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KAMA'AINA FAMILY DAY
Last Saturday of the month, except December
Take a family tour, hear a story, try out historical activities, or make something to take home. Each month on Kamaaina Family Day, the Mission Houses Museum offers a themed experience for everyone in the family. Activities from 10:00-3:00 p.m. with story time at 12:30 p.m.  Half price admission for tours and activities; $2.00 for activities only, tour not included.
October 30: Chicken Skin Stories
November 27: A Time to Give Thanks and Malama our Land and Friends
December 18: A Circle of Ethnic Holidays

TALKING  STORY: MYTH, LEGEND, AND FABLES
People throughout the world have told stories to help them understand their world, to memorialize heroes or heroic places and events, and to help teach morals and cultural roles and expectations to their children. Beginning in the fall of 2010, Mission Houses Museum will explore stories from around the world that embody universal themes or characters and link them to traditional Hawaiian stories and to those who told or gathered them. A series of Historic Bites Noon lectures, and evening lectures will introduce this interesting and lively subject.

HISTORIC BITES
First Tuesday of each month, 12:00 p.m. Free
Bring a bag lunch or purchase something from the Museum Café and Tea Parlor then listen to the lunch-time lecture. 
September 7
Stories: An Overview of Stories, Storytelling and TheirPlace in Our Lives
Senior Curator Elizabeth Nosek introduces the place storieshave in our lives both past and present using local legends, objects from themuseum collection, and myths shared by diverse cultures.

October 5
An Introduction to Victorian Horrors
Explore the history of Victorian Horrors or Gothic fictionbefore meeting one of the actors who will bring a historic author to life at themuseum's October 22nd program Victorian Horrors. 

November 2
Legends of MissionHouses
Hear some of the interesting, strange, and amazing tales ofthe people who lived, worked, and visited the Honolulu Mission Station.

December 7
Christmas in Hawai'i
Author Bob Sigall explores the tales of how this holiday gotits start in Hawai'i. 

EVENING LECTURE SERIES
Second Wednesday of each month, 7:00 p.m.  Free

TEA AT MISSION HOUSES MUSEUM CAFÉ AND TEA PARLOR
Every Saturday, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. $10.95 - $24.95.  Reservations required
(808) 447-3925.  
Glimpse 19th-century Hawaii while sipping tea under grand old kou and milo trees in the museum café and tea parlor. Great for birthdays and showers. Visit them online at www.cafeandteaparlor.com

TEACH! LEARN! SHARE!
DOCENT TRAINING AT MISSION HOUSES MUSEUM
Mission Houses is looking for volunteers who want to help visitors and Kama‘aina alike develop a better understanding of Hawaiian history.  Docents are especially needed to give tours of the historic Frame House, Print Shop and grounds.  Choose from one of two sessions being offered:
Session 1: Two Thursdays, August 5 & 12 from 10 am to 1 pm
Session 2: Two Saturdays, August 7 & 14 from 10 am to 1 pm
Curious? Questions?
Contact Mike at 808-447-3914 or email him at msmola@missionhouses.org

LAUHALA WEAVING DEMONSTRATIONS
Every 1st Saturday of the month, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free
Members of the Lauhala Weaving Hui gather to weave and share information with each other.  Visitors are welcome to observe and ask questions about this important Polynesian craft.

HISTORIC MISSION HOUSES MUSEUM TOUR
Daily Guided Tours (English): Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m., 1:00 p.m. and 2:45 p.m.
Admission: General $10, kama‘āina; military & seniors $8; students (6-college) $6; museum members free. Reservations required for Japanese Language Tours, Group or School Tours: (808) 447-3929. A stimulating tour through three historic buildings helps museum visitors discover how a small group of New England missionaries – who came to the islands in 1820 – worked with the Native Hawaiians to introduce Christianity, to develop a written language, public education, western medicine, and representative government.