During this two-week cultural heritage adventure on Maui, watch master carvers create Pacific island canoes from tree logs and master artisans create traditional works of art and function. Learn about ancient Hawaiian ceremonies, and experience workshops in cultural art and skills. Witness traditional protocol displays and canoe launching, then enjoy island food, Polynesian crafts, and Hawaiian music. Preserving ancient wisdom in a modern world, we invite you to enjoy:

Sunday, May 18
Hawaiian greeting and 'awa (kava) ceremonies to welcome the participants and their cultural delegations to Lahaina - Noon, Kamehameha Iki Park, 525 Front Street in Lahaina

Monday, May 19 - Friday, May 23
Carving daily, 9 am to 6 pm, Kamehameha Iki Park, 525 Front Street in Lahaina
Carving teams will rough cut, shape and define the logs into full-size canoe hulls, surfboards, paddles, ki'i sculptures, pahus (Hawaiian drums) and poi boards. Carving Teams move to Banyan Tree Park on Saturday May 24.

May 19 - 22, the weekend of May 24 and 25, and May 27 - 30
Hawaiian and Pacific island arts and crafts fair, daily between 9 am and 5 pm,
Banyan Tree Park, Front Street in Lahaina
Island musicians and dancers entertain under the Banyan Tree once a day.

Saturday, May 24 - Friday, May 30
Carving continues daily, 9 am to 6 pm at Banyan Tree Park, Front Street in Lahaina
Daily between 9 am and 5 pm - Banyan Tree Park will feature displays of canoes, drums and surfboards from previous festivals, along with informational display panels about each participating island nation and its master carver. Festival Headquarters and starting point for walking tours.

Saturday, May 31
Parade of Canoes along Front Street, from Lahaina Center (900 Front St.)
to Kamehameha Iki Park (525 Front St.) - 2 pm to 3 pm
(Front Street closed to vehicles from 9 am to 12 noon)
Closing Ceremonies - 3:45 pm Launch of Canoes beachside at Kamehameha Iki Park in Lahaina - 5 pm - 6:45 pm (carvers procession begins at 4:30 pm)
Ho'olaule'a festivities with island food and beverage booths, festival souvenir booth and exciting Hawaiian music concert on stage in the park with up-and-coming and legendary artists - 7 to 10 pm.

Friday, May 23 and Saturday, May 24 · 6:30 pm - 7 pm
"To Honor Mau" - A Book Reading by Hawaiian Language Teacher Liko Rogers and Lahainaluna students of Gary Kubota's historical account of the journey of the double-hulled canoe Hokul'ea to honor its first wayfinding navigator Mau Piailug under the stars at Banyan Tree Park.

Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25 · 9 am - 5 pm
Art Show and Talk - Talk story with renowned artist Nick Black whose work is associated with the Polynesian Voyaging Society at Banyan Tree Park.

Saturday, May 24 and Wednesday, May 28 · 11 am - 1 pm
Wahine Kapa Workshop - Mililani Hanapi'i. Please call 667-9175 for reservations. $25 per person for supplies. Presented by Kapalua Resort.

May 24 - 30 · 9 am - 5 pm
Lo'i Display - lecture and demonstration by Hana's master artisan and hale builder Francis "Palani" Sinenci and Haumana on the lo'i, an irrigated terrace built especially for kalo/taro and the cultural significance of the plant used as food for voyaging canoes. Presented by Kapalua Resort.

Sunday, May 25 and Thursday, May 29 · 9 am - 5 pm
Kapa Demonstration - Mililani Hanapi'i at Banyan Tree Park. Presented by Kapalua Resort.

May 24 - 30 · 9 am - 5 pm
Hawaiian Ahu - lecture and demonstration on the cultural relevance of traditional Hawaiian dry-stack masonry in building an ahu (alter or shrine) by master artisan and hale builder Francis "Palani" Sinenci and Haumana at Banyan Tree Park. Presented by Kapalua Resort.

May 18 - 30 · 9 am · 9 am - 5 pm
Hale Wa'a - a demonstration of the ancient art of Hawaiian thatching by master hale builder Francis "Palani" Sinenci and Haumana at Banyan Tree Park. Presented by Kapalua Resort.

May 18 - 30 · 9 am - 5 pm
Model Canoe Display and demonstration of methods and materials by Hawaiian model canoe builder Ross Ka'a'a at the museum upstairs, Old Lahaina Courthouse, 648 Wharf Street.

May 18 - 31 · 9 am - 5 pm
Kamehameha III Elementary and Sacred Hearts Schools 4th Graders' model canoe project on display at the museum upstairs, Old Lahaina Courthouse, 648 Wharf Street.

"He Lani Ko Luna, He Honua Ko Lalo,
A Sky Above, A Earth Below."
PRESENTED BY 'AHA PUNANALEO, INC.

"A presentation on voyaging, exploration, rediscovery, and wayfinding and the efforts to use these experiences to revitalize a once dynamic Polynesian maritime culture by educating from an indigenous paradigm that focus, on the symbiotic relationship between land, sea, sky, and people in building healthy communities."
Chad Kalepa Baybayan

Friday, May 23 and Thursday, May 29
7 pm - 8:30 pm
The Art of Polynesian Navigation - lecture and PowerPoint presentation by noted deep-sea voyaging canoe Captain and traditional Satawalese Navigational expert Chad Kalepa Baybayan under the stars at Banyan Tree Park.

May 18 - 30 · 10 am - 2 pm
Tour the Hoku Alaka'i, a deep-sea voyaging canoe. Captain and traditional Satawalese navigational expert Chad Kalepa Baybayan and crew will sail the Hoku Alaka¹i from Hawai'i Island to Lahaina Harbor to offer tours and presentations about Hawaiian voyaging canoes and Polynesian navigation. The Hoku Alaka'i will be anchored in Lahaina Harbor with Babayban's smaller canoes beached at Kamehameha Iki Park. Tour and presentations will be offered in the Hawaiian language if requested. Call 667.9175 for reservations. Walk-on tours available.

Called by his Hawaiian name "Kalepa" (The Ruffling Sails), Chad Kalepa Baybayan has served as captain and navigator aboard the Hawaiian deep-sea voyaging canoes Hokule'a, Hawai'iloa, and Hokualaka'i. An active participant in the Polynesian voyaging movement since 1975, he has sailed on all major voyages of the Hokule'a throughout Polynesia, Micronesia, the west coast of North America, and Japan. Currently he works for 'Aha Punana Leo Inc., a nonprofit organization who's mission is the revitalization and preservation of the Hawaiian language. In March of 2007, Chad along with four other Hawaiian men participated in the Pwo ceremony and were initiated into the hierarchy of traditional Satawalese navigators by his teacher, Master Navigator Mau Piailug. Chad resides in Kona with his wife, Audrey, and son, Aukai. A 1974 graduate of Lahainaluna High School, his two daughters Pa'anaakala and Pukanala are both Maui residents.