{"id":3595,"date":"2017-03-20T05:10:33","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T15:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/workable-level.flywheelsites.com\/?p=3595"},"modified":"2017-03-19T21:28:33","modified_gmt":"2017-03-20T07:28:33","slug":"kcc-to-host-29th-annual-international-festival-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kapionews.com\/index.php\/2017\/03\/20\/kcc-to-host-29th-annual-international-festival-week\/","title":{"rendered":"KCC to Host 29th Annual International Festival Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Lexus Yamashiro<\/a> | Staff Writer<\/span><\/h5>\n

From\u00a0March 20-23, KCC will be hosting its 29th annual International Festival. Students, faculty, staff, and the community will get to experience the various cultures of the world through performances by student clubs, prominent guests, and KCC professors themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n

The International Festival is a signature event throughout the UH System. The college will be\u00a0collaborating with UH M\u0101noa\u2019s College of Social Sciences (UHM-CSS). Guest speakers and representatives from UHM-CSS will have presentations throughout the week.<\/span><\/p>\n

Along with musical performances, presentations, and films that will be shown throughout the week, the\u00a0\u02bb\u014chi\u02bba cafeteria will be a featuring international dishes during the festival. The Koa Gallery<\/a> will also be featuring art by the late Chuck Davis in the Koa building.<\/p>\n

Amongst the various cultures of the world, students will get the chance to experience Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s culture will be presented by performances of several N\u0101 H\u014dk\u016b Hanohano award winners such as steel guitarist Alan Akaka and singer\/songwriter Ku\u02bbuipo Kumukahi, a professor at KCC.<\/p>\n

“Hawaiian music is the soul of the islands, as within the music is coded words, ideas, & concepts that beautifully express\u00a0an artistic vision of the island world that surrounds us,” said Carl Hefner, the festival director, through an email. “The expressive nature of these songs should be preserved and cared for, as carefully as we would preserve anything worth saving, for generations to come.”<\/p>\n

Other KCC professors, such as slack key player Jacob (Jay) Koseki, will also be performing during the festival.<\/p>\n

“I am grateful for my experiences with Ki Ho\u02bbalu, and thankful for my kumu’s and mentors that have shared with me,” Koseki said through an email. “It was Ki Ho\u02bbalu that led me to pursue a career in music therapy\u00a0and the guitar.\u00a0 I am happy to share and perpetuate the art of Ki Ho\u02bbalu for future generations.”<\/p>\n

Kumukahi and Koseki will be performing Thursday from 12:50 p.m. to 2 p.m. in\u00a0\u02bb\u014chi\u02bba cafeteria.<\/p>\n

For more information contact Carl Hefner at hefner@hawaii.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To see the schedule of events click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:
\n<\/strong>Monday:
\n9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. : Campus tours;\u00a0\u02bb\u014chi\u02bba cafeteria
\n11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. : Chinlone (the traditional sport of Myanmar); Great Lawn
\n1:45 p.m. – 3 p.m. : Letting the Gini Out of the Bottle: Mourning Inequality Archaelogically (guest speaker Dr. Christian Peterson); Olona 201
\n6:30 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. : International Film Selection “Seven Something;” Kopiko 127B\/128<\/p>\n

Tuesday:
\n10:45 a.m. – 12 p.m. : The Afghanistan-Pakistan Problem, 2001-2016 (guest speaker Dr. Abdul-Karim Khan); Olona 201
\n10:45 a.m. – 12 p.m. : Writers and Courage, a Literary Reading (Lisa Kanae); Lama Library alcove
\n11 a.m. – 12 p.m. : Courageous Songs: Korea, Japan, China, Spain;\u00a0\u02bb\u014chi\u02bba cafeteria
\n12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. : The Beauty of the Hawai\u02bbian Steel Guitar (Alan Akaka);\u00a0\u02bb\u014chi\u02bba cafeteria
\n1 p.m. – 2 p.m. : The Art of the Ukulele (Mika Kane);\u00a0\u02bb\u014chi\u02bba cafeteria
\n6:30 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. : International Film Selection “First Love;”\u00a0Kopiko 127B\/128<\/p>\n

Wednesday:
\n9:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. : International Film Solitary; Lama Library alcove
\n10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. : Classical Topeng Dances of Bali (I Made Widana);\u00a0\u02bb\u014chi\u02bba cafeteria
\n11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. : Taiko Center of the Pacific (Kenny Endo);\u00a0\u02bb\u014chi\u02bba cafeteria
\n12 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. : Songs for the North Shore (Ian O’Sullivan);\u00a0\u02bb\u014chi\u02bba cafeteria
\n12 p.m. – 1 p.m. : STEM Supports the World;\u00a0\u02bb\u014chi\u02bba cafeteria
\n12:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. : International Film “Son of Saul;” Lama Library 118
\n12:45 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. : A World of Music: Latin Music for the Soul (Yezmin);\u00a0\u02bb\u014chi\u02bba cafeteria
\n6:30 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. : International Film Selection “Heaven’s Bookstore: Light of Love;”\u00a0Kopiko 127B\/128<\/p>\n

Thursday:
\n10 a.m. – 1 p.m. : UHM College of Social Sciences;\u00a0\u02bb\u014chi\u02bba cafeteria
\n11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. : Carinosa, Dance of the Philippines;\u00a0\u02bb\u014chi\u02bba cafeteria
\n11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. : Dances of the Middle East;\u00a0\u02bb\u014chi\u02bba cafeteria
\n12:15 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. : Sevillanas, a Treasured Dance of Spain;\u00a0\u02bb\u014chi\u02bba cafeteria
\n12:30 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. : K-Pop: Popular Culture in Korea;\u00a0\u02bb\u014chi\u02bba cafeteria
\n12:50 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. : Slack Key With Jay Koseki;\u00a0\u02bb\u014chi\u02bba cafeteria
\n1:30 p.m. – 2 p.m. : N\u0101 Mele O Hawai\u02bbi (Ku\u02bbuipo Kumukahi);\u00a0\u02bb\u014chi\u02bba cafeteria
\n2 p.m. – 4 p.m. : Courage in International Literature;\u00a0Ohelo Building, Tamarind Room
\n6:30 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. : International Film Selection “Terminal;”\u00a0Kopiko 127B\/128<\/p>\n

*Also on Thursday, special events in\u00a0\u02bb\u014chi\u02bba cafeteria include:
\n10 a.m. – 2 p.m. : Spanish Language & Culture Club, Bayanihan Sa KCC (Filipino) Club, French Language & Culture Club, Korean Language & Culture Club, Chinese Language & Culture Club, KCC Economics & Business Club, International Club, Phi Theta Kappa, The Russian Club at UHM
\n10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. : Japanese Conversation and Calligraphy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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