Hawaii Storytellers : Where I Live – Hilo

Civil Beat is excited to bring you another place-based Hawaii Storytellers – Hilo Edition!

Friday August 9th @ 6:00pm
Doors, Box Office and Concession open at 5:00pm

Live Event | 90 min

Tickets available now
$10 General Admission
Tickets are made available thru Civil Beat. Seating is open for this performance, first come first serve from the time doors open.

Civil Beat is excited to bring you another place-based Hawaii Storytellers – Hilo Edition!

This storytelling event will feature a diverse group of community members from the Hilo side of Hawaii Island, and will take place on Friday, August 9, 2024 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Palace Theater in downtown Hilo. The event will be hosted by Civil Beat Editor-At-Large, Naka Nathaniel. Register to attend in-person or receive the recording.

Doors open at 5:00 p.m. where you may register, participate in interactive activities and pre-purchase items at the concession stand. Entertainment provided by Genesis “Pililani” Pua-Kaipo will begin at 5:45 p.m. The official storyteller program will begin promptly at 6:00 p.m.

If you can’t make it live, a free recording will be sent to everyone who registers.

Featured Storytellers:

Andrew Hara – Photographer, Cinematographer & Co-founder and Partner of visual media agency Tetrachrome

Genesis “Pililani” PuaKaipo – Singer and Songwriter

Kaycee Nathaniel – Kawamoto General Store

Bobby Jean Leithead-Todd – Retired Public Official, Leimaker, Painter, and

1st Child adopted from Japan and brought to Hilo

Keoni Kaholoʻaʻā – Park Ranger with Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Joe O’Connell – Owner of Duck Fat Food Truck

Naka Nathaniel (Host) – Editor-at-Large at Honolulu Civil Beat

This community event is supported by a grant from the Hawai`i Community Foundation.

Check out this highlight reel from previous Hawaii Storytellers.