The 23rd annual Celebration of The Arts Festival returns this Friday and Saturday, May 8 and 9, to the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua. Featuring film, cultural exhibits, music and dance, it's a wonderful chance to immerse yourself in island heritage. On Friday, catch Gary Kubota’s play The Legend of Ko'olau ($15-25.) Then stay for Saturday's Celebration Luau featuring musical guests … [Read more...] about Celebration of The Arts at The Ritz-Carlton
The Legend of Ko'olau
This Sunday, Nov. 23: ‘The Legend of Ko’olau’ at the @MauiArtsCulture Center
In 1893, a cowboy named Ko'olau rebelled against the militia that had overthrown the Hawaiian kingdom. Worried that new laws would exile him and his son to the Hansen’s Disease colony on Molokai, Ko'olau fought back in Kauai’s Kalalau Valley. Now his story lives on in The Legend of Ko'olau, a one-act play from local writer, poet and Honolulu Star-Advertiser reporter Gary … [Read more...] about This Sunday, Nov. 23: ‘The Legend of Ko’olau’ at the @MauiArtsCulture Center
This Saturday, Nov. 9: ‘The Legend of Ko’olau’
This Saturday, the Maui Arts and Cultural Center will present The Legend of Ko’olau by Gary Kubota. The one-man show tells the ancient tale of Kaluaiko'olau’s (Ko'olau) journey as an outcast, the loss of Hawaii’s sovereignty in 1893, enforcement of leprosy laws and the unwavering determination of his wife, Pi'ilani. Set in Kauai’s Kalalau Valley, this tale of survival and love … [Read more...] about This Saturday, Nov. 9: ‘The Legend of Ko’olau’