This event is on celebrating the legacy of Abraham Lincoln, held twice for audiences on either the Hawai’i island or O’ahu, featuring presentations by three distinguished scholars:  Paul Finkelman from the Government Law Center at Albany Law School (“How a Railroad Lawyer Became the Great Emancipator”); Vernon Burton from Clemson University (“Lincoln, Emancipation, and Education”); and Ed Ayers, president of the University of Virginia (“Where Did Freedom Come From?”).

Location A:  Hilo
Date:  Saturday, May 25
Venue:  UH-Hilo, UCB 100
Times:  1:30 to 4:30 PM
Opening remarks by:

• Chancellor Donald Straney
  
• Jeffrey Allen Smith

Location B:  Honolulu
Date:  Sunday, May 26
Venue:  UH-Mānoa, Art Auditorium
Times:  1:30 to 4:30 PM (presentations)
4:30 to 5:30 PM (reception)
Opening remarks by:

• Robert “Bob” Buss
• Maya Soetoro-Ng

View the project flyer at the following link:  http://bit.ly/12hx0oc

For more information and program details, contact Jeffrey Smith, UH-Hilo assistant professor of history, at smith808@hawaii.edu.

This program is funded in part by a grant from the Hawai’i Council for the Humanities.

The 8th Annual Hawai‘i Book & Music Festival presented by Bank of Hawaii takes place Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and 19, 2013, on the spacious grounds of the Honolulu Hale civic center (Frank F. Fasi Civic Grounds at Honolulu Hale).  Festival hours are 10 AM to 5 PM on Saturday (May 18), and 11 AM to 6 PM on Sunday (May 19), with FREE admission and FREE parking in several nearby locations.  Boasting a roster of pavilions and stages, this family-friendly event promises to be another best-seller event.

Festival-goers can look forward to meeting local, national and internationally celebrated authors and illustrators; a robust offering of music and stage performances; stimulating panel discussions on a variety of topics; story-telling and poetry slams; as well as activities and entertainment for the younger crowd.  Attendees also will enjoy the popular Bank of Hawaii Book Swap, book-seller booths and a multi-ethnic food court.

This year HCH hosts a humanities pavilion at the two-day festival with the theme of “Telling Lives:  The Art and Practice of Biography and Memoir.”  Fourteen panels will provide humanities perspectives and context on life writing.

For additional information and updates, visit the Hawai‘i Book & Music Festival website at www.hawaiibookandmusicfestival.com.  Click here for the official program guide and schedule.  See the public service announcement here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3-1XtZaZ78

Travel back in time to old Hawai‘i with a special concert performance–Mele Lāhui Performed by the Royal Hawaiian Band–on Friday, April 26, 2013 at ‘Iolani Palace (weather permitting), from noon to 1 PM.

Mele Lāhui Performed by the Royal Hawaiian Band, a program presented by the HCH and Royal Hawaiian Band, will explore the story of songs composed either during the time of the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom or in remembrance of it and of the ali‘i.  Special presenters–Aaron Mahi, Puakea Nogelmeier, and Martha Noyes–will illustrate the events of that time and give perspective through the eyes of the composers.  This concert of songs about Hawaiian nationalism will feature the Queen’s Prayer, Ku‘u Pua I Paoakalani, Nā Ali‘i, Ka Na‘i Aupuni, and Mele ‘Ai Pōhaku.

A special booklet containing program notes about the pieces, written by the speakers, along with song lyrics, will be made available to audience members at no charge.

This event is free and open to the public.  Attendees are welcome to bring a picnic meal for seating on the grounds of ‘Iolani Palace.  A limited number of chairs will be made available on a first-come, first-served basis.

‘Iolani Palace is located in the Capitol District of downtown Honolulu at 364 South King Street on the island of ‘Oahu.

For more information, contact Stacy Hoshino, HCH director of grants and special projects, at shoshino@hihumanities.org.