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Hawaiian Gifts and Clothing  You are here: About > Travel > Hawaii / South Pacific for Visitors > Shopping and Gifts > Gifts and Clothing Travel Go Hawaii Essentials Which Hawaiian Island Suits You Best? Clickable Map of the Hawaiian Islands Beach Guide Hawaii Pictures Clickable Map of Maui, Hawaii Topics A Hawaii Vacation Planner Big Island of Hawaii Kauai Maui / Molokai / Lanai Oahu / Honolulu / Waikiki South Pacific Culture, History & Language Hawaii Lodging Hula Luau Maps and Weather Pearl Harbor Photos, Video & Cams Recipes Shopping and Gifts Buyer's Guide Tastes of Paradise from Hilo Hattie HilHilo Hattie Dresses and Sarongs Multi-Day Guided Tours Top Hawaii Guidebooks Top Maui / Molokai / Lanai Guidebooks Forums Help FREE Newsletter Sign Up Now for the Hawaii / South Pacific for Visitors newsletter! See Online Courses   Search Hawaii / South Pacific for Visitors > Shopping and Gifts > Gifts and Clothing Hawaiian Gifts and Clothing Looking for that special gift from Hawaii? Check out these links to Hawaiian gifts, memorabilia, and clothing. Articles & Resources Sort By : Guide Picks | Alphabetical | Recent ABC Stores - The Store With Aloha You'll find them on almost every corner in Waikiki and throughout the islands. Now you can buy many of their products and gifts online. Booklines Hawaii A large selection of Hawaii related books can be found at this site. They also have a large selection of Hawaiian music CDs and Hawaii related videos. Gourd Connection The best place on the net to learn about gourds, ipu and ipu heke. You can order gourd drums and instructions and taped on how to play them. Hawaiian Music Island If you would like to purchase Hawaiian CDs, be sure to visit Aunty Maria at the Hawaiian Music Island. This is the best source for Hawaiian CDs and cassettes on the Internet. Hawaii Clothing Company Offering a wide assortment of Hawaiian clothing for both men and women. Hilo Hattie If you have been to Hawaii and not been to Hilo Hattie, you are the only one. Seriously, though, a visit to Hilo Hattie is great fun. Now you can order their clothes and other gifts directly on the Internet. Mutual Publishing of Hawaii "From bird watching to fishing, from sharks to Aunty Pua, from Manoa to Maui, from nostalgia to contemporary issues - all that make the islands great!" Excellent books from a major publisher locates in Honolulu. Red Dirt Shirts from Kauai Winner of the 1996 Hawaii "Unique Manufacturer of the Year" award. Hand made by Paradise Sportswear employees at their Port Allen, Kauai, manufacturing plant, Red Dirt T-shirts are the hottest souvenir items in the islands for tourists and local residents alike. Sun Jose Hawaii Featuring a huge selection of clothing, fabrics, food, books, music, video and art. Located in San Jose, California where they have a large retail store. Top Picks in Hawaiian Aloha Shirts The Aloha shirt is the quintessential symbol of Hawaii. Cool, comfortable and casual, Aloha shirts are perfect for that Sunday beach barbeque, a night out at the movies, or just plain lounging around. They're perfect almost anytime in the islands and a great way to remember paradise when you're back home. Top Picks in Hilo Hattie Dresses and Sarongs Hilo Hattie is the Store of Hawaii. With stores on each of the major islands, Hilo Hattie is a must stop for all island visitors. Eileen Fischer, your Guide's wife is a regular Hilo Hattie customer and she offers her picks for some wonderful Hilo Hattie dresses and sarongs. Top Picks in Maui Jim Sunglasses Our picks for the best sunglasses sold by Maui Jim of Lahaina, Maui. Top Picks in Maui Jim Sunglasses Don't miss our picks for the best sunglasses made by Maui Jim of Lahaina Maui. University of Hawaii Press Publisher of over 1100 books the University of Hawaii Press is recognized as a leading publisher of books and journals in Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Studies.   Topic Index | Email to a Friend Our Story | Be a Guide | Advertising Info | Work at About | Site Map | Icons | Help User Agreement | Ethics Policy | Patent Info. | Privacy Policy | Kids' Privacy Policy ©2006 About, Inc., A part of The New York Times Company . All rights reserved. Around About Tips to Losing Weight Guide to Distance Learning How to Travel for Less PHOTOS: Italy PHOTOS: Hybrid Cars What's Hot Top Picks in Hawaiian Coffee Kamehameha the Great Kalua Pig Waikiki Beach, Oahu - Life's a Beach in Hawaii - Hawaii Beac... Best Beaches 1999 Headlines Plumeria Photos from Hawaii Plumeria is the most common flower that you'll find in... You Won't See This Sign at Home! This certainly isn't a sign that you've ever seen near... Atlantis Submarine Tour Maui Since I had just experienced the Atlantis Submarine Tour on... Maui Swap Meet Photos Held every Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to noon is the...

