Six Wednesdays, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, at Eve Hogan's Sacred Garden in Makawao. A one hour lecture and a one hour herbal medicine
discussion. Cost: $39 per class or $179 for the series. Pre-register: (808) 937-4218 or www.MedicineAtYourFeet.com
Dec 16 Hawaiian Natural History
Dec 23 Hawaiian Cultural History
Dec 30 Introduction to Hawaiian Medicine
Jan 6 Introduction to Chinese Medicine
Jan 13 Plant Anatomy and Botanical Nomenclature
Jan 20 Plant Families
2 pm: "Fastastic Mr. Fox" / 5 pm: "The Wildest Dreams" / 7:30 pm: "Crazy Heart"
2 pm: "Bright Star" / 5 pm: "The Horse Boy" / 7:30 pm: "The Yes Men Fix the World"
Kapalua Resort is pleased to welcome the Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) as the new title sponsor of PGA TOUR’s season-opening, winners only event on January 4 - 10, 2010 at The Plantation Course. About 34 PGA professionals will be competing for the first title of the 2010 season. The elite field will be competing for their share of $5.6 million. For more information call 808-665-9160 or 888-665-9160.
7:30 pm, Castle Theater. For tickets: www.mauiarts.org or call 242-7469.
7:30 pm, McCoy Studio Theater. Written by Maui-born playwright Jon Shirota, Voices From Okinawa tells the story of Kama Hutchins, an American of Okinawan ancestry who teaches English to locals of all ages in Okinawa. For tickets: www.mauiarts.org or call 242-7469.
Maui Land and Pine has recently opened up these beautiful trails through pristine forests for the public to enjoy for free. We start at the Kapalua Resort Center (aka golf club house on Office road immediately above the Ritz Carlton at the intersection with Village Road). We must sign waivers there. Then, ML&P provides free buses to the top where the trail begins at approximately 1,500 feet. We will catch the 9:30 am bus. We then hike through the Maunalei Arboretum and up the Honolua Ridge Trail 3 miles to a spectacular mountain top view point of the West Maui Mountains. Many trees, flowers and plants are named along the trail and labeled endemic or indigenous if applicable. Very educational hike. From there we hike down the Mahana Ridge Trail 6 miles back to the Kapalua Resort Center where we parked our cars. All day hike. Meet at 8:00 am at Buzz's Wharf to carpool to Kapalua. If you live in the Lahaina area, meet at 9:00 am at the Kapalua Resort Center on Office Road. Please call hike leader Bob Babson at 874-1166 to register. Limit 18. (C) (E) D = 9 miles: 3 miles of moderate upslope and 6 miles of moderate down slope.
7:30 pm, Castle Theater. These amazing acrobats defy gravity with breathtaking feats that stretch the limits of human ability in this spellbinding show. For tickets: www.mauiarts.org or call 242-7469.
6-7 pm. Free. Sea Talk Series on Polynesian Voyaging with Kekai Kapu. Kapu will share a fascinating lecture on the voyages of Polynesia, including the building of the 62-ft double-hull canoe Mo'okiha O Pi'ilani, the launching of the Mo'okiha this June, and the world voyage that will happen in 2012. For more information, please call 270-7089 or visit us online.
7:30 pm, Castle Theater. Renowned and applauded the world over, Mark Morris Dance Group is considered one of the top modern dance companies. For tickets: www.mauiarts.org or call 242-7469.
10 am. Dive into a day of marine discovery on Saturday, January 23 at 10 a.m.! Maui Ocean Center and Digital Bus team up throughout 2010 to bring guests Discovery Saturday each month. Interact with a Digital Bus water educator from within the Discovery Pool exhibit to discover the importance of healthy reef eco-systems and intriguing Hawaiian stories on marine life found around the islands.
9am-5pm. Immerse yourself in the Hawaiian culture on Friday, January 29! Enjoy exciting activities including entertainment, a complimentary Mid-Day Mana'o tour, shopping discounts in the Maui Ocean Center Store and an ono (delicious) island-style plate lunch special in the award-winning Seascape Ma'alaea Restaurant, served 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Activities are included with park admission, lunch specials excluded.
7:30 pm, Castle Theater. The first opera-length hula drama to incorporate hula, chant, drama and storytelling Holo Mai Pele is a pivotal work that changed the way hula was presented on stage. For tickets: www.mauiarts.org or call 242-7469.
5:00 pm, Castle Theater. Opening the ears, eyes and imaginations of hundreds of thousands of audience members, Alpin Hong's combination of stunning technique, emotional range, and rare humor continues to bring audiences young and old to their feet. For tickets: www.mauiarts.org or call 242-7469.
In this weekend intensive you will experience the unique power and grace of the Oneness Blessing (previously known as Deeksha): a transmission of divine energy most commonly given through the placing of hands on the recipient’s head for a few minutes. The effects of the Oneness Blessing are cumulative, and can enhance physical healing, greater intimacy in relationship, material wellbeing, and, most significantly, spontaneous and effortlessly living in an “Awakening into Oneness.