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HONOLULU ACADEMY OF ARTS Feb. 1 - March 20. A photo
exhibit with images by Brett Weston is called Brett Weston and
Straight Photography. Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Call: 532-
8701.
BISHOP MUSEUM Feb. 2. Three Faces of New Guinea, a
special exhibit opens, featuring culture and history of Papua New
Guinea, with masks, shields, photos, drawings and artifacts. Daily 9
a.m. - 5 p.m. Call: 848-4129.
PRO BOWL SUPERFEST Party Feb. 2. Music, food, games,
contests and Pro Bowl player appearances at Aloha Tower
Marketplace in Honolulu, sponsored by the Marketplace and Hooters.
Phone: 524-4668.
PUNAHOU SCHOOL CARNIVAL Feb. 2 -3. 11:30 a.m. to 11:30
p.m. Called Na La Halia (sweet Hawaiian yesterdays), this is a fun fair
with rides, arts and crafts, ethnic foods, plant and white elephant
sale at 1601 Punahou St. in Honolulu. Call: 944-5722.
WAIMEA CHERRY BLOSSOM HERITAGE FESTIVAL Feb. 3, on
the Big Island at Historic Waimea Church Row Park. The Japanese
"Hanami" is the viewing of the flowers during Spring. The festival
presents the history of the Cherry Trees, a tea ceremony, cherry pie
and ice cream, mochi suki demonstration, bonsai exhibit, oriental arts
and crafts, entertainment and distribution of cherry trees for
planting in the Waimea area. The community wants Waimea to be
noted for its Cherry Blossoms each Spring. Call: 935-5068.
CHERRY BLOSSOM QUEEN Feb. 3, Daiei, Kaheka. in Honolulu, at
noon. Public appearance of the reigning Cherry Blossom Festival
Queen, Laurie Toma, chosen by the Honolulu Japanese Junior
Chamber of Commerce. Call: 949-2255.
A STARRY NIGHT FOR HULA TOO Feb. 3. This is a Maui
fundraiser for Hokulani Holt-Padilla's halau at SeaWatch Restaurant
in Wailea, with two seatings, 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Hula and gourmet
food are featured. Call: 875-8080.
WHALES AND DOLPHINS Feb. 3. Keiki and adult exploration
program will be held at Sea Life Park on Oahu, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Call: 259-7373.
NFL PRO BOWL Feb. 4. Top players in the NFL compete in this
allstar game at Aloha Stadium in Halawa on Oahu beginning at 1 p.m.
Call: 486-9300.
HONOLULU PRINTMAKERS Feb. 4-28. This annual juried
exhibition features Hawaii's top printmakers at Honolulu Academy of
Arts. Tues.,-Sat., 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Sun., 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Call: 532-
8701.
NFL/CELEBRITY GOLF AND FISHING Feb. 5-9. This post Pro
Bowl Charity Fundraiser features fishing and golf tournaments,
softball game and opportunities for photos and autographs. Call: 254-
5944.
HUMPBACK WHALE RESEARCH Feb. 6. Scott Spitz, of Kewalo
Basin Marine Mammal Lab, gives a talk on the latest whale research
at Sea Life Park on Oahu, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Call: 956-8244.
VALENTINE TEA DANCE Feb. 9 at Ward Warehouse
Amphitheater Stage in Honolulu features a 14-piece dance band. 7 -
9 p.m. The public is invited to take part in the ballroom dance
competition. Free admission to dancers. Call: 591-8411.
HAWAII OPERA THEATER Feb. 9 (8 p.m.), 11 (4 p.m.), 13 (7:30
p.m.). Rigoletto is the opera presented at Neal Blaisdell Concert
Hall in Honolulu. Call: 596-7858.
JOHNNY MATHIS AT BLAISDELL Feb. 10, 8 p.m.Johnny Mathis
will play at Blaisdell Center in Honolulu and newly released great
seats are available at $30, $25 or $20 . Call: 545-4000.
