Ka'analike mana'o on Arts in Hawai'i

Mohala ka pua, ua wehe kaiao 
(The blossoms are opening, for dawn is breaking)            
--Mary Kawena Pukui,  'Olelo No'eau: Hawaiian Proverbs & Poetical Sayings number
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State of Hawai'i 

    Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts  promotes, perpetuates, preserves and encourages culture and the arts, history and the humanities through visual arts, performing arts, literary arts, or media arts.
    Contact Information
    (808) 586-0300  
    250 South Hotel St.
    Honolulu, HI 96813

  • Hawai'i Community Arts features Hawai`i art community information at your fingertips: arts, Museums, and live theatre.

    Hawai'i State Art Museum (HiSAM) is the newest State museum with shows by local artists, with three galleries: the Diamond Head Gallery, the Ewa Gallery, and the Sculpture Gallery.
    Contact Information
    (808) 586-9958
    2nd floor of the No. 1 Capitol District Building
    250 South Hotel Street
    Honolulu, HI, 96813

    University of Hawaii at Manoa Art Gallery is a varied exhibition program providing information about the visual arts in both historical and contemporary contexts. 
    Contact Information
    (808) 956-6888
    2535 McCarthy Mall, Art Building
    Honolulu, HI 96822
    gallery@hawaii.edu

    University of Hawaii at Manoa Outreach College John Young Museum of Art strives to enhance the knowledge and appreciation of art, and to further art education at the University for the benefit of students and the community.
    Contact Information
    (808) 956-8866
    Krauss Hall, 2500 Dole Street
    Honolulu, HI 96822

Local Counties

Mayor's Office of Culture and Arts Honolulu consists of Honolulu Events Calendar, Arts Directory, Historic Honolulu, Calendar of Events, Aloha Boat Days Schedule, City Organization Charts.
Contact Information
(808) 523-4674 
530 So. King St., Room 404   
Honolulu, HI 96813

Hawai'i County Department of Parks and Recreation
Culture & Arts provides educational and leisure time activities to share, preserve, perpetuate, and foster the appreciation of our  multi-cultural heritage in the arts, history, and the humanities. 
Contact Information
(808) 961-8706 
28 Shipman St.
Hilo, HI 96720
cultureandarts@co.hawaii.hi.us

Maui County Department of Housing and Human Concerns
Commission on Culture and the Arts
assists in the preservation of the artistic and cultural heritages; promotes culture and the arts in all forms; encourages the development of cultural and artistic talents of the people of the County.
Contact Information
(808) 270-7805  
200 South High St.  
Wailuku, HI 96793
director.hhc@co.maui.hi.us

County of Kauai Department of Public Works Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall hosts events for weddings, celebrations, craft fairs, workshops, meetings and trade shows. I found no other information on culture and the arts.
Contact Information
(808) 241-6677
Moikena Building 4444 Rice St., Suite 473  
Lihue, HI 96766

National/Federal 

PowerReporting on Arts includes contacts for books, film, music, theater, museums, arts. Power Reporting is edited by Bill Dedman, a correspondent for The Boston Globe.

U.S. Copyright Office provides copyright general information as well as recent legislation prepared by the Library of Congress.

FirstGov History, Arts and Culture is the official U.S. gateway connecting the world to all U.S. government information and services.
Contact Information
1 (800) FED INFO (1-800-333-4636)
U.S. General Services Administration
1800 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20405
FirstGov  

Non-Profit Organizations

    Hawai'i Alliance for Arts Education is the only statewide private non-profit for the arts that belongs to the national Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network, a major program of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC.
    Contact Information
    941-2787  
    2445 Kaala St. 
    Honolulu, HI 96822 
    haae@aloha.net

    Performing Arts Online Presents Hawaii is a list of art centers and theatres, and their contact information.

    Arts with Aloha represents 11 Honolulu arts and cultural institutions to present an outstanding offering of art, music, theatre, history, and culture. Linked with permission from eBizHawaii.com.

    Hawaii Arts Scene is offered through the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau.

    VSA arts of Hawaii-Pacific is the local affiliate of the national VSA arts out of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC.
    Contact Information
    University of Hawai'i at Manoa Center on Disability Studies (CDS)
    (808) 295-0659
    1776 University Avenue; UA 4-6
    Honolulu, HI 96822
    millers@hawaii.edu

    The Hawaii Consortium for the Arts is an arts service and advocacy organization. The membership consists of a broad base of visual, performing, media, and literary arts organizations, as well as individual artists and arts enthusiasts.
    Contact Information
    (808) 587-5808
    P.O. Box 23209
    Honolulu, HI
    96823-3209

    About this project, prepared by Diane Nakashima for the University of Hawaii at Manoa Communications Program, May 2005. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Diane. These links may become out-of-date before an opportunity to update. Revised 04/25/05.