Festival
Gracious Ladies NYC: Hawaiian Hula Dance
Time: Saturday, 6/22. 4:15PM Location: The Hawaiian Airlines Stage at Hudson River Park’s Pier 26 Hālāwai and New York Outrigger are pleased to present Gracious Ladies NYC on the Hawaiian Airlines Stage at the Liberty Festival in Hudson River Park’s Pier 26 as part of the 2013 Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge on Saturday, June 22. Gracious Ladies NYC (Nā Wahine ʻOluʻOlu). These lovely ladies met at hula classes that See More
Ben “Kaimana” Diamond: Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar
Time: Saturday, 6/22. 4:45PM Location: The Hawaiian Airlines Stage at Hudson River Park’s Pier 26 Hālāwai and New York Outrigger are pleased to present Ben “Kaimana” Diamond on the Hawaiian Airlines Stage at the Liberty Festival in Hudson River Park’s Pier 26 as part of the 2013 Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge on Saturday, June 22. Ben has been playing Hawaiian Slack Key since a chance listening at Tower See More
Adrian K. Kamali’i: Pule Opening Ceremony
Time: Saturday, 6/22. 6:45AM Location: The Canoe Staging Area at Hudson River Park’s Pier 26 Hālāwai and New York Outrigger are pleased to present Adrian K. Kamali’i who will be performing the opening pule (prayer chant) by the canoes at 6:45AM on Hudson River Park’s Pier 26 signaling the official start of competition of the 2013 Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge on Saturday, June 22. Adrian K. See More
Jill Black: Family Tent Arts & Crafts
Jill Black has been an active member of New York Outrigger for over four years. When she’s not working at her career in healthcare, she’s usually out on the water paddling or hanging out with her nieces and nephews. They like to visit Jill because she always has a lot of arts and crafts supplies lying around See More
Polynesian Dance Productions
New York Outrigger is pleased to announce Polynesian Dance Productions on the Hawaiian Airlines Stage at the 2016 Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge on Saturday, June 11. Polynesian Dance Productions’ mission is to share the beauty, joy, and origins of authentic Polynesian dance with a diverse range of audiences in the U.S and abroad. The group seeks to honor See More
Kaina Quenga: Polynesian Dance
New York Outrigger is pleased to present Kaina Quenga at the Hawaiian Airlines Stage and the Family Tent for the 2016 Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge on Saturday, June 11. Kaina Quenga grew up in Hilo, HawaiI, where she studied and performed hula ‘dance’ in Hawaiian. She moved to Brooklyn in 2001, where she performs and also teaches Hawaiian cultural traditions and Tahitian See More
Official Liberty Challenge Race Jersey
New York Outrigger is pleased to present this year’s Official Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge Jersey. The design features the signature Lady Liberty with her plumeria flower on the back left of the shirt recalling traditional tattoos synonymous with many Polynesian tribes. The name of race is prominently displayed on the front. The design is printed See More
Calexico: Taco Cart
New York Outrigger is pleased to have Calexico as one of the food vendors of the 2013 Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge. Follow the aroma of carne asada to their cart in the Dining Area at the Liberty Festival at Hudson River Park’s Pier 26 on Saturday, June 22. Be sure to try their expanded menu of gourmet mexican street food See More
Tommy Cheng: Storyteller
New York Outrigger is pleased to present Tommy Cheng at the Family Tent for the 2016 Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge on Saturday, June 11. Tommy Cheng is a master puppeteer, painter, actor and teacher based in New York City, but also is a “keiki o ka ‘āina”, having spent his childhood in Mānoa Valley, on Oʻahu. Following the family tradition, See More
Vicky Holt-Takamine & Pua Ali’i ‘Ilima
New York Outrigger are pleased to present Vicky Holt-Takamine and her hālau hula Pua Ali’i ‘Ilima on the Hawaiian Airlines Stage at the Liberty Festival in Hudson River Park’s Pier 26 as part of the 2015 Hawaiian Airlines Liberty Challenge on Saturday, June 20. Vicky Holt-Takamine is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools and received her BA & MA in Dance Ethnology from the University of See More