Hawaiian Music Institute Concert

Hawaiian Music Events "Aloha Joe.com is one of themost influential Hawaiian Websites on the Internet" (Movieline Magazine) HAWAIIAN RELATED EVENTS Around the Mainland & Hawaii 2006 AWARD EVENTS VOTE NOW!!!!! <><><><><><><><><> WHITTIER COLLEGE - Whittier, California This year, to receive a DISCOUNT on your tickets @ Whittier College, you need the CODE **** see below <click here to get the latest code> Once you have THE CODE, you can order tickets to any show...during that period. <><><> SPECIAL ADDED EVENT Hawaiian Music Institute Concert JANUARY 28, 2006 - 8 PM An evening of island music from some of Hawaii's best slack-key & ukulele players! For tickets please call 562.907.4203 REMEMBER - YOU ALWAYS SEE "THE BEST" AT WHITTIER COLLEGE <><><> APRIL 8, 2006 "Legends of Hawaiian Music" EDDIE KAMAE & The Sons of Hawaii The first time @ Whittier College! Shows at 3 PM & 8 PM <><><> MAY 27, 2006 THE BROTHERS CAZIMERO <It will be their 12th appearance at Whittier College> Shows at 3 PM & 8 PM Call the Box Office 562.907.4203 <> PHOTOS FROM PAST WHITTIER COLLEGE SHOWS You can always.. SEE the view of the stage from every seat in the Ruth B. Shannon Center @ Whittier College! >Discount Code does NOT apply to SeatAdvisor.com< <><><><><> *** THE TICKET DISCOUNT CODE Is available to Aloha Joe's listeners and applies to DIRECT BOX OFFICE SALES ONLY! To assure that you ARE a listener (or at least a website visitor) Whittier has added a CODE which is used to receive the ticket DISCOUNT. The code will change each month, so be sure to look ALSO: Once you know the CODE you can order tickets for any of the Whittier Concerts. <><><><><><><><><><> 11th Annual Hula Ho'ike 2006 and Concert by the Makaha Sons Join Halau Hula o Leilani and kumu hula Leilani Rivera Bond Saturday, February 4, 2006 Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall, Lihue, Kauai Crafts and food sales start at 5:00 pm auditorium doors open at 6:30 show starts at 7:00 and ends at about 9:30. Advance sale adult tickets, $15 ages 4 through 14, $8. At the door, adults $20; keiki $15. Donna Stewart, phone 808-635-7248 or email dsmanu@hawaii.rr.com Leilani Rivera Bond, phone 808-651-0682 or email darryl.leilani@verizon.net <><><> Thursday February 16, 2006 -7:30pm HAPA In Concert featuring Dancers from "Hula Anyone?" Marjorie Luke Theatre 721 E. Cota Street - Santa Barbara, CA Tickets $28.50 general-$38.50 reserved Purchase at Lobero Theatre Box Office 805 963-0761 or online at www.lobero.com concert info only - Rod Lathim 805 569-1064 <><><><><><> Southern California Ukulele Festival Benefit Concert 7PM, February 25, 2006 Seal Beach Leisure World Clubhouse #2 13533 Seal Beach Blvd., Seal Beach, CA Join us for a Benefit Concert for the SoCal Ukulele Festival featuring the charm and variety that ukulele has to offer. Proceeds will help fly internationally known artists to the Festival on October 7th. So, on February 25th hear "Lil Rev" (comedy/traditional), "Moana" (traditional Hawaiian), and Ian Whitcomb (tin pan alley). Tix are $15 at door or by mail w/SASE ($8 youths 16 and under, and children 6 and under free with paying adult). Call Susan (714/826-9204) or Floyd (562/425-7032) or mail payment to: SCUF Benefit Concert Tickets, 4232 Avenida Madrid, Cypress, CA 90630. IT'S LU'AU TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Sons of Hawaii Annual Scholarship Lu'au!!!!! Saturday, March 11, 2006 Japanese Cultural Institute 17215 South Gramercy Pl. - Gardena, CA