In addition to the traditional ceremonies marking the birthdate of Kaua‘i-born Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole this Saturday, March 27 at Prince Kuhio Park in Kukui‘ula at 10 a.m., other festivities are scheduled that day on the South Shore as well.
In addition to the traditional ceremonies marking the birthdate of Kaua‘i-born Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole this Saturday, March 27 at Prince Kuhio Park in Kukui‘ula at 10 a.m., other festivities are scheduled that day on the South Shore as well.
The Hyatt Regency Kauai Resort & Spa hosts an all-day event, A Celebration of the Arts, the Prince Kuhio Festival, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Included in the event, which is free and open to the public, will be live entertainment, artisans and crafters with display booths, a silent auction, cultural demonstrations, a walking tour of the Maka-wehi sand dune, hula shows, a torch-lighting ceremony, and much more.
For more information on the Hyatt events, please call Aunty Stella Burgess, 240-6369.
The Prince Kuhio Festival Pa‘ina is at Mano Kalanipo Park near Po‘ipu Beach Park, Saturday, March 27, from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The event features Aunty Genoa Keawe and the Makaha Sons, and carries a charge of $30 for adults and $15 for children 12 and under.
This event is presented by the Koloa Outrigger Canoe Club. For more information, please call Lovey Britton, 742-2011, or Denise Morrison, 742-1195. Tickets are available at Pono Market, Steve’s Mini Mart, and Progressive Expressions.
This Friday, March 26, is the Prince Kuhio Day holiday, a state and county holiday which means most state and county offices are closed.
There will be regular roadside collection of household rubbish, and the Kekaha Landfill will be open, but the transfer stations from Princeville to Hanapepe will be closed.
The Island Recycling operation adjacent to the Lihu‘e Transfer Station will be open, as will be the Puhi Metals Recycling Center.
The offices of The Garden Island newspaper will be closed this Friday, March 26. The newspaper’s employees are the only ones in the Pulitzer chain to get the Prince Kuhio Day holiday off.
