Mālama Hāloa Kalo Festival & Symposium

Mālama Hāloa Kalo Festival & Symposium

Malama Haloa Kalo Festival Learn & Enjoy ...Counts for knowledge although not for MINA service hours.Sunday, March 8, 20269 a.m. – 3 p.m.FREE ADMISSION. Please register online.In partnership with Ka Papa Loʻi ʻo Kānewai and Ka Papa Loʻi ʻo Punaluʻu, Bishop Museum is honored to host the 18th Annual Mālama Hāloa Kalo Festival and Symposium. Every year, the festival spotlights a ʻohana kalo or a specific Hawaiian taro variety. In 2026, we celebrate kalo ʻohe.The mission of the Mālama Hāloa Kalo Festival & Symposium is to educate our lāhui (people) about different Hawaiian kalo varieties and how to care for them. Our kūpuna (ancestors) were well-versed with the function, uses, and care of Hawaiian kalo varieties and understood its ceremonial, medicinal, and subsistence value. Focusing on ʻohana kalo every year encourages research into kalo genealogy to better understand the who, what, where, why, and how of Hawaiian kalo cultivation.Spotlight ProgramsKanu HāloaJoin maha ʻai kalo from Ka Papa Loʻi o Kānewai share kalo-planting techiques. Whether you have access to a fully functional loʻi, a backyard māla or a small apartment lānai, learn how you can mālama Hāloa at home. Two separate sessions.10:30 a.m. Nā Ulu Kaiwiʻula Native Hawaiian Garden12:00 p.m. Seed Bank LānaiGreat Lawn Stage Schedule10:00 a.m. Pūnana Leo o Mānoa & Pūnana Leo o Nuʻuanu11:00 p.m. Nā Pua Āhihi Lehua Mai Pihanakalani, Kumu Hula ‘Auli’i L. Heine Hirahara12:00 p.m. Live Music with ʻĀlewa12:30 p.m. Live Music with Poi Beaul1:00 p.m. Live Music with The VitalsPlanetarium ShowsJ. Watumull Planetarium10:30 a.m. The Hawaiian Sky Tonight, 25 minutes11:30 a.m. Wayfinders: Waves, Winds, and Stars, 45 minutes1:30 p.m. Ngā Tohunga Whakatere: The Navigators, 45 minutes2:30 p.m. – 2:55 pm Ocean Paradise, 25 minutes3:30 p.m. Experience the Aurora, 45 minutesTickets are required; please reserve at Shop Pacifica upon check-in. $3 per person general admission, free for members and children under 4. Limited seating.Geology ShowsHot Spot Theater | Science Adventure Center12:00 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.An engaging 25-minute presentation that delves into the fascinating processes shaping our planet. Seating is first-come, first-served. No additional charge. Show times subject to change.Participating Community PartnersAubrey Keʻalohilani Matsuura, Kanaka artistBishop Museum Kalo KeyBishop Museum IchthyologyHiʻipaka Waimea ValleyHoʻokuaʻāinaHui Kū Maoli OlaK & K FarmKanaeokanaKe Ola MamoKealakehe High SchoolNaʻau ʻŌiwi, Kohala High SchoolPapa Ola LōkahiPili PonoʻīTaropy HuiUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Native Hawaiian Student ServicesUniversity of Hawaiʻi Cancer CenterUniversity of Hawaiʻi Cooperative ExtensionʻŌlelo Noʻeau 1987Lele nō ka ʻOhe i kona luaThe ʻohe taro leaps into its own hole. Each person to his own place. From the legend of Kamiki, in which the hero called to the various taros by name, and each leaped into its own hole and stood there.Ka Papa Loʻi ʻo Kānewai sustains a thriving taro patch that shares its resources with the community. There are a variety of native and indigenous trees and shrubs growing along the stream and low-lying slopes. Families, students, and community organizations are welcome to engage and immerse themselves in hana Hawaiʻi and ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi. Kūpuna and keiki feel welcome and comfortable sharing their knowledge about kalo and nā mea Hawaiʻi. Our staff is skilled in the identification, cultivation, and propagation of a variety of native plants.Ka Papa Loʻi ʻo Punaluʻu was established by Ka Papa Loʻi ʻo Kānewai in partnership with the Kamehameha Schools’ ‘Āina Ulu program in the early 2000s. This loʻi, covering approximately three acres, provides opportunities to work more closely with the Koʻolauloa district community and Kamehameha Schools programs, has increased production of Hawaiian varieties of kalo and helps to maintain a sustainable level of use at Ka Papa Lo’i O Kānewai.Mahalo nui to the Kosasa Foundation for supporting this program!

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