Dontation $25.00 - 3 PM - Till??? Call Louis Hanohano 310-635-4783 <><><><><> JULY 30th - 10 AM - KAPIOLANI PARK, WAIKIKI The 36th Annual UKULELE FESTIVAL!!! Come and join the fun.... IT'S FREE!!! see the official website for more information! UKULELE FESTIVAL WEBSITE EMAIL your EVENTS to Aloha JOE SONYA MENDEZ REPORTS "Visit the Luau Cha, Cha, Cha, Girl's WEBSITE" EMAIL SONYA IF YOU NEED EVENT INFORMATION Check out "Mark Your Calendar", Sonya's events listings in the Leeward Current (covering Aiea, Pearlridge and Pearl City), the West Oahu Current (Waipahu, Waikele, Ewa, Ewa Beach, Kapolei) and the Ka Nupepa (Mililani, Wahiawa, Waialua, Haleiwa and the North Shore up to Sunset Beach), distributed by The Honolulu Advertiser. <><> <> Aloha Joe Hawaii Events Report - Jan. 24, 2006 <> Pearlridge Center kicks off First Sunday Fete with special Polynesian entertainment at noon on the first Sunday of each month at Uptown Center Court. The Kaholomua Dance Academy will perform on Feb. 5. Call 488-0981 <> Come watch the best bowlers in the state compete for bragging rights, cash prizes and incentives in a Hawaii TV Bowling tournament from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 5 and March 5 at Aiea Bowl, and on Feb. 26 at Leeward Bowl. Entry free is $65 or $70 at the door. The public is invited to watch for free. Contact Scot Mitamura at 239-5415 <> The Pearl City Lions Club will hold its inaugural breakfast fund-raiser from 6:30 to 11 a.m. on Feb. 11 at Pearl City Elementary. For just $5, enjoy a hearty breakfast of scrambled eggs, Portuguese sausage, rice, corn bread and orange wedges. Juice, punch, coffee and water will be served. There will also be a country store and a plant sale. Donations of old and unused eyeglasses will be collected at the cafeteria entrance and in the parking lot. Tickets may be purchased at the door or in advance from club members from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Jan. 21 and 28 at the Daiei store in Pearl City. In addition. The Lions are raising funds for its district. Purchase a childrens book titled, Wise Up. Cost is $15, of which $10 is tax-deductible. Discounts available for purchases of 10 or more books. Call Lion Alice Kudo at 389-0268 <> Celebrate the beginning of Cherry Blossom season with a trolley ride through Wahiawa town on Feb. 4. Members of the Wahiawa Nikkei Civic Association and the United Japanese Society of Hawaii will participate. The tours -which will depart from the Wahiawa Hongwanji Mission at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. - will be narrated by City Council Chair Donovan Dela Cruz. Each tour lasts 90 minutes. Cost is $5 for the tour and $5 for a "Kitchen Delight" bento. For reservations, call 306-1876 <> Join Jasmine Yoga on the North Shore for its 2 nd annual open house through Feb. 4. Classes will be free for all new students. Finish up the week with a potluck after the Saturday class. Ongoing classes are available Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:30 p.m., Tuesdays and Fridays at 9:30 a.m., Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m. and 10 a.m. on Saturdays (yoga and a smoothie). Classes are held at the Weinberg Community Center in Waialua, next to the Waialua United Church of Christ, 67-174 Farrington Highway. Drop-in cost is $11, discount class cards are available. Call 561-9639 or visit the Web site at www.jasmineyoga.com . <><> Feb 28, 2006 MARDI GRAS AT THE TOWER Celebrate at Hawaii's only waterfront Mardi