Hula Mai ‘Oe is a web-based monthly newsletter published in Hawaii by Ho‘ala Hawai‘i about hula for all involved or interested in hula. Called "ka leo o ka po‘e hula" (the voice of hula people), this newsletter is a venue and tool to learn and share information about hula. Each issue includes a "Calendar of Hula Events" along with regular columns such as "Hula Books, Hula Words," "Wala'au," "Keiki Korner," "Something to Think About," and "Hawaiian Music Top Ten." Results of hula festivals and competitions are included. A variety of other hula topics is also covered. Publication of Hula Mai ‘Oe began in February 1997.
Hula Mai ‘Oe offers an opportunity for hula halau to advertise and share an upcoming event or fund raiser at no cost by sharing a story, an experience, or mana‘o (thoughts or ideas).
The Kapalakiko Newsletter is the publication arm of Kapalakiko I Ke Aloha, Kapalakiko Music, Art, & Craft Productions, the Kapalakiko Hawaiian Band, the Kapalakiko Hawaiian Music Workshop Band, and Na Menehune O Kapalakiko. It is published in February, May, August, and November. Saichi Kawahara is the Editor/Writer and his wife, Evelyn, is in charge of Circulation.
This quarterly publication provides a comprehensive list of Hawaiian events (hula festivals, concerts, luaus, crab feeds, outrigger canoe club regattas, etc.) in Hawaii and the rest of the United States. Information about Hawaii high school and college events/reunions and other reunions ('ohana, place, trade, and club) are also provided. Finally, every issue of the newsletter lists the "Kapalakiko Hawaiian Band Performance Schedule."
The newsletter's motto is printed at the top of the title page: The aloha spirit is not for us to own, but is something to be shared.
Domestic subscription rate for this newsletter is a $10.00 donation to help with publication costs. International subscription rate is $50.00 donation. Send subscription requests to:
Two Japanee Bruddahs is a monthly column in the Nichi Bei Times (San Francisco) by Castle High School graduate Kyle Tatsumoto and Mililani High School graduate Keith Kamisugi. Their column began in June 2001 and the columns can be found on their web site at http://www.twojapaneebruddahs.com.