The Antietam Institute for Cultural & Heritage Travel, Ltd., sponsors

Hawai'i: Under the Volcano
Storytelling Journey on the Big Island

November 6-13, 2000

Cauldron of Creation: Pele's Volcano & Other Myths of Polynesia
with Dr. Robert Béla Wilhelm and Dr. Mary Jo Kelly Wilhelm

Kilauea Volcanic Caldera

The Big Island of Hawaii is the place where the world is being born. Here, volcanic activity continues to create new land. As we end the twentieth century, come and renew yourself in a land being created for the twenty-first century and beyond. Explore and celebrate the myths of creation in Hawaii.
During our Talk Story tour, we travel to all areas of the Big Island to celebrate the stories (or, "Talk Story" as it is known in Hawaii) of its many peoples: Native Polynesian, Asian, and European. We travel from the black sand beaches to the rim of the volcanoes, from sunny dry desert to lush tropical gardens, from coffee farms to astronomical observatories. And everywhere we hear and celebrate the stories, myths, and legends of the Island.

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Linked Sites of Our Hawaiian Hosts
(Links under construction)

Hawaiian Big Island Itinerary
Preliminary Itinerary - Finalized in June

Monday, November 6 - Arrive in the late afternoon or evening Manago's in the historic coffee belt of the Kona coast. Welcome and evening storytelling from the Polynesian tradition

Tuesday, November 7 - Morning journey to Honaunau beach and the national historic park. A walk through the history of the early Polynesian settlement of Hawaii and a telling of ancient stories on site. Lunch and browsing in the old coffee-belt town of Kealekekua. Afternoon journey to the Kau district and the Black Sand beach. Evening presentation on native Hawaiian marrative traditions of mele (song) and olelo (story) with Leilehua Yuen.

Wednesday, November 8 - A journey across the saddle road between the two great mountains of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. Storytelling on the mountain ridge at the astronomical site. The down the mountain. A day in the town of Hilo for a historic walk and a storytelling visit to Rainbow Falls. Return to Manago's for Evening presentation on the early whalers and missionaries from New England.

Thursday, November 9 - Visit to nature preserves and a working ranch in the Kona District. Exploration of the coffee culture and the storytelling traditions of the Japanese-American community in this area.

Friday, November 10 - A visit to the petroglyphs and ancient ponds along the Kohala coast. Lunch and browsing in the village of Hawi. Afternoon visit to a heiau (temple site) and the story of King Kamehameha the Great. Evening presentation on the paniolo (cowboy) traditions of the Big Island.

Saturday, November 11 - A journey to the remote Waipio Valley, a rich tropical valley with strictly limited access. A walk through the valley to the beaches. A time for local history and legend, and ancient Polynesian mythology. Lunch in Waimea, and a tour of the historic museums at the Parker ranch. Evening presentation on the Japanese settlement of Hawaii.

Sunday, November 12 - A journey to the Volcanoes National Park. Storytelling and walks along various sites of the rim of the caldera, and a descent down the road to the active eruptions near the sea: as safety, accessibility and volcanic activity permits. Evening presentation on the Hawaiian monarchy, its overthrow, and its legacy today.

Monday, November 13 - Departure from Manago's at your leisure after breakfast.

Tuesday
Leilehua Yuen - She is a traditional Hawaiian hula (dance) and mele (song) performer and teacher.

Manago Hotel
Manago's was founded early in the twentieth century to serve the Japanese-American community of small coffee growers. Unlike the lavish resort hotels, Manago's is authentic. It reflect the values and traditions of the Japanese-American community, and provides hospitality on an intimate scale. The same family has owned the hotel since the beginning, and it is now managed by Dwight Manago. Rooms have small porches that look out over the gardens towards the sea. We will have breakfast at Manago's, set out for our daily tour, and return for dinner. Food is hearty and wholesome, reflecting the home-style cooking of today's Hawaiian peoples

Registrations
Cost is $2439. Payment. A deposit of $300 is due with registration. Additional $700 is due August 1, and the balance of $1439 is due on October 1. Cancellations: Full refund until July 1, 50% refund between July 1 and September 1, 25% refund between September 1 and October 15. No refund after October 15.

What is Included: Overnight lodgings for seven nights, all breakfasts, all lunches and lunch-picnics, all dinners, local ground transportation during the tour, admissions to all sites. (Single rooms are available to early registrants, but later registrants may have to share a double if all single rooms are filled. We encourage you to register early.) Daily lunches will be chosen from a wide variety of restaurants to reflect difference aspects of Hawaiian cuisine.

What is Not Included: Airfare, ground transportation from the airport to and from Manago's, snacks, alcohol, laundry, telephone calls, trip insurance & items of a personal nature.

Please note: We recommend trip insurance, should an illness or emergency force you to cancel your trip or return early. Ask your travel agent for details.

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Books You May Wish to Read for this Travel Seminar
Available directly from this via amazon.com.

The Water of Kane and Other Legends of the Hawaiian Islands by Puku'i and Curtis. One of the vary best collections of genuine Hawaiian legends. 32 traditional tales from the ancient past. Order The Water of Kane Today!

Travels in Hawaii by Robert Louis Stevenson. Great travel writing from 1889 when Stevenson traveled to Hawaii, lived there for five months, and became friends with the "Merry Monarch" King David Kalakaua and the beautiful Princess Ka'iulani Order R. L. Stevenson's Travels in Hawaii Today!

Hawaii and its People by A. Grove Day A popular and easy reading history of Hawaii from its ancient beginnings to modern times Order Hawaii and its People Today!