Gras party while you enjoy entertainment on four different stages, a Mardi Gras parade, and tone of free beads while supplies last! 5 to 9 p.m. Call (808) 566-2337 <><><> Come celebrate with 25 reggae bands and DJs at the Bob Marley Fest 2006 starting from 7 p.m. on Feb. 10 until 3 a.m. on Feb. 11 at the Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park in Kapolei. Tickets cost $15; must be 18 and older to attend. Additional parking with shuttle service will be available at Home Depot. Volunteers are needed. Send e-mail to galmichem001@hawaii.rr.com . <><><> St. Francis Healthcare Foundation will present a Wealth Preservation Seminar from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Feb. 9 at St. Francis Medical Center Wests fifth-floor auditorium. Topics include how to produce additional lifetime income, earning generous tax deductions, reducing estate tax and avoiding probate. Featured speakers will be Stephen H. Reese, an estate planner for 16 years, and Stephanie K. Asato, a vice president with Bank of Hawaii's investment services. To register, call 547-6875 or 547-6877 . <><><> In Central Oahu: Bring the family to Dole Plantation in Wahiawa, where the kids can explore 1.7 miles of paths in the giant maze, recognized as the worlds largest maze in the Guinness Book of World Records. The attraction is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for ages 4 to 12, free for 3 and younger. Also, enjoy a relaxing, educational, fully narrated, 2-mile long train ride on the pineapple express. The train departs every 30 minutes between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $7.50 for adults, $5.50 for ages 4 to 12, under 4 free. Call 621-8408. <><><> Check out the North Shore Surf and Cultural Museum in the North Shore Marketplace in Haleiwa. There's an impressive collection of surf memorabilia, vintage surfboards, cultural items and jewelry. The museum opens from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. daily except Tuesdays. Call 638-8777 <><><> See some of the oldest banyan trees in the islands, rare Hawaiian palms and lush green foliage spread over 27 acres at the Wahiawa Botanical Garden. Nature lovers and plant enthusiasts are invited to take a free self-guided tour between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., seven days a week. The garden is located at 1396 California Ave. Call 621-7321. <><><> The Waimea Valley Audubon Center offers plant tours at 2 p.m. every Thursday and Sunday, when participants can learn about rare and endangered Hawaiian plants. History buffs may take a historical tour on Tuesdays and Saturdays at 1 p.m. Cost is $8 for adults, $5 for ages 4 to 12. Special rates are available for senior citizens, military and kamaaina. Call 638-9199. <><><> In Leeward Oahu: See the U.S. Bowfin Submarine Museum and learn about its role in WWII. The museum, which also offers outdoor exhibits and information about the Japanese suicide missile, opens daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $8 for adults and $3 for children 4 to 12. Free for ages 3 and younger. Call 423-1314 or visit the Web site at www.bowfin.org <><><> The Board of Water Supplys Halawa Xeriscape Garden displays a series of xeric (dry) plants in a residential scale setting to demonstrate species capable of providing a visually attractive garden, while using less water than most currently popular plants. Also see smaller gardens that specialize in trees, Hawaiian plants, bromeliads and international