute narrated demonstration of preparation, protocol and offering of traditional hula and chant. This outdoor presentation takes place rain or shine at the hula platform located near VAC Gallery in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The audience is encouraged to bring sitting mat and sun/rain gear. On the same day, there is a hands-on cultural demonstration from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at VAC Gallery porch. For information call (808) 967-8222 or visit www.volcanoartcenter.org.