Celebrate Restoration of Ka Lanakila Church at Keomoku & Lanai Debut of "Voices of Lanai" Film, June 23, 2012
Save the date! June 23, 2012. Both programs are a free community event.
Current and former Lanai residents may want to mark their calendars to plan a trip home to visit in June. The Lanai Culture & Heritage Center will host a celebration of the completion of the restoration of Ka Lanakila Church at Keomoku on Saturday, June 23.
Kupuna who attended the church as children will open the ceremony which will begin at 11 a.m. After a pule ohana and himeni, everyone is invited to take part in a potluck luncheon and to join in the musical entertainment. Guided walks to the Maunalei Sugar Mill and other adjacent sites will also be offered along with a trip to Kahalepalaoa for a visit to the 1837 stone and mortar church/school house and locomotive.
At 4 p.m., the Lanai Culture & Heritage Center along with The High Maka Maka Film Society will host a viewing of 1987’s documentary Reflections of Lanai to be followed at 6 p.m. by the Lanai premiere of the Voices of Lanai a mini-documentary film prepared by Kenneth Martinez Burgmaier from Jazz Alley TV. “It is important for us to air the programs on Lanai to honor the elders of all cultural backgrounds who shared their stories with us before we share them with a broader audience," Executive Director, Kepa Maly said.
Both screenings will be held at the historic Lanai Theatre Playhouse.
Mahalo "Aloha Lanai" Benefit Fundraising Event
Aloha Lāna'i, aloha ia Hawai'i a pau. Mahalo to all for your aloha and support of the Lāna'i Culture & Heritage Center. The entertainers, corporate sponsors, many helping hands behind the scenes, and all those who made the Aloha Lānai Benefit Fundraising Event a great success are sincerely appreciated. As our kūpuna taught us, "Our well-being is in unity." Aloha nui kakou a pau. Much aloha to all. Event photos coming soon.
Bank of Hawaii presented a donation of $5,000.00 to the Lanai Culture & Heritage Center (Lanai CHC) on March 2nd, 2012 as the major corporate sponsor of the “Aloha Lanai” benefit concert that was held on Oahu.
Pictured here from left to right at the Lanai CHC: Joan de la Cruz (Lanai CHC Board Member), Albert H. Morita (Lanai CHC Board President), Jerilyn Simon (Manager, Bank of Hawaii, Lanai), Kevin L. Baptist (Senior Vice President, Bank of Hawaii), Mikala Enfield (Lanai CHC Operations Assistant). Photo Courtesy of Alberta de Jetley, Lanai Today.
This event was held to create broader awareness of Lanai's history, and generate greater support for the mission and programs of the Lanai Culture & Heritage Center.
Sharing short film (24:35) Aloha Lanai, March 25th, 2012, Mamiya Theater, Oahu prepared for Lanai Culture & Heritage Center by Kenneth Martinez Burgmaier (Jazz Alley TV Inc.) – covering some of the stories, faces and music from the Aloha Lanai event.
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The Lanai Culture & Heritage Center opened on January 16th, 2010. We are located at the front of the old Dole Administration Building at 730 Lanai Avenue. Our hours are Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. and Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
The island of Lanai has a rich natural and cultural landscape. This community heritage program seeks to document and share the legacy of Lanai with everyone. Please visit the various pages that make up this web-site to learn more about our island home.
Photographs throughout this web-site come from the collections of Lanai Culture & Heritage Center (Lanai CHC) and Kumu Pono Associates LLC.
Program Update From Lanai Culture & Heritage Center
The photos below share with you scenes from work being done on Lanai as a part of the heritage center's exhibit development and stewardship programs, and highlights several recent donations to our collection.
We are privileged to share the following photo updates with you:
(1) Important cultural/historic resources of the Maunalei-Keomoku-Kahalepalaoa region are being documented and stabilized (the historic Ka Lanakila Church is being prepared for re-roofing);
(2) The 1911 Avery Truck restored by Ross Moody and associates, with it's new display platform, a gift of Robert Kinoshita has been returned to Lanai (we are now awaiting permission from Castle & Cooke to display it in front of the Lanai Culture & Heritage Center;
(3) A Hawaiian shell collection, donated by members of the Hawaiian Malacological Society is now featured in museum;
(4) An antique Hawaiian pineapple quilt, a gift from Vonnie Pratt-Turner (daughter of former Dole manager, Dickson Pratt) is now on display in the plantation room;
(5) Community members and volunteers, including Kupuna Irene Cockett Perry are all working with Mikala Enfield in making Lanai Culture & Heritage Center programs better every day.
(6) Life-long Lanai resident and master-craftsman, Warren Osako is making another beautiful ukulele as an auction item for a Lanai Culture & Heritage Center fundraising event.
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