shrubs. Open for visits and self-guided tours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays, the garden is located at 99-1268 Iwaena St. in the Halawa Valley industrial area. Call the Board of Water Supply community relations office at 748-5041 <><><> Visit the Battleship Missouri Memorial on Ford Island in Pearl Harbor, and learn about the important role the USS Missouri played at the end of World War II. Guided tours are available daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets $16 for adults, $8 for children younger than 12. Special military and kamaaina rates available. The ticket office closes at 4 p.m. Call 1-877-MIGHTYMO <><><> HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE LESSONS Learn basic Hawaiian words and phrases from instructor Germaine Kaleolani Haili from 8:30 to 9 a.m. every Wednesday through the end of November, at the Ewa end (West) of Ward Warehouse, near the Spaghetti Factory. Call (808) 596-8885. <><><><><> ONGOING Learn to hula! Bring keiki to Ward Warehouse (on Ala Moana Blvd.), near the Old Spaghetti Factory, for free hula lessons from 5 to 6 p.m. every Thursday through November. Contact Germaine Haili at ( 808) 596-8885. <><><> For families bringing their keiki (children) to Hawaii, check a prehistoric baby dinosaur display at Bishop Museum. Keiki will enjoy interactive activities, such as building their own dinosaurs out of plush blocks, making dino tracks in the sand, plus participating in stamping, tracing and coloring stations. Visitors will enjoy seeing fossil displays, both real and cast specimens, of dinosaur eggs and bones. Call (808) 847-3511 or visit www.bishopmuseum.org <><><> Pearlridge Center in Aiea (near Pearl Harbor) offers lots of fun activities for keiki at Uptown Center Court. Junior Keiki Tuesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. has become a popular adventure for families with school-age children. The first Tuesday of each month is Fun With Science, hosted by Mad Science of Hawaii. <> On the second and fifth Tuesday, Balloon Monsoon will show keiki how to twist balloons into fanciful animals. The sky's the limit when kids get creative at Lego Town on the third Tuesday, and on the fourth Tuesday, The 4-H Club and the Hobby Co. will lead an evening of parent-child model-building for lovers of air and land machines <> Nothing sets the tone for the weekend like graceful hula and Hawaiian melodies, every Friday from 7 to 8 p.m. at Pearlridge Center's Uptown Center Court or listen to classic oldies, jazz, rock or contemporary Hawaiian music every Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Downtown Center Court. For information on all Pearlridge activities, call (808) 488-0981. <> All aboard! The Hawaiian Railway Society offers fun and educational rides every Sunday at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., with riders enjoying a scenic, fully narrated, 90-minute round-trip ride from Ewa Beach to Kahe Point (West Oahu). Cost is $10 adults, $7 ages 2 to 12, and senior citizens 62+ Call (808) 681-5461. <> Please Note: ADVERTISER EVENTS LISTED AS PART OF AD PACKAGES NON-PROFIT EVENTS LISTED @ No Charge Send us a flyer - FAXED or E-Mail It's that simple - fax 562.925.1910 (Ask about our reasonable advertising rates) <> HOME Hawaiian Music Recipes Travel Contests Shopping Culture Events Pr-Media Center CDs & Fashions EMAIL Aloha JOE All website content 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Hawaiian Adventure Radio Productions, Inc.

