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Mele no Kalākaua

November 16, 2019

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Have you bought your tickets for Mele no Kalākaua yet? You do not want to miss this celebration of music featuring local favorite Iron Mango! Link for tickets in our bio!
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In honor of King Kalākaua’s Birthday, the Royal Hawaiian Band will be playing a free concert on our grounds to kick off Mele no Kalākaua on Saturday, November 16 at 4pm. Established in 1836 by Kamehameha III, the Royal Hawaiian Band has entertained audiences in Hawai‘i and around the world for 180 years and has been a staple for celebrations during the Kingdom to this very day! Come listen to this historic performance and stay for the night of excellent Hawaiian music. The link for tickets are available in our bio!
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Our final Mele Series of the year is coming up on Saturday, Novermber 16th, and it’s going to be a beautiful day celebrating King Kalākaua’s birthday. We’ve got several wonderful events starting with the Royal Hawaiian Band playing ‪at 4pm‬, followed by the Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony. The 1821 Frame House first floor will be open for walk-through tours ‪from 4pm-5:30pm‬ and the Mākeke Mele pop-up outdoor market will open ‪at 4pm‬ featuring local artisans. Tiffany Ing will be signing copies of her new book Reclaiming Kalākaua. Milo’s Pastele Shop will be selling pastele plates and pastele pies and Hawaiian food plates will be available for purchase as well as beverages. The music will continue ‪from 5:30pm-8pm‬ with Lopaka Colon - featuring hula and songs in honor of King Kalākau. We will also be celebrating the many hands involved with the Hawaiian Mission Houses’ Mele Series that started in 2013. You do not want to miss this historic event!
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What a stunningly beautiful day at Mystic Seaport. After visiting the museum exhibits, including the archives and the historic Charles W Morgan whaling ship, Moses gave a stirring performance of My Name is ʻŌpūkahaʻia to an audience of museum guests and members of the Hawaiʻi In New England tour group!
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Tonight we had the great privilege of sharing ʻŌpukahaʻia’s story with members of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the historic Dumbarton House Museum. •
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Mahalo nui loa to the Daughters of the American Revolution for hosting us tonight. We had so many Hawaiʻi connections tonight in the audience and excellent questions!
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Our first presentation in Washington DC was at the Museum of the Bible in partnership with Partners in Development who published the new translation of the Baibala Hemolele in 2018. We presented the loan of the 1839 Clark Bible which will be the only Hawaiian Language bible on display amongst their vast collection. •
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Even more amazing connections with Hawaiʻi were made in the stunning First Congregational Church in Guilford. Mahalo nui for having us! It was hard to leave, but we had a five-hour overnight drive to Washington DC waiting for us!
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On Saturday we were at the beautiful UCC Torrington making even more connections with home!
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Mahalo nui to the Maine Historical Society for hosting us tonight! It was wonderful connecting so many New England threads back home to Hawaiʻi!
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These amazing women presented on the importance of native language yesterday during the symposium “Language as the Carrier of Culture” hosted by the Connecticut Humanities and Pequot museum. Dr Noelani Arista, endawnis Spears (Diné/ Ojibwe/ Chickasaw/ Choctaw), and Lorén M. Spears (Narragansett/Niantic) all shared the deep importance of using native language to perpetuate culture. •
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Today we held our last Mass Humanities Discussion Series hosted by the Congregational Library and Archives in Boston. Chris Cook presented on his book The Providential Life and Heritage of Henry Obookiah along with Dr Noelani Arista and Moses Goods. •
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Mahalo nui to the American Antiquarian Society for hosting our third Mass Humanities Discussion Series today. The discussion featured John Demos, author of The Heathen School, Dr Noelani Arista, author of The Kingdom and the Republic: Sovereign Hawaii and the Early United States, Moses Goods, author of My Name is ʻŌpūkahaʻia, and was moderated by James David Moran, Vice President for Programs and Outreach at American Antiquarian Society. •
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Yesterday we held our second Mass Humanities Discussion Series, hosted by Williams College. We got to see the Haystack Monument and engage in wonderful discussion after fascinating presentations by Dr. Noelani Arista and Kailani Polzack. •
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Mahalo nui to the Cornwall Historical Society for hosting us today in your beautiful town! We had a full house at the Cornwall United Church for Christ, even the Mayor came to see us!
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Yesterday we got to present at Old Sturbridge Village which is a living history site that interprets 19th century life in New England. We were thrilled to have the Old Sturbridge Village Singers open for us with three traditional hymns!
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It was a fulfilling day of making connections in the classrooms of Phillips Academy. Mahalo to the students and teachers for having us!
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Today we had the first of our Mass Humanities Discussion Series! We had incredible presenters tonight - Dr. Noelani Arista, Associate Professor of History, University of Hawaii at Mānoa and author of The Kingdom and the Republic: Sovereign Hawaii and the Early United States; Paige Roberts, Director of Archives & Special Collections; Elizabeth Pope, Archivist at American Antiquarian Society; and Moses Goods. Mahalo to Phillips Academy for hosting us and to Dr. Marisela Ramos, Department of History, Phillips Academy for moderating. We have three more Mass Humanities series coming up. Check out our calendar of events at our website www.missionhouses.org •
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We had the greatest opportunity today to perform My Name Is ʻŌpūkahaʻia on Yale’s Old Campus. Connecticut Hall is currently going through reconstruction so we told the story outside of the Dwight Memorial Chapel. Mahalo nui to the Yale staff for accommodating us and the guests who attended this special afternoon!
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There was amazing energy tonight at the New Haven Museum. Mahalo to Margaret Anne for hosting us and the incredibly generous audience for listening to our story and engaging in meaningful dialogue. •
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