This Week on The Maui Daily

Akakū: Maui Community Television is honored to announce this week’s host for its news magazine program, The Maui Daily—and admittedly a little star struck. Three-time GRAMMY® nominee Amy Hānaiali‘i lent her voice and her face to this week’s half-hour program that airs daily on Akakū channel 54 at 7 p.m., midnight and 7 a.m.

Amy Hānaiali‘i hosted Akakū’s The Maui Daily and shared images and sounds from her new CD “Amy Hānaiali‘i Friends and Family of Hawaii”. Hānaiali‘i’s fans and viewers of The Maui Daily will be able to get a small taste of what to expect when she performs at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center’s Castle Theater on Sunday, Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m. (more…)

Nā Mele O Maui Annual Song Competition is this Thursday, November 19, from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., at the Castle Theatre.

Kahului, HI: Come celebrate this unique group of talented students, at the 37^th annual Nā Mele O Maui 2009 song and art competition.  The concert is a free admission event.

The song competition features grade school students, from 1^st grade to 12^th grade high school students.  Each grade competes for a specific award for their division.  The entire show will be performed live at the Maui Arts and Cultural Center’s Castle Theatre.

This annual artistic competition,  Nā Mele O Maui was created in 1972, for the youth of Maui County.  It strives to encourage arts education and promote Hawaii’s native culture, music, and language.

Akaku’s crew is donating it’s time and services, and recording DVD’s of each grade’s performance.  The segment DVD’s, featuring each division competition only,  will be available for purchase directly after the performance.  These segment DVD’s are available for $10 dollars.   Akaku is also creating a DVD of the entire Na Mele O Maui 2009 performance.  This complete DVD will be available for $25 dollars after December 21.  Please contact Akaku to place your order.  Also order DVD’s by calling 808-871-5554.

The Nā Mele O Maui competition will air on the Akaku, on December 25^th, on channel 52, and will be featured all day as part of the Akaku program of special events.