Arts festival aims for learning experiences that last

By Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi

~~<p>On the last day of the 2012 Celebration of the Arts, Clifford Naeole stood quietly watching the activity at the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua's front desk. Checking in were new arrivals who had no idea they had just missed one of Hawaii's premier cultural events.</p>
<p>"I thought, ‘What now?'" recalled Naeole, the hotel's Hawaiian cultural adviser and chairman of Celebration of the Arts. "‘Does the education of Hawaiians and visitors by Hawaiians just come to a halt, or should we all work harder to continue its growth?' I decided the process should be ongoing."</p>
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On the last day of the 2012 Celebration of the Arts, Clifford Naeole stood quietly watching the activity at the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua's front desk. Checking in were new arrivals who had no idea they had just missed one of Hawaii's premier cultural events.

"I thought, ‘What now?'" recalled Naeole, the hotel's Hawaiian cultural adviser and chairman of Celebration of the Arts. "‘Does the education of Hawaiians and visitors by Hawaiians just come to a halt, or should we all work harder to continue its growth?' I decided the process should be ongoing." Login for more...