KAMALEHUA: The Sheltering Tree
May 3 @ 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
World Premiere Opera | Patrick Makuakāne, Director and Choreographer.
The true story of Timoteo Haʻalilio, Royal Secretary and lifelong friend to King Kamehameha III. Set in the mid-nineteenth century, the opera reveals the little-known history of the Hawaiian Kingdom and its early struggles to maintain independence. The focus is Haʻalilio’s 1842-45 mission to the United States, Great Britain, Belgium, and France to secure treaties recognizing Hawaiʻi as a sovereign nation with the goal of protecting the kingdom from annexation by foreigners.
Fri. May 1, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Sun. May 3, 2026 @ 4pm
Tue. May 5, 2026 @ 7:30pm
Tickets
$40 – $145