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