Maui Calendar May 2007 page contains events and activities that occur in Maui during the month of May, 2007.
Please note: Ongoing Maui events and activities that occur over a period of several months or the entire year are not listed here. However, you may read about them on our
Ongoing Maui Events
page.
Brothers CAzimero - Lei Day Concert Wednesday, May 2, 2007, 7:30 pm at the Castle Theater, Ho‘onanea Series. A Lei Day Concert tradition! Each year Robert and Roland Cazimero play their ever-popular Lei Day Concert at the Waikïkï Shell, then come to The MACC for a ‘Maui May Day’ Concert. Their beautiful harmonies and acoustic arrangements, along with lively humor, great showmanship and pervasive spirit of aloha – as demonstrated on their 30! albums --help spread their love for Hawaiian music around the world. Hula is also a key element on every Cazimero stage, as Kumu Hula Robert’s halau Na Kamalei consistently wins top honors in the Merrie Monarch Festival. Tickets: $10, $30, $40, 1/2 price kids 12 & under. Supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, Hawaii State Foundation for Culture & the Arts, County of Maui, KPOA and KNUI Radio. Call 808-242-SHOW (7469).
Kumu Kahua Theatre: Kamau by Alani Apio Thursday-Friday, May 3-4, 2007, 7:30 pm at the McCoy Studio Theater, Local Voices-TalkStory Series. "A moving and powerful piece on the nature of personal and cultural compromise." ( Honolulu Advertiser ) Alika, a Hawaiian tour guide working to support a hanai family, is offered a promotion –– then told that the company plans to build a hotel where Alika's family has lived and fished for generations. Weighed down with responsibilities and confused by alcohol, Alika struggles with his conscience. No pat answers or one-dimensional characters are offered, as the playwright explores the complex interrelationships, moral ambiguities and harsh realities of life in contemporary Hawaii. Tickets: $22, 1/2 price kids 12 & under. Supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, Hawaii State Foundation for Culture & the Arts, County of Maui, KPOA and KNUI Radio. Call 808-242-SHOW (7469).
International Festival of Canoes May 12-26, 2007 is considered “Maui's Signature Cultural Heritage Event.” Master Carvers from nations across the Pacific come together with carvers from Hawaii to create real canoes from wood logs during this two-week event in Lahaina, held daily 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (at the two parks on Front Street). Each nation is welcomed in a traditional awa ceremony at Kamehameha Iki beach park (May 12). Enjoy demos of old-style surfboard, drum making, Hawaiian house thatching, cultural arts lessons, and a crafts fair daily in Banyan Tree Park. On Friday (May 25), see the Parade of Canoes along Front Street at 6:00 pm. Watch the ceremonial launch of completed canoes at 6:00 pm on Saturday (May 26), followed by an island food and music festival at Kamehameha Iki Beach Park. Free admission to most events.
Akiko Kotani: SOLO Drawings Kaori Okaji: Essentially Empty May 13 - June 24, 2007, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm at the Schaefer International Gallery, Tuesday – Sunday, FREE. Two women with a passion for paper will divide the gallery for a dual exhibition. Akiko Kotani’s exhibit features two kinds of drawings, with direct observation of nature fused with abstraction and her unique perception. This Hawaii born artist transforms her distinctive way of seeing and highly personal language of mark-making into the realm of art. Born in Tokyo and now living on Hawaii Island, Kaori Ukaji is best known for her work with graphite and large-scale installation works on paper: compelling free-from shapes with layered, sculptural forms. Supported in part by the County of Maui and Hawaii Tourism Authority.
Aloha to the Whales May 15, 2007. After a winter of mating and calving in Maui's warm waters, the humpback whales are on their way to the waters of Alaska and the north Pacific for a summer of feeding. To bid them farewell, Pacific Whale Foundation is offering an "Aloha to the Whales" cruise on May 15 - the last whalewatch cruise that Pacific Whale Foundation will be offering whalewatches this season. Join the Pacific Whale Foundation staff in thanking the whales for their presence here this winter, and wishing them safe travels during their migration. Cruise is from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. on the Ocean Spirit out of Maalaea Harbor. Check-in is at 12:30 p.m. at the Pacific Whale Foundation Marine Resource Center in Maalaea Harbor Village. For information and reservations, call 1-800-WHALE-1-1 or 1-800-942-5311 from the U.S. Mainland and neighbor islands. For all other locations, call (808) 249-8811.
Frank Delima Friday-Saturday, May 18-19, 2007, 7:30 pm at the McCoy Studio Theater, Local Voices-Comedy Series. Frank De Lima is one of Hawaii's most popular and beloved comedians, an award-winning comic who has been entertaining local residents and tourists alike with his zany parodies, outrageous sense of humor, and spontaneous creativity. Frank personifies and celebrates Hawaii 's diverse cultures (his own ethnic background is Portuguese, Hawaiian, Irish, Chinese, English, Spanish and Scottish —"Chop Suey Nation," as he says) and integrates them into his comedic routines and musical parodies. Nobody does it better! Tickets: $28 advance, $34 day of show, 1/2 price kids 12 & under. Supported in part by the Hawaii State Foundation for Culture & the Arts, County of Maui, Hawaii Tourism Authority, KPOA and KNUI Radio. Call 808-242-SHOW (7469).
Chicago, The Musical Tuesday-Sunday, May 22-27, 2007, Tu-Su 7:30 pm & Sa-Su 2:00 pm at the Castle Theater, Theater Series. Come on, babe – experience it live and in person! The one, the only… Chicago.“Chicago has no peer on Broadway in matters of wit, style and sheer musical riches.”Charles Isherwood, VarietyIt’s Broadway’s most popular musical – a razzle-dazzle tale of sin and celebrity. And now, you can see it LIVE. The recipient of six Tony Awards, two Olivier Awards, a Grammy and thousands of standing ovations, Chicago is the sensation that just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Exhilarating! Though the themes are murder, lust, greed and corruption, when the characters are as engaging as those in Chicago, redemption is achieved! This famous long-running musical –– which also became the Oscar Award-winning movie! –– is the recipient of every major theater award: 6 Tony's (including Best Musical Revival), 5 Drama Desk Awards, the Critics Circle, a Grammy and an Olivier, as well as a score of international awards. Chicago has played over 15,000 performances to an estimated 17 million people around the world. And it's "still the best damn show in town," says columnist Liz Smith. Don't miss this chance to see the full-scale touring production of this smash hit, with so many memorable songs and dances ….Broadway at its best! Tickets: $10, $35, $58, $68, 1/2 price kids 12 & under. Supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, Hawaii State Foundation for Culture & the Arts, County of Maui, i-fm and KAOI Radio, KPOA and KNUI Radio. Call 808-242-SHOW (7469).
