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Posted on: Sunday, March 5, 2006

MAMo plans month of events

Advertiser Staff

Ipo Nihipali is among the Hawaiian artists taking part in Maoli Arts Month in Chinatown.

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UPCOMING MAMO EVENTS

Artist walk-through "It's Na'au or Newa" at The ARTS at Marks Garage and other galleries, 7-8 p.m. March 16, free, 521-2903, www.artsatmarks .com.

MAMo Awards and opening of the show "Ku I Ka Ni'o" featuring work by Rocky Jensen, Imaikalani Kalahele, Herb Kane, Mary Lou Kekuewa, Marie McDonald and Ipo Nihipali, at the Bishop Museum, 6-8 p.m. March 31, 848-4190.

First Annual Native Hawaiian Arts Market, 9 a.m.5 p.m. April 1-2, Bishop Museum, 848-4190.

For a complete schedule, see www.maoliartsmonth .org.

The first Maoli Arts Month kicked off on Friday in Chinatown, with exhibitions and performances at venues throughout the neighborhood.

While gallery shows are up for the rest of the month, other MAMo events showcasing the talents of Hawaiian artists will be happening in the coming weeks.

Tomorrow is the opening of a MAMo exhibition at the Kapolei Hale Atrium Gallery (1000 Ulu'ohi'a St., 523-4674). From 1 p.m. the public can view works by Maile Andrade, Bob Freitas, Henry Hopfe, Meleana Meyer, Imaikalani Kalahele and Ka'ohu Seto. The show runs through April 2.

A collaboration of local arts powerhouses Maoli Arts Alliance, Pa'i Foundation, Keomailani Foundation, Bishop Museum, MAMo is an art milestone for Honolulu.

"When we first approached The ARTS at Marks Garage and other galleries about MAMo, they really embraced the idea and ran with it," said Pa'i executive director Vicky Holt Takamine in a news release.

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