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Tides: Panel Discussion

Lecture
Related People: 
Andrzej Kramarz
Saturday, January 10, 2026 - 3:00pm
Tides: Gender Beyond the Binary in Oceania
Panel Discussion with with Keiva Lei Cadena, Lenore Kuʻumeaaloha Gomes, & Peter Tuiolosega Silva. Moderated by Rodney "Ni" Powell.
January 10th, 2026 from 3 - 5 pm.
 
As part of the TIDES exhibition, this January panel discussion brings together powerful Indigenous Pacific voices to explore how gender long understood across Oceania beyond Western binaries has endured, adapted, and returned through culture, care, and resistance.

Youth Arts Saturdays (2nd Saturday of each month)

Workshop
Related People: 
Kellie Miyazu
Marisa Miyashiro
Saturday, January 10, 2026 - 10:00am to Saturday, December 12, 2026 - 2:00pm
 
✨Join us the second Saturday of each month for the Youth Arts Series, Youth Arts Saturdays (YAS²). This event is free and open to keiki of all ages. Activities take place on the front lanai outside EHCC's main gallery, or at the Annex, behind the main building.
 
✨YAS² aims to promote the importance of youth arts throughout the year. We will be joined by guest artists and other local organizations throughout the months.

Art Fridays

Workshop
Friday, January 2, 2026 - 6:00pm to Friday, December 18, 2026 - 8:00pm
Art Party Fridays with Cash and Ula Anderson
Art Fridays is now Art Party Fridays!
It will be happening every Friday beginning this Friday, December 5th, 2025 onward.

Merrie Makers Market

Special Event
Related People: 
Jenna Waipa
Saturday, December 6, 2025 - 10:00am
Merrie Makers Market
December 6th, 10 am - 2 pm
 
Join us for our first annual Merrie Makers Market! A family friendly day filled with local food, drinks, arts and crafts and more! The Merrie Makers Market aims to highlight East Hawai‘i Cultural Center, its programs, and spaces.

Tides: Gender Beyond the Binary in Oceania

Exhibition
Related People: 
Andrzej Kramarz
Friday, December 5, 2025 - 6:00pm to Friday, February 27, 2026 - 4:00pm
This exhibition, Tides, delves into the fluid and evolving concept of the non-binary gender in Oceania – a historically recognized identity in many Pacific cultures. Just as the tides are shaped by the gravitational forces of the moon, sun, and Earth's orbit, our identities are continually formed by a complex interplay of time, external pressures, and cultural forces.

Fall Break Halloween Art Camp 2025

Workshop
Monday, October 6, 2025 - 8:00am to Friday, October 10, 2025 - 12:00pm
Fall Break Halloween Art Camp 2025
  • October 6th-10th (Monday-Friday)
  • 8:00 AM–12:00 Noon
  • Ages 8-13
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!… Halloween Art Camp is here! Our spookiest and kookiest camp has returned for its 6th year!
Students will have the opportunity to work in a variety of media under the direction of our team of talented teaching artists.

Panel Discussion: DISPLACEMENT. ART OF SURVIVING

Lecture
Saturday, September 13, 2025 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
DISPLACEMENT. ART OF SURVIVING: Panel Discussion
September 13th 2–4 PM, free & open to the public
 
As part of our current exhibition, Displacement: Art of Surviving, this panel discussion brings together local service providers and members of the houseless community, Pu‘uhonua o Wai‘anae, for a shared conversation on houselessness, community resilience, and collaboration.

Molten Blossom Javanese Gamelan Performance

Performance
Related People: 
Carol Walker
Friday, September 5, 2025 - 5:00pm
MOLTEN BLOSSOM JAVANESE GAMELAN PERFORMANCE
 
Friday, September 5, 2025 - 5:00pm 
 
Molten Blossom, EHCC’s community Javanese gamelan group, will perform at the Bob Brown Gamelan Studio (behind EHCC’s main building). The concert will feature several Semarang-style pieces (light, catchy music) and a bake sale. The performance is free but donations are welcome.

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