~ All exhibits and events are free and open to the public.~ All dates and times are subject to change.

~ This newsletter was paid for by the taxpayers of the City and County of Honolulu.

www.honolulu.gov/mocamoca-info@honolulu.govMOCA hotline: 808-768-6666

Mai‘ena I ke kanaka I laka aku. (Treat him who comes in kindness with kindness.)

Kekemapa 2016(December)

Mayor Kirk CaldwellHonolulu, Hawai‘i

Mele Kalikimaka!Happy Holidays from the City and County of Honolulu!

Opening Night, December 3 4 - 11 pm

Dec 3, 2016 - Jan 1, 20178:00 am - 11:00 pm daily

Honolulu Hale, 530 S King St

• Holiday Lights Parade at 6:00 pm, beginning at Ft Barrette Rd, traveling down Kapolei Pkwy until Kealakapu St

• Holiday Courtyard • Tree Lighting • Keiki Activities • Food Booths • Live Entertainment

Lights, decorations and holiday cheer for everyone! The inside and outside of both Honolulu Hale and Kapolei Hale will be decorated for the holiday season. Stop by and be a part of

an annual tradition at the City and County of Honolulu.

Dec 10, 2016 - Jan 1, 20178:00 am - 10:00 pm daily

Kapolei Hale, 1000 Ulu‘ōhi‘a St

Opening Night, December 104 - 10 pm

• Electric Light Parade • Tree Lighting Ceremony • Festival of Trees • Wreath Contest Display • Food Booths

• Keiki Rides • Free Photos with Santa • Live Entertainment

• Visit http://www.honolulucitylights.org for more info

Join members of the Pacific Outpost 501st Legion

of Stormtroopers to help collect toys for this year’s Toys For Tots! Bring new,

un-wrapped toys to Honolulu Hale on December 11, from 6 - 8 pm and visit and

take photos with some of your favorite characters from the Star Wars saga!

~ Dec 1, 6:00 pmKaimuki Christmas Parade ~ Dec 2 & 16, 12:00 noon

Iolani Palace~ Dec 3, 9:00 am

Kaneohe Christmas Parade ~ 6:00 pm Honolulu City

Lights Parade~ Dec 4, 8:45 am

Pearl Harbor Visitor Center Lanai

~ Dec 4 & 18, 2:00 pmKapi‘olani Bandstand

~ Dec 6, 11:45 am1st Circuit Court Ka‘ahumanu Hale

~ Dec 7, 11:00 amAla Moana Centerstage

~ Dec 9, 12:00 noonHawai‘i State Art Museum

~ 6:00 pm 16th Annual Haleiwa Town Christmas Parade

~ Dec 10, 6:00 pmKapolei City Lights Parade

~ Dec 11, 3:00 pmAla Moana Centerstage

~ Dec 17, 5:15 pmKa Makana Ali‘i (new Kapolei mall)

Schedule is subject to change without notice. For more info call 808-922-5331

Tuesdays Ainsley Halemanu and

Hula Hālau Ka Liko O Ka PalaiThursdays

Joan “Aunty Pudgie” Young and Puamelia

~ Dec 3 Lilinoe Lindsey and Ka Pa Nani O Lilinoe

~ Dec 4 Kapi‘olani Ha‘o and Hālau Ke Kia‘i A O Hula

Featuring Tokyo Hula Festival Winners & participants of Waikīkī

Hula Workshops

~ Dec 10 Coline Aiu and Hālau Hula O Maiki

~ Dec 17 Shirley Recca and Hālau Hula O Namakahulali

NO SHOWS on Dec 24 & 31

6:00 - 7:00 pm at the Kūhiō Beach Hula Mound, near the Duke Kahanamoku statue, beachside at Uluniu & Kalākaua Avenue in Waikīkī, weather-permitting. Outdoors, casual. Seating on the grass; beach chairs, mats, etc. okay. Cameras are welcome.

Schedule is subject to change without notice. For more info call 808-843-8002

The City and County of Honolulu Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts is requesting proposals from organizations for grant funds in the following categories: Production Grant Level I, for new artistic projects up

to $10,000; Production Grant Level II, for continuing projects up to $10,000; Operating Grant, for organizational support up to $5,000; Event Coordination, for one of two specified City events (Mango Jam Honolulu, Kapolei City Lights) up to $10,000. Organizations may apply for both Productions Grants and the Operating Grant as

applicable, but only one of those grants will be awarded to the organization. The Event Coordination Grant may be awarded concurrently with any other MOCA grant. Grants will be awarded to organizations located within

the City and County of Honolulu for projects benefiting Oahu residents. Grant support is intended to provide partial funding for a project. To be eligible for the grant, applicants must be a tax-exempt, publicly supported and

charitable organization as determined by the Internal Revenue Service.

Application deadline for Production and Operating Grants is December 2, 2016 at 4:00 pm. Application deadline for Event Coordination Grants is February 3, 2017 at 4:00 pm. Proposals must be submitted to the

Division of Purchasing at 530 South King Street, Room 115.

Applications are available at: http://www4.honolulu.gov/bfspurchasingbids/main/vueOpenBids.asp?sType=G.

Attention Cultural and Performing Arts Organizations!

May the Force & the Spirit of Giving be with you!