Trini: WELCOME BACK TO
"LIVING 808."
THE 25TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF
THE ARTS IS COMING UP THIS
WEEKEND ON MAUI.
IT'S HOSTED BY THE RITZ-CARLTON
KAPALUA.
THIS EVENT IS A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE
AUTHENTIC HAWAIIAN CULTURE
THROUGH ART, DANCE, MUSIC AND
FOOD.
HERE TO TELL US ALL ABOUT IT U
THE EVENT DIRECTOR, CLIFFORD
NAE'OLE.
HELLO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
Trini: TELL US ABOUT THE
EVENT.
IT'S BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME.
HOW DID IT GET STARTED?
IT STARTED WITH THE HOTEL
BEING WHERE IT IS TODAY.
REALIZING THE CIRCUMSTANCES, WE
NEEDED TO ENSURE THAT THE FUTURE
WAS BRIGHT, AND SO IT WAS MEANT
TO EXPAND AND HAVE A SAFE HAVEN
FOR HAWAIIANS TO COME AND SHARE
THEIR EXPERIENCES, PAST, PRESENT
AND FUTURE.
IF FOR OUR GUESTS TO PAR TAKE IN
THIS AND HOPEFULLY BECOME
PARTNERS.
Trini: IT'S A GREAT
OPPORTUNITY FOR KAMAAINA AND
VISITORS TO ENJOY AND APPRECIATE
THE HAWAIIAN CULTURE.
EXPECT AT THE EVENT?
EVERYTHING ART, FOOD, FUN,
CAMARADERIE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF FILMS.
WE DO HAVE DISCUSSIONS OF
CURRENT TOPICS, ET CETERA.
SO AGAIN, HAWAIIANS COME TO VIEW
THEIR -- TO TALK ABOUT THEIR
VIEWS.
WE ALL GET TO SHARE AND WE ALL
GET TO HAVE INPUT SO WE CAN MOVE
FORWARD.
ART FOR THE KIDS AND ADULTS AS
WELL.
Trini: IT'S THIS FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY.
YES.
Trini: ON THE GROUNDS OF
THE RITZ-CARLTON.
IT IS IN THE LOBBY.
EXTENDING TO THE ENTIRE HALF OF
THE HOTEL IS DEDICATED TO
EVERYTHING HAWAIIAN.
Trini: I HAVEN'T BEEN TO
THIS EVENT.
KIND OF DESCRIBE.
IT STARTS IN THE LOBBY.
YOU'VE GOT ART, ACTIVITIES.
CORRECT.
WE START IN THE LOBBY WITH OUR
PRACTICE TIER
PRACTITIONERS.
AND THERE, GO INTO THE HOTEL.
THERE WILL BE TABLES SET UP FOR
OUR ARTISANS AND DEMONSTRATIONS.
OUR THEATER HAS OUR FILMS,
FAMILY AND JUST ENJOYING
YOURSELF.
Trini: THAT SOUNDS
WONDERFUL.
YOU USE THE AWARD "PROTOCOL.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
IF WE'RE GOING TO BE
HAWAIIAN, WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT
WE DO THINGS CORRECTLY.
AND PRACTITIONERS REALIZE THAT.
WE PAY ATTENTION TO THOSE THAT
CAME BEFORE US.
IF WE DO THANK, -- THAT WE CAN BE
COMFORTABLE IN OUR SKIN.
PROTOCOL IS A BIG PART OF THE
THE EVENT IS MUSIC.
YES.
Trini: MUSIC AND FOOD AND
ACTIVITIES.
ONE OF THE GROUPS THAT WILL
PERFORM SATURDAY.
AHUMANU IS WITH US THIS MORNING.
I'M SO EXCITED TO HAVE THEM JOIN
US AND PERFORM FOR US.
TELL EVERYBODY, THEY'RE GOING TO
BE PERFORMING SATURDAY?
SATURDAY AT THE CELEBRATION
OF ISLAND TASTE.
AND IT'S HAWAIIAN HANDS
PREPARING HAWAIIAN FOODS EX A--
ALONG WITH THE CHEFS AT THE
RITZ-CARLTON.
IT'S A GREAT VENUE.
YOU BUY SCRIPTS AND YOU PURCHASE
WHAT YOU WANT.
WE HAVE GREAT ENTERTAINMENT.
Trini: AND I LOVE THIS
GROUP BECAUSE IT'S A HAWAIIANTRY HAWAIIAN --
HAWAIIAN TRIO OF WIMP. WOMEN.
LET'S PIT PUT OUR HANDS TOGETHER FOR
AHUMANU.
TAKE IT AWAY.
♪
♪ ON THE GOLDEN SAND ♪
♪ WALKING HAND IN HAND IN
HAWAI'I ♪
♪ IN HAWAI'I.
♪
♪ BY THE OCEAN BLUE I WILL SAY I
DO ♪
♪ IN HAWAI'I, MY HAWAI'I ♪
♪ A TOUCH, A KISS, WE SWAY ♪
♪ YOU TAKE MY BREATH AWAY ♪
[SINGING IN HAWAIIAN]
♪