CHERRY BLOSSOM QUEEN Feb. 10 Kaahumanu Center on Maui
at noon. Public appearance of the reigning Cherry Blossom Festival
Queen, Laurie Toma, chosen by the Honolulu Japanese Junior
Chamber of Commerce. Call: 949-2255.
10th ANNUAL HILO MARDI GRAS Feb. 10. This is a beautiful
event with King and Queen's pageantry, a parade through the city,
music on several stages, costume contests, street dancers, and
culinary displays in historic Hilo. Call: 935-8850.
LANAI VISITING ARTIST PROGRAM Feb. 10. Wendy
Wasserstein, a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, makes a special
appearance at The Lodge at Koele on the private island of Lanai.
Wasserstein wrote The Heidi Chronicles and The Sisters
Rosenzweig. The public is invited. Call: 565-3800.
WHALE WATCHING WEEKEND Feb. 10 and 11, sponsored by
the Sea Life Park with workshop at Sea Life Park on Saturday from 9
a.m. to 11 a.m. followed by watching at sea on Sunday from 8 a.m. to
11:30 a.m. on a whale-watching boat. $25 for 10 - 12 year olds and
$35 for adults. To register call 259-6476 or 259-7933.
11th ANNUAL DR. RICHARD T. MAMIYA GOLF TOURNAMENT
in Hilo on the Big Island. Feb. 11. This is a benefit for the American
Heart Association at Hilo Municipal Golf Course and includes an all-
you-can-eat lunch. Call: 961-2825.
HAWAIIAN OPEN Feb. 12-18, Waialae Country Club on Oahu.
This annual PGA golf tournament includes the four-day pro
tournament plus the Johnny Belinger Shoot-Out and Joey "O" Trick
Shot Exhibition. Call" 526-1232.
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII'S ANNUAL DANCE CONCERT Feb. 16,
17, 23, 24 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 18 and 25 at 2 p.m. in Kennedy Center
on Oahu at 1770 East-West Road. This is the annual presentation by
University of Hawaii's dance department with students showcasing
their new choreography, and faculty and guest artists displaying
their skills. Friday and Saturday performances will be at 8 p.m. and
Sunday performances at 2 p.m. Call: 956-2598; 956-7655.
CHINESE NEW YEAR LION DANCE Feb. 16. Hawaii Chinese
Chamber of Commerce will host an authentic Lion Dance from its
headquarters at 42 N. King Street in Honolulu. The Lion Dance
weaves its way through Chinatown, past Indigo Restaurant and the
Chinese Cultural Plaza. Call: 945-3594.
DOLPHIN QUEST Feb. 16 working with dolphin calves born in
captivity will be explained by Bud Krames at 6:30 p.m., at Sea Life
Park on Oahu. Call: 259-7373.
GREAT ALOHA RUN HEALTH & FITNESS EXPO Feb. 16-18.
This annual fitness event features health and fitness information,
products, services, demonstrations, guest speakers, and contests. Neal
Blaisdell Center Exhibition Hall in Honolulu. Call: 945-3594.
HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE BOOK ARTS FAIRE Feb. 17 and 18th.
This annual event is held at The Mission Houses Museum in Honolulu
both days. Call: 531-0481.
CHERRY BLOSSOM QUEEN Feb. 17, Pearl Ridge Center at noon.
Public appearance of the reigning Cherry Blossom Festival Queen,
Laurie Toma, chosen by the Honolulu Japanese Junior Chamber of
Commerce. Call: 949-2255.
HONOLULU THEATRE FOR YOUTH Feb. 17-24. The Compleat
Works of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged). This off-beat, comical version
of Shakespeare classics will be performed at Tenney Theatre, St.
Andrew' Cathedral in Honolulu at 7:30 p.m., with an additional
performance at 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 24. Call: 839-9885.
