Oct 14, 2007 | Archives, Performances/Workshops Hawaii & US
The Eo Emmalani Festival held this year in Kokee was a delightful day. The weather was glorious, the music and dancing fun and inspirational. Please enjoy our photo album of our day in Kokee honoring Queen...
Aug 2, 2007 | Archives, Other News
LEAH GARCHIK — SF Chronicle Monday, August 6, 2007 Approaching the Museum of Craft and Folk Art on Yerba Buena Lane on Thursday, you could hear the soft sounds of ukulele music from at least 15 musicians (most in Hawaiian shirts), jammed into a corner of the...
Jul 21, 2007 | Archives, Other News
On 21 JULY, 2007, Kaua`i Museum honored its 2007 Kaua`i Living Treasures, among them was Roselle Bailey. Every two or three years, the Museum bestows this title on a small group of people whose service to the community and its culture has been outstanding. Past...
Jul 11, 2007 | Archives, Letters & Articles
My Impressions of India by Lynnie – Kananiokeanuenue – July 2007 On our last evening in India, in the last hour of our bus tour of hundreds of miles , as the sun was setting in the sky and upon our long journey, Roselle commanded us to take out a piece of...
Jul 11, 2007 | Archives, Letters & Articles
My Experience with Aloha Africa – A Cultural Exchange by Jessi Jardin When Isa Maria asked me to participate in a cultural exchange with Ghana, I said “yes” without reservation. ALOHA AFRICA was a collaboration of Ernest Borlabi Borketey, master drummer from...
Jun 3, 2007 | Archives, Other News
Weddings were celebrated this year for two Kaimi members. Roselle led the ceremonies for both. Christopher Sutherland (K) married Irene Flack (W) on Sunday 3 June, 2007 on Maui. Kalaniumi H. Martin (K) married Kaiulani R. Barretto (W) on Saturday, 27 October, 2007...
May 29, 2007 | Archives, Articles by Roselle Bailey
May 29, 2007 Commission on Water Resource Management 1151 Punchbowl Street, Room 227 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Commissioners, Fellow Citizens, Anoai Tatou, I am Roselle Bailey living in Paukukalo, Maui. I am representing those who have gone before me and those who have...
May 15, 2007 | Archives, Performances/Workshops Abroad
A South India adventure: The ‘Dance Hula, Dance!’ cast, a high voltage group on the move. by Dawn Fraser Kawahara, C. May 2007 The energy crackled through us as we boarded our China Airlines flight from Honolulu to Taipei. Despite the early departure and lengthy...
May 11, 2007 | Archives, Letters & Articles
Dear Roselle, When you asked us: “What did you learn?” — it was your last question in a long row of question regarding our two-week trip to Hawaii. That was not just a trip but a cultural journey. Learning about Hawaiian culture, in this case, meant learning...
Apr 27, 2007 | Archives, Performances/Workshops Hawaii & US
Sailing with Lata Exhibit Opening at Kauai Museum April 27, 2007 Before a distinguished company of sailors and scholars, members of Ka `Imi performed opening protocol for the Vaka Taumako Project’s “Sailing with Lata” exhibition on 27 April. The...
Apr 27, 2007 | Archives, Other News
April 27, 2007 5:00pm Kaua`i Museum in Lihu`e On 27 April, 2007, members of Ka ‘Imi Na’auao o Hawai’i Nei, led by Roselle Bailey, will perform opening protocol at Kaua`i Museum for the Sailing with Lata exhibition. The exhibit is being organized to...
Apr 11, 2007 | Archives, Articles by Roselle Bailey
By Roselle F.K. Bailey 1985 “Aole pau ka ike i ka halau ho`okahi … not all knowledge is found in one school.” Under the guidance of this Hawaiian proverb, I will share with you my views of the hula as I have learned it. For most people today, the hula means a wiggle...
Feb 11, 2007 | Archives, Articles by Roselle Bailey
By Roselle F.K. Bailey A time past, breathed into life, is hula. It is a moment reflected for someone. It is the aloha (love), the `eha (pain), the pono (hope), and the hu`eu (humor) of a people. It is the survival of that people. It is the people. It is Hawai`i! As...
Jan 15, 2007 | Archives, Performances/Workshops Abroad
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Jan 15, 2007 | Archives, Performances/Workshops Abroad
Oct 14, 2006 | Archives, Performances/Workshops Hawaii & US
As they do each October, members of Ka `Imi Na`auao o Hawai`I Nei assembled in Kanaloahuluhulu Meadow to honor Queen Emma at the annual Eo E Emalani i Alaka`i Festival. Even those who have participated in this event many times find it exciting. Each year’s...
Sep 30, 2006 | Archives, Performances/Workshops Hawaii & US
A Successful Educational Fund raising event was held September 30, 2006 for Kaimi and for Kolam Foundation to support our journey to India. Thanks go out to all who attended and all who worked on this wonderful event. We have been asked to make it an annual event! FOR...
Jul 28, 2006 | Archives, Performances/Workshops Hawaii & US
While we are sitting on the San Francisco airport, we reviewed the wonderful time we had during our Hula seminar on Maui and Kauai. It was a big adventure. For some of us it was the first trip to Hawai’i and therefore very exciting and sometimes overwhelming. Staying...
Jul 25, 2006 | Archives, Letters & Articles
Last week’s visit from our Hula Sister from Germany was a welcoming experience in my life. I greatly enjoyed speaking (and singing) German again and connecting with new and old friends, realizing that I already felt quite a deep connection with those who danced...
Jun 11, 2006 | Archives, Performances/Workshops Hawaii & US
On January 11, 2007, some 20 members will help Roselle fulfill her long-held dream of performing in India. Thanks to the efforts of Kaua`i`s Savitri Kumaran, the group will travel first to Chennai, and then work southward, ending at Madurai about ten days later....