Hawaiian Quilt," by Laurie

Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features Advertisement - Click to support our sponsors. Thursday, February 17, 2000 Margaret Wood Margaret Wood found inspiration for this quilt in the jewelry of Hopi artist Charles Loloma. The quilt hangs against a black backdrop. Indians first made quilts with European patterns, but have since incorporated traditional tribal designs. Quilt show honors Native American tradition By Cynthia Oi Star-Bulletin WHY did primitive humans peck at rocks to form bowls, then take the time to decorate them with patterns and lines on the outside? Some, like Margaret Wood, believe such labor stems from the desire to create. So it is with Wood and other artists who have transformed utilitarian bedspreads into beauteous quilts that will be displayed at Bishop Museum. "To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions" is a traveling exhibit of the Smithsonian Institution. It showcases 45 quilts by Indian and Hawaiian textile artists and quilting groups from across the United States. "Native quilting happened as the westward movement of Anglos happened," said Wood, a Navajo-Seminole who came to the islands to present a lecture and to help with the exhibit. "The lifestyle changed for Native Americans as they were conquered and subdued," Wood said, and as the animals whose hides traditionally served as blankets and clothing were killed off. At the same time, manufactured fabrics became available and Indian women began to learn to use them instead. By Ken Sakamoto, Star-Bulletin Margaret Wood poses with a mixed media quilt she calls "Hand." The dots are mother-of-pearl disks, which also decorate her dress. "The wives of military men and missionaries started giving the women sewing lessons at the forts and missions, and provided them with manufactured cotton and wool," she said. At first, Indians made quilts with European patterns, but over time, they began incorporating tribal designs that they had been using in beadwork or other media, Wood said. "For instance, the Odawa quilt, one of the oldest in the show, has the lone-star design, but the corners and the triangular areas are filled with a floral design that's common to the Odawa people. So the missionary design is combined with traditional tribal design." While there are fine examples of antique quilts made by European Americans, few native quilts have survived. Anglo women could afford to make quilts that were purely decorative, Wood said. "They tended to make a very special quilt out of satin and expensive fabrics and they would save them for an heirloom and they would only bring them out on Sunday when the preacher came to dinner. "But the native people lived much closer to the Earth. I believe there were many heirloom quality quilts made, but the native people didn't have the economics. If there was a bad winter and you weren't able to get the buffalo hides or deer hides for bed coverings, you couldn't hold on to that heirloom quilt. Your babies were cold." As quilts became part of the Indian household, different tribal groups gave the quilt different significance, she said. Not only were they items of comfort, they became gifts of honor. At an Indian school in South Dakota, for example, each member of the graduating class is presented with a quilt. Margaret Wood "Charlie Wood's Stoma Quilt" honors Margaret Wood's father, who had radiation therapy for throat cancer. The line border represents cigarettes, the hands, people who had helped him. "The mothers take it upon themselves to make sure that every graduate has a quilt draped on their chair when they come in for the ceremony," Wood said. If the child doesn't have a mother or a person who sews in the family, other mothers will make one for the graduate. "It's honoring them. It is a significant gift," she said. Hopi culture requires a naming ceremony for a new infant. As part of that, each female member of the baby's family presents the child with a naming quilt. "If the baby has a large family, the baby may be given 20 naming quilts. So you'll see pictures of this big pile of quilts around this tiny baby. But that's part of their culture now, part of their ceremony," Wood said. She became a member of the planning committee for the exhibit in the mid-1990s, but the idea for the show began more than a decade ago. Getting grant money, deciding the focus and parameters of the exhibit and putting together a well-researched companion book took much of the time. An Arizona native, Wood, 50, mother of two boys, has degrees in teaching and library science. She had a successful business selling contemporary clothing adapted from Indian designs when she took up quilting as a sideline. "I found that the quilts were a much more creative thing. There was less marketing and more creativity." In 1990, she switched the emphasis of her business, "and I'm really glad that I did. I'm having a lot of fun with quilts." Her pieces aren't for spreading across the mattress; she designs them to be hung on walls and each has a reason for being. One is called "Charlie Wood's Stoma Quilt," and honors her father. At the center of the quilt is a plastic mask that was used in her father's radiation therapy after he was