ROYAL HAWAIIAN CENTER PARTNERS WITH PŪNANA LEO O MĀNOA TO HOST E MĀLAMA I KE KAI 2019

Event highlights Hawaiian culture and ocean awareness initiatives

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 26, 2019

Waikīkī – Royal Hawaiian Center has partnered with Pūnana Leo o Mānoa to host E Mālama I Ke Kai 2019 on Saturday, May 25, 2019, an ocean awareness festival featuring live entertainment and educational booths to benefit the Hawaiian language medium education preschool.

“This is the first year Pūnana Leo o Mānoa invites the community to participate in a full day of Hawaiian language, culture and ocean awareness initiatives, and we’re thrilled to host this year’s event at Royal Hawaiian Center,” said Monte McComber, Cultural Director at Royal Hawaiian Center.

Hosted from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in The Royal Grove, the event will feature enriching and engaging educational booths by Pūnana Leo o Mānoa, Hula Is Life, Mānoa Heritage Center, Mālama Mānoa, Mālama Maunalua, Nā Kama Kai, Nā Leo Kākoʻo o Ānuenue, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program, and Zero Waste Oʻahu.

Live entertainment will also be held throughout the day as follows:

10:00 a.m. Pūnana Leo o Mānoa

10:30 a.m. Pōmaikaʻi Lyman and ʻOhana

11:15 a.m. Ka Pā Hula o Kauanoe o Waʻahila, Kumu Hula Maelia Loebenstein Carter

12:00 p.m. Kamakakēhau Fernandez

12:45 p.m. Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua, Nā Kumu Hula Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV and Lono Padilla

1:30 p.m. Mauna Hape Slack Key

The event is free and open to the public. For more information and a complete list of events, visit www.RoyalHawaiianCenter.com or call Helumoa Hale Guest Services at 808-922-2299.

About Royal Hawaiian Center

Royal Hawaiian Center is the premier shopping, dining, entertainment, and cultural destination in Waikīkī, comprised of 90 shops and restaurants over three city-blocks of world-renowned Kalākaua Avenue. The Center stands proudly upon historic land known as Helumoa, once home to Hawaiian royalty.

OWNERSHIP: Royal Hawaiian Center is owned by RHC Property Holdings LLC and managed by The Festival Companies.

For more information, visit www.RoyalHawaiianCenter.com or call Helumoa Hale Guest Services at 808-922-2299.

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Sam Shenkus
Royal Hawaiian Center
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