This arts and culture calendar features Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) grantees, partners, and Hawaiʻi state government programs and events. Originally published in the SFCA February 2022 email newsletter.
Image: University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa Department of Art and Art History, 2022 Master of Fine Arts Degree Candidate Exhibitions. Candidates Forrest Leonard, Jake Everett, Helena Noordhoff, Sadaf Naeem, Makenzie Davis, and Nathan Talamantez. January 30 – April 28, 2022. For details, please visit the department’s website: Hawaii.edu/art/2022-leonard-everett-noordhoff-naeem-davis-talamantez.
- Diamond Head Theatre “Steel Magnolias” February 4-20, 2022. Learn more on their website: DiamondHeadTheatre.com/Shows.
- Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities The 2022 Hawaiʻi History Day District Fairs and State Fair will be held virtually. Student projects for the Virtual District Fairs are due on Friday, February 18, 2022. The State Fair will be held April 23, 2022. For more information, please visit the Hawaiʻi Council for the Humanities website: HiHumanities.org/What-We-Do/Hi-History-Day.
- Hawaiʻi Craftsmen has scheduled the 2022 Raku Hoʻolauleʻa at Camp Mokuleʻia (Waialua, Oʻahu) for March 24-27, 2022. A joint exhibition with the Hawaiʻi Craftsmen’s Fiber Hawaiʻi program has been scheduled for June 4-26, 2022, at the Downtown Art Center (Honolulu, Oʻahu). For more information, please visit the Hawaiʻi Craftsmen website, HawaiiCraftsmen.org.
- Hawaii Institute for Music Enrichment and Learning Experiences (HIMELE) 2022 Hawaiʻi Steel Guitar Showcase has been planned for in-person festivals. Kauaʻi Steel Guitar Festival: March 31-April 2, 2022, Sheraton Coconut Beach Resort (Kapaʻa, Kauaʻi). Waikīkī Steel Guitar Festival: July 11-16, 2022, Royal Hawaiian Center (Waikīkī, Oʻahu). For more information, please visit the HIMELE website: HiMele.org.
- The Hawaiʻi State Public Library offers free access to Mango Languages online language learning software. Languages include ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, Brazilian Portuguese, and Tagalog. For more information, visit their website (go to the Learn tab and look under Online Classes): https://www.librarieshawaii.org/
- Hawaiʻi Triennial 2022 February 18 – May 8, 2022, multiple locations. Visit the Hawaiʻi Contemporary website: HawaiiContemporary.org/ht-22.
- Honolulu Museum of Art free visits and self-guided tours for students on class assignments may be scheduled on the museum’s website: HonoluluMuseum.org/Educators/Student-Visits.
- Honolulu Theatre for Youth (HTY) welcomes audiences back to Tenney Theatre with Lee Cataluna’s play “Musubi Man” (2/06). The show is adapted from the storybook by Sandi Takayama and illustrated by Pat Hall. For more information, please visit the HTY website: HTYweb.org.
- Hui Noʻeau 2022 Annual Juried Exhibition January 14 – February 18, 2022, at the Hui Noʻeau Visual Arts Center (Makawao, Maui). For more information, please visit the Hui Noʻeau website: HuiNoeau.com/Exhibitions.
- Kahilu Theatre “Brilliance of Now” 6th Annual Juried Exhibition through March 4, 2022. For more information, please visit the Kahilu Theatre website: KahiluTheatre.org/Exhibits.
- Kumu Kahua Theatre – “The Conversion of Kaʻahumanu” by Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl, through February 20, 2022. The play will be performed live and presented digitally. For more information, please visit the Kumu Kahua Theatre website: KumuKahua.org.
- Mānoa Heritage Center has reopened for in-person tours. For more information, please visit the MHC website: ManoaHeritageCenter.org.
- Maui Academy of Performing Arts “Ahi Wrap: The Carport Theatre Festival” written by Derek Nakagawa, Francis Tauʻa. Through February 13, 2022. For more information, please visit the MAPA website: MauiAcademy.org.
- Maui Arts and Cultural Center (MACC) has scheduled live music events in February, including performances by the Maui Pops Orchestra. To learn more, please visit their website: MauiArts.org.
- Public Access Room of the Legislative Reference Bureau online workshop “Understanding the Deadlines” February 2, 5:00 p.m. on Zoom. This workshop will be focused on understanding the Hawaiʻi State Legislature calendar of deadlines. For more information or to register, contact the Public Access Room by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 808/587-0478.
University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa Department of Art and Art History
- Exhibition “The Haiku as Visual Form: Stanton Macdonald-Wright’s the Haiga Portfolio” through May 8, 2022 at the John Young Museum of Art. For more information: Hawaii.edu/Art/Exhibitions-Events-Museum.
- Exhibition “Ken Okiishi: A Model Childhood” through May 6, 2022. Curated by Maika Pollack. Public gallery walkthrough scheduled for February 20, 2022, and online presentation with Ken Okiishi on March 1, 2022. For more information: Hawaii.edu/Art/Exhibitions-Events-Museum.
- 2022 Master of Fine Arts Degree Candidate Exhibitions. Candidates Forrest Leonard, Jake Everett, Helena Noordhoff, Sadaf Naeem, Makenzie Davis, and Nathan Talamantez. January 30 – April 28, 2022. For details, please visit the department’s website: Hawaii.edu/art/2022-leonard-everett-noordhoff-naeem-davis-talamantez.
- 2022 Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition, April 24 – May 14, 2022. For more information: Hawaii.edu/Art/Exhibitions-Events-Museum.
University of Hawaiʻi Outreach College Statewide Cultural Extension Program (SCEP)
Online performances and presentations by local artists, supported by funding from the SFCA. February 2022 includes in-person and online performances. For more information, please visit the SCEP website: https://www.outreach.hawaii.edu/arts-culture/statewide-cultural-extension-program.
- Kenny Endo and the Taiko Center of the Pacific, February 5, University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa Orvis Auditorium.
- Jeff Peterson and Nathan Aweau, February 11, University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa Orvis Auditorium.
- “Imaginary Homelands”, February 26 and 27 at the Windward Community College Palikū Theatre with Kenny Endo, Norman Kaneshiro, and Yukie Shiroma.
University of Hawaiʻi Music Department
For more information, please visit the UHM Music Department website: manoa.hawaii.edu/music/events.
- Chamber Music Hawaii, February 13, Orvis Auditorium (University of Hawaiʻi-Mānoa)
- University of Hawaiʻi Chamber Singers Concert, February 25, Central Union Church
- University Bands Spring Concert, February 27, Moanalua High School Performing Arts Center