diagnosed with throat cancer. "The doctor offered it to my father, but he didn't want it, so I took it," she said. Red and white borders representing the lighted cigarettes that caused the cancer surround imprints of hands. "They are helping hands, actual tracings from some of the people who helped him get back on his feet," she said. "Quilts all have stories." On Exhibit What: "To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions" When : 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday through May 7 Where: Bishop Museum Admission: $7.95, $6.95 for children, seniors, military; includes all museum exhibits Information: 847-3511 Also: Museum staff quilt show, through May 7, Castle Memorial Building Also Lectures and workshops complement the exhibit. Lectures begin at 7:30 p.m. at Atherton Halau; cost is $5 each or $36 for the series. Information: 848-4144 or 848-4110. Here is the schedule: March 7 : "Hannah Baker and Her Legacy," by quilter and historian Elizabeth Akana March 11: Quilt pattern tracing workshop, Elizabeth Akana* March 14: "Meet Harriet Soong," who will discuss her work March 21: "Redwork Embroidery: The 'Other' Hawaiian Quilt," by Laurie Woodard March 25 : Redwork embroidery workshop, Elaine Zinn and Woodard* March 28: "History of Hawaiian Quilts," by Woodard April 4: "Inspirations for Hawaiian Quilts," by Lee Wild April 11: "Bishop Museum Quilt Treasures," by Betty Lou Kam April 18: "Native Plant & Animal Quilts," by entomologist Dean Jamieson April 25: "Quilt Care and Identification," by Woodard, Wild and Barbara Harger *Workshops run from 9 a.m. to noon at the museum's Paki Conference Room. Cost: $10 per workshop; reservations required. Click for online calendars and events. 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Hawaii Volcano

Volcano Watch [ TEXT ONLY ] Volcano Watch Volcano Watch is a weekly newsletter written by the scientists at the US Geological Survey's Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. It is published in the Hawaii Tribune-Herald's Sunday newspaper and the West Hawai'i Today's Monday newspaper, and posted here the following Monday or Tuesday. While primarily addressed to the residents of the Big Island of Hawai`i, some articles may have a broader scope. Article topics may range from volcanic features on the Big Island, volcanic hazards, informational topics of Long Valley, Montserrat, or Alaska, to topics about the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. Latest Issue: January 19, 2006: Revolution in thinking about Kilauea's explosions comes to HVO: Part 1 Previous Issue: January 12, 2005: 2005: Another relatively quiet year for Hawaiian earthquakes Kilauea Eruption Status From Volcano Watch, January 19, 2006: During the past week, the number of earthquakes located beneath Kilauea remains at levels typical of the current eruption. Inflation of the summit continues. Eruptive activity at Pu`u `O`o also continues. On clear nights, glow is visible from several vents within the crater and on the southwest side of the cone. Lava is still flowing through the PKK lava tube from its source on the flank of Pu`u `O`o to the ocean, with scattered surface flows breaking out of the tube. Surface flows on the pali are visible at night (weather permitting) from the end of Chain of Craters Road. As of January 19, lava is entering the ocean at East Lae`apuki, in Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park. The active lava bench continues to regrow following the major collapse of November 28. Access to the ocean entry and the surrounding area remains closed, due to significant hazards. If you visit the eruption site, check with the rangers for current updates, and remember to carry lots of water when venturing out onto the flow field. There were two earthquakes beneath Hawai`i Island reported felt within the past week. A magnitude-3.6 earthquake occurred at 11:04 p.m. on Saturday, January 14, and was located 7 km (5 miles) southeast of Hualalai summit at a depth of 28 km (17 miles). A magnitude-4.7 earthquake occurred at 4:05 p.m. on Wednesday, January 18, and was located 16 km (10 miles) offshore and east of Na`alehu at a depth of 40 km (25 miles). Mauna Loa is not erupting. During the past week, the count of earthquakes located beneath the volcano remains at low levels. Inflation continues, but at a slower rate since early October 2005. Visit our web site (hvo.wr.usgs.gov) for daily volcano updates and nearly real-time Hawai`i earthquake information. For maps, photographs, and more current information see Kilauea's eruption updatepage . Visit The Hawaii Center for Volcanology for captivating eruptive photos and a history of the eruption. The Volcano Watch Archive Search Text to Search For: Boolean: AND OR Case Insensitive Sensitive || 1994 || 1995 || 1996 || 1997 || 1998 || 1999 || 2000 || 2001 || 2002 || 2003 || 2004 || 2005 || Other articles || USGS, HVO would like to thank Gerard Fryer at SOEST for doing a great job posting, archiving, and maintaining our Volcano Watch articles on their website from December 30, 1994 through March 6, 1998. The URL of this page is http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch/ Contact: hvowebmaster@usgs.gov Updated: January 23, 2006 (pnf)