Fundraiser concert tomorrow for Hawaiian inmates


Announcement rec'd via email...

Pohaku o Kane will hold a free fundraiser concert and silent auction Friday to benefit native Hawaiian prisoners from 4 to 10 p.m. at the University of Hawaii-Manoa's Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies.

Pohaku o Kane, a Hawaiian cultural and spiritual advocacy group, is supporting prisoners who are trying to maintain traditional Hawaiian spiritual and cultural practices.

"It has been a struggle to get the state of Hawaii and the different prison administrations to acknowledge that native Hawaiians still engage in traditional religious beliefs and practices and that they have just as much a right to do so as any other religious denomination," said organizer Andre Perez. "Being able to practice their culture and spirituality has proven to be a critical component to the healing and rehabilitation of Hawaiian prisoners."

The concert, "Rusty Ol' Steam Pipes," will feature music by Skippy Ioane, Liko Martin, the Kauai Boys, Jon Osorio, Kupa 'Aina, Ernie Cruz Jr., the Girlas and Mana Caceres. There will be guest speakers, essays and poetry by Hawaiian prisoners.

Attendees may bid on Hawaiian arts and crafts in a silent auction, including poi pounders, an 'ihe (spear), a konane board, nose flutes, Anthony Kekona art prints, Solomon Enos prints, 'ulumaika sets and more.

A smoked-meat plate will be offered for $6.

For more information, contact Perez at 864-2336 or at kanikapu @ yahoo.com.


Posted: Thu - May 24, 2007 at 06:55 AM    
   
 
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