Open Daily from 11am to 8pm Royal Hawaiian Center LIVE CHAT 1 2 3 4 5 Mo‘Omeheu Hawai‘I — Complimentary Cultural Programming Royal Hawaiian Center has been sharing the sounds and moves of Hawaiʻi, since we opened our doors in 1980. We feature amazing, homegrown talent from keiki (kids) to kūpuna(elders), from Hawaiʻi island to Kauaʻi, from up-and-coming to virtuoso. As Waikīkī’s gathering place, we invite you to our piko (center), The Royal Grove, for an entertaining experience that will bring you back again, and again, and again. He mai! All programming subject to change. '> Ukulele Lesson Time Monday: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM Location Building B, Level 1 - Helumoa Hale Guest Services & Heritage Room Description Learn basic chords and sing songs as you strum Hawai'i's best-known string instrument, introduced to the islands in the 1870s from Portugal. (ʻukulele provided, sign in required, mask required) Hula Lesson Time Tuesday: 11:00 AM-12:00 PM Location The Royal Grove Description Hula is the art of Hawaiian dance. Come learn basic hand gestures and footwork as you learn to use your body to tell story. (Sign in is required; masks are not required but social distancing is) Lauhala Weaving Lesson Time Wednesday: 11:00 AM -12:00 PM Location Building A, Level 2 Description The lesson will cover the basic skills, technique, preparation and crafting of hala leaves into wearable Hawaiian art, such as a bracelet. Classes are limited to the first 25 persons, ages 7 and older. Keiki Hula Lesson Time Thursday: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Location The Royal Grove Description A hula lesson just for kids. Children, ages 5-10 years old, will learn basic hula movements to a popular Hawaiian children’s song. (Sign in is required; masks are not required but social distancing is) Kui Lei (Lei Making) Lesson Time Friday: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Location Building A, Level 2 Description Lei are Hawaiʻi’s symbol of affection. Come learn to kui (sew) fragrant flowers together into beautiful lei. Classes are limited to the first 25 persons, ages 7 and older. (Sign in is required; masks are required) Hula Kahiko At Helumoa Saturday Series Of Traditional Hula Time Saturday: 5:30pm Location The Royal Grove Description This Saturday series presents a halau hula (hula school) and their ‘ōlapa (dancers) in The Royal Grove performing traditional hula where drumming chanting are the accompaniment. This contrasts with hula ‘auana (modern hula) where singing and European-introduced instrument are the accompaniment. Costuming, instruments and stories are described in this showcase of hula enjoyed by our kūpuna (ancestors) and generations hence. Schedules are subject to change. For updates, call Helumoa Hale Guest Services at (808) 922-2299. Select Language: 日本語 한국어 中文 Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Youtube HomeDirections & ParkingContact UsEmploymentSpecialty LeasingMedia RoomTerms of UsePrivacyAccessibility Royal Hawaiian Center 2201 Kalakaua Avenue Honolulu, HI 96815 (808) 922-2299