Dancers from Ka Pā Hula ʻO Kawaiolanoelaniokāne
The Nevada State Museum will celebrate Lei Day on Saturday, April 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a variety of cultural activities for all ages.
In Hawaii, May Day is Lei Day and the museum is sharing the tradition with the Northern Nevada community with a lei making demonstration by Nā ʻŌiwi O Hawai’i, Northern Nevada Hawaiian Civic Club.
Lei Day will also include a beginner keiki (child) and a beginner wahine (woman) hula lesson by Kumu Hula (hula teacher) Dalyn Aiu-Parpal, Hawaiian music by the band Pono, and a hula performance by the Reno-based hālau hula (hula school) Ka Pā Hula ʻO Kawaiolanoelaniokāne. There will also be hands-on activities and a temporary exhibit that illustrates the various types of materials used for lei making as well as a brief history of Lei Day.
Participants are encouraged to wear their best “Aloha wear.” Shaved ice will be sold by Island Breeze Events. The museum is at 600 N. Carson St., in Carson City. Admission is free.
This program is funded in part by a grant from Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
For information, visit www.carsonnvmuseum.org.