18th ANNUAL HEART BALL & SILENT AUCTION Feb. 17
from 6 p.m. to midnight. This dress-up event, with the theme, Far
Pavilions, benefits the American Heart Association's fight against
heart disease and stroke. Silent auction, dinner, live auction,
continuous music and dancing at the Sheraton Waikiki, Hawaii
Ballroom. Call: 538-7021.
GREAT ALOHA RUN/WALK Feb. 19, is an 8.25-mile race from
Aloha Tower to Aloha Stadium that begins at dawn. Entertainment
and the distribution of $75,000 in prizes follows. The event benefits
charities. Call 528-7388.
TRAINING MARINE MAMMALS FOR RESEARCH Feb. 20 will be
discussed by Jeff Polowski of Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology at
6:30 p.m. on Feb. 20 at Sea Life Park on Oahu. Call 259-7373.
CUP NOODLES HAWAIIAN LADIES OPEN Feb. 21. Pro-Am and
the Pro Tournament Feb. 22 - 24, at Kapolei Golf Course on Oahu. This
golf tournament has a $600,000 purse. 144 Professionals; 132 LPGA;
12 JLPGA. Call: 671-5050.
ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE Feb. 21-25. This program at the Ritz
Carlton, in Kapalua on Maui features ceramist Kay Sattler and
watercolorist Fred KenKnight, with exhibits, demonstrations and
hands-on public participation. Call: 669-1800.
MAUI CHINESE NEW YEAR Feb. 23. Lion dance, music,
entertainment, food, firecrackers will rock Wo Hing Temple in
Lahaina on Maui. Call: 667-9175.
HAWAIIAN MUSIC HALL OF FAME CONCERT Feb. 23 at 7:30
p.m. in Mamiya Theater at St Louis School, 3142 Waialae Ave. in
Honolulu. This concert is called E Hii poi E na makamaka pookela, "To
Cherish Our Gifted Ones." It features the renowned Kamehameha
Schools Choral Glee Club, Haunani Apoliona, Irmgard Farden Aluli
with Puamana and many others. Ticket revenues go to the Hawaiian
Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Call: 261-3011.
THE WAIMEA TOWN CELEBRATION Feb. 23 - 24. This Waimea
Town party and parade on Kauai celebrates the Hawaiian and multi-
ethnic history of the town where Captain Cook first sailed into
Waimea Bay and first set foot on Hawaiian land. Food booths, games,
entertainment, and 5k and 10k foot races, canoe and bike race make
up the day and evening. Call Calvin Shirai at Waimea Main Street:
338-9957.
CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL FAIRE Feb. 24. Bishop Museum in
Honolulu from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This Japanese culture and craft fair is
a highlight of the annual Cherry Blossom Festival. Call the Japanese
Junior Chamber of Commerce at 949-2255.
HPR WINE CLASSIC Feb. 25. This fundraiser for Hawaii Public
Radio will be held at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki from 1
p.m. to 5 p.m. Tasting and silent auction of rare and Hawaiian wines
until 3 p.m. $35. Call: 955-8821.
CHERRY BLOSSOM QUEEN Feb. 25, Ala Moana Center on Oahu at
noon. Public appearance of the reigning Cherry Blossom Festival
Queen, Laurie Toma, chosen by the Honolulu Japanese Junior
Chamber of Commerce. Call: 949-2255.
CONSERVATION OF HUMPBACK WHALES Feb. 27, will be
addressed by Meagan Jones, of The Pacific Whale Foundation on Feb.
27 at 6:30 p.m. at Sea Life Park on Oahu. Call: 259-7373.
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERTO Feb. 28. Benefit concert for
orchestra students to visit Vancouver, Canada, 7 p.m. at Dillingham
Auditorium, Punahou School, on Feb. 24. Call: 944-5750.
MANOA VALLEY THEATER Feb. 28. The Old Boy is the
play about a politician coming to terms with AIDS. Wed.-Sat. 7:30
p.m., Sun 4 p.m. Call: 966-6138.
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