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Ethnoecology and Hawaiian agriculture presentation at Lyman Museum

Posted on 03/26/13 by admin No Comments
Noa Kekuewa Lincoln

HILO, Hawai`i (March 25, 2013) — On Monday, April 1 at the Lyman Museum, Stanford University doctoral candidate (and kama`āina) Noa Kekuewa Lincoln will delve into traditional Hawaiian wisdom about food plants and the environment.

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Lyman Museum’s Special Exhibit Sasana: The Burma Portfolio

Posted on 03/07/13 by admin No Comments
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HILO, Hawai`i (March 8, 2013) — The Lyman Museum’s special exhibit “Sasana: The Burma Portfolio,” is now extended for public viewing through May 25, 2013.

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Lyman Museum to feature traditional Hawaiian featherwork this May

Posted on 03/06/13 by admin No Comments
Hawaiian Featherwork

Hilo, Hawai`i (March 5, 2013)—Visitors will experience an artistic tradition unique to Hawai`i when the Lyman Museum presents an exhibition of featherwork by Lei Hulu of Hilo this spring.

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Hawaii bird conservation talk at Lyman Museum

Posted on 02/28/13 by admin No Comments
Alala chicks at home in an HEBCP conservation center on Maui. Photo courtesy of the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research.

HILO, Hawai`i (February 28, 2013) —At the Lyman Museum on Monday, March 11 at 7 p.m., Rosanna Leighton, Research Coordinator for Keauhou Bird Conservation Center (KBCC) in Volcano, talks about Hawaii’s unique avian species

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Lyman Museum presents Ni` ihau Shell Workshops

Posted on 02/28/13 by admin No Comments
Momi shells from the island of Ni`ihau around a quarter. Photo courtesy of Ni`ihau Cultural Heritage Foundation

  Calendar: Ni’ihau Shell Workshops, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, March 22 and Saturday, March 23. Just in time for Merrie Monarch,

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Lyman Museum to Host Special Photography Exhibit in 2013

Posted on 02/12/13 by admin No Comments
The tourism boom of the 1960s was one of the many subjects Hilo photographer John Howard Pierce recorded in pictures. His collection of photographs taken between 1950 and 1979 will be the subject of a Lyman Museum special exhibit opening in July.

HILO, Hawai`i (February 11, 2013) — The John Howard Pierce Photograph Collection will be the subject of a Lyman Museum special exhibit opening July 26, 2013, and running through January 11, 2014.

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CHINESE NEW YEAR FESTIVAL IN HILO Feb 9, 2013

Posted on 02/02/13 by admin No Comments
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The Eleventh Hilo Chinese New Year Festival will take place in Downtown Hilo on Saturday, February 9, 2013 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Mo`oheau Park & Bandstand, located across from the Hilo Farmers Market.  It is free to the public. Firecrackers will open the event at 9:30 a.m. at the front of the […]

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Destination Hilo’s Annual Meeting and Luncheon

Posted on 09/05/12 by admin No Comments
Hilo Bay

Aloha Kakou….Come, meet us in Hilo! Destination Hilo’s Annual Meeting and Luncheon will be held on Thursday, September 27, 2012 from 11:30 to 1:00 at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel – Mala Ikena Room – at 71 Banyan Drive, Hilo.  Members and guests are welcome. Our guest speaker will be Allan Ikawa, Owner and President of […]

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He Halia Aloha No Ka Queen Liliuokalani Festival

Posted on 08/10/12 by admin No Comments
Queen Liliuokalani in a black dress Hawaiian Monarchy Hawaii

Hawaii Island (Hilo) Liliuokalani Gardens Banyan Drive Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Date September 08, 2012 10:00am – 5:00pm This festival celebrates the birthday of Hawaii’s beloved Queen Liliuokalani, the last reigning monarch of Hawaii. It is held in the beautiful surroundings of the Queen Liliuokalani Gardens, a Japanese-style garden in central Hilo.  Blossoms will rain from […]

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60th Annual Hilo Orchid Society Show and Sale

Posted on 07/15/12 by admin No Comments
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60th Annual Hilo Orchid Society Show and Sale – One of Hilo’s biggest events of the year! Includes demonstration seminars and a silent auction. Gala Preview Party: August 2, 6-9 p.m. Show: August 3 – 5, 2012 at Edith Kanaka`ole Stadium in Hilo Visit their website at http://www.hiloorchidsociety.org/ for details and ticket information.

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