Tales of the Pacific by Jack London In 1906 Jack London travelled to Hawaii and the South Pacific on a sailboat much like Stevenson had done a few years before. Out of that voyage came these powerful short stories. Order Jack London's Tales of the Pacific Today!

Hawaiian Mythology by Martha Beckwith The classic study of Hawaiian mythology, regarded as a definitive study by a very gifted scholar Order Hawaiian Mythology Today!

Big Island of Hawaii Handbook by J. D. Bisignani Part of the Moon Travel Handbooks. Probably the best current guidebook on the Big Island available. Order Big Island of Hawaii Handbook Today!

Plus, Available directly from us:Hawaiian Tales, Polynesian Myths & Legends tellings by Robert Bela Wilhelm. A Limited Edition (100 copies) Quality Books: Signed and Numbered. six stories, fifty-six pages on archival quality parchment paper.$14 plus $3 shipping. Send check in US Dollars to: Storyfest Press, 18934 Rolling Rd, Hagerstown MD 21742

Visit Storyfest Bookshop for more of our books... and recommendations for other storytelling & travel books and tapes

Old Hawaiian Coffee
Every morning I grind and brew myself a cup of Kona coffee. It is rich in flavor and with a fragrant aroma. Whether its summer... (I can take my cup of kona outside and sit in my garden) Or whether its winter... (I sit at the kitchen table looking out at the snow fall) it's Misha's Kona coffee that starts my day.

When I'm in Hawaii I always visit Misha. His farm is certified organic, and it not only has coffee but avocados and mac nuts. And Misha is eager to describe the whole process of coffee growing for visitors. (If you don't find him at his coffee farm in South Kona, he's probably scuba diving!)

Please give Misha a phone call (808-328-2277) before your next trip to Hawaii. He will be happy to give you a private tour of his coffee estate. Just let him know that "Bob the Storyteller" sent you his way...

You can order Misha's coffee direct by e-mail or phone or on his website. He mails it to you freshly roasted by priority mail. And when the mail arrives at your door... and you open the package... the aroma of Kona coffee almost makes you want to move to Hawaii yourself.

Call Misha at 1-808-328-2277 or e-mail Misha at or visit the Old Hawaiian Coffee Website

Responsibility and Liability: Storyfest Journeys and its agents shall not be responsible nor liable for any injury, damage, loss, accident, expense, nor delay beyond their control. Storyfest Journeys serves only "as agents" for travel agencies, motorcoaches, hotels, restaurants, historic sites, tourist guides and offices, and other contractors. Storyfest Journeys has no financial arrangements, and accepts no liability whatsoever, with any airline carrier; all airline ticketing is the sole responsibility of your travel agent. Travel delays by airlines or bus companies are the sole responsibility of the airlines and bus companies. Storyfest Journeys reserves the right to cancel the seminar at any time before departure, to refuse to accept or retain any person as a member of the seminar at any time, and to make changes in published itineraries when, in their sole judgment, such conditions warrant or are deemed necessary for the comfort, convenience, or safety of seminar participants. If the seminar is canceled by Antietam Institute, all fees for the land portion only, including all deposits, will be refunded to the registrants. However, Storyfest Journeys shall bear no liability nor responsibility for airline tickets or supplemental travel arrangements purchased by the registrant. If an individual is not retained for the entire seminar, the unused portion of the seminar fees will be refunded. Registrants must inform Storyfest Journeys of any and all medical conditions that may be relevant. There is some light to moderate walking required on some travel seminars.
Storyfest Journeys - 18934 Rolling Road, Hagerstown MD 21742

phone: 301-791-9153 or 800-277-7035 or

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The Antietam Institute for Cultural & Heritage Travel, Ltd., sponsors
Hawai'i: Under the Volcano Storytelling Journey on the Big Island November 6-13, 2000

Cauldron of Creation: Pele's Volcano & Other Myths of Polynesia with Dr. Robert Béla Wilhelm and Dr. Mary Jo Kelly Wilhelm Kilauea Volcanic Caldera

The Big Island of Hawaii is the place where the world is being born. Here, volcanic activity continues to create new land. As we end the twentieth century, come and renew yourself in a land being created for the twenty-first century and beyond. Explore and celebrate the myths of creation in Hawaii. During our Talk Story tour, we travel to all areas of the Big Island to celebrate the stories (or, "Talk Story" as it is known in Hawaii) of its many peoples: Native Polynesian, Asian, and European. We travel from the black sand beaches to the rim of the volcanoes, from sunny dry desert to lush tropical gardens, from coffee farms to astronomical observatories. And everywhere we hear and celebrate the stories, myths, and legends of the Island.
	Download a Printer-Friendly Brochure of the Hawai'i Journey. If you need Acrobat Reader, you can also download free from Adobe

		Linked Sites of Our Hawaiian Hosts (Links under construction)
Hawaiian Big Island Itinerary Preliminary Itinerary - Finalized in June Monday, November 6 - Arrive in the late afternoon or evening Manago's in the historic coffee belt of the Kona coast. Welcome and evening storytelling from the Polynesian tradition Tuesday, November 7 - Morning journey to Honaunau beach and the national historic park. A walk through the history of the early Polynesian settlement of Hawaii and a telling of ancient stories on site. Lunch and browsing in the old coffee-belt town of Kealekekua. Afternoon journey to the Kau district and the Black Sand beach. Evening presentation on native Hawaiian marrative traditions of mele (song) and olelo (story) with Leilehua Yuen. Wednesday, November 8 - A journey across the saddle road between the two great mountains of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. Storytelling on the mountain ridge at the astronomical site. The down the mountain. A day in the town of Hilo for a historic walk and a storytelling visit to Rainbow Falls. Return to Manago's for Evening presentation on the