Hawaii Tribune-Herald Island Beat Thursday, September 8, 2016 11 Hula dancers perform during the 2014 He Hali‘a Aloha No Lili‘uokalani Festival, the late queen’s birthday celebration, in Hilo’s Lili‘uokalani Gardens. The He Hali‘a Aloha No Lili‘uokalani Festival, Queen’s Birthday Celebration, is set for 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday (Sept. 10) at Hilo’s Lili‘uokalani Gardens. The festival celebrates the queen’s birthday and pays tribute to the historical significance of the gardens. The festival includes music, hula, arts, crafts, food, demonstrations, children’s games and cultural activities. Entertainment throughout the day will include Darlene Ahuna, Lito Archangel, Taishoji Taiko, Komakakino with Halau Ha‘akea a Kala, the Waiakea Ukulele Band, Tahitian by Merahi Productions, the Christy Lassiter Trio, Braddah Waltah Aipolani and the Kahulanui Quartet. Hula is the major focus of the festival and each year, festivities are kicked off with a mass hula featuring more than 200 dancers scattered throughout the park performing a traditional mele. Dancers from throughout the state will dance together symbolizing the queen’s vision to share the Hawaiian culture with the rest of the world. During this performance, more than 50,000 orchid blossoms rain from the skies above the park. Other special activities and demonstrations include a Japanese tea ceremony, a jumping castle and water slide, nose flute making, coconut weaving, Hawaiian printing and stamp pads and Hawaiian herbs. A variety of local foods also will be available for purchase. The menu will offer some “ono-licious” specialties for everyone. Community and Educational organizations also will be on hand to offer information of available services for families. Admission is free. Additional public parking is available at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium, and Hawaii County Mass Transit will provide free shuttle service from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. The Culture and Education Division of Hawaii County invites all to come and celebrate the birthday of the Islands’ last reigning monarch. Come experience the culture, history, demonstrations, hands-on activities and the unique blending of the Island people. For more information, call the Culture and Education Division at 961-8706. silent movie night returns! fri - sept 9 at 7pm 4 classic silent shorts with “Fatty” Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, Stan Laurel, Mabel Normand and Charlie Chaplin With Live Organ Accompaniment by Tommy Stark! Tickets: $10. Available at the box office or over the phone with a credit card at 934-7010 M-F 10am-3pm. A part of the proceeds will go towards much needed repairs to the organ. 38 haili st - 934-7010 Lili‘uokalani festival is Saturday
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