This storytelling event will feature community members from the Kona and Kohala side of Hawaii Island, and will take place at the Kahilu Theatre in Waimea on Friday, March 8, 2024. The event will be hosted by Civil Beat Editor-At-Large, Naka Nathaniel.

Doors open at 5:00 p.m. where you may register, participate in interactive activities and pre-purchase items at the concession stand. Entertainment provided by Dagan Bernstein will begin at 5:45 p.m. The official storyteller program will begin at 6:00 p.m.

If you can’t make it live, a free recording will be sent to everyone who registers.

Featured Storytellers:

Manu Powers – Regent of the Daughters of Hawai’i

Boots Lupenui – Native Hawaiian Fine Artist, Musician and Documentarian

Kolby Akamu Moser – Native Hawaiian Commercial & Documentary Filmmaker, Director of Hometown Legends, Podcast Host of UNCUT Hawaii, and Founder of ARIA Studios.

Dagan Bernstein – Educator, Songwriter, and Musician from Waimea

Naka Nathaniel (Host) – Editor-at-Large at Honolulu Civil Beat

This community event is supported by a grant from the Hawai`i Community Foundation.

Check out this highlight reel from previous Hawaii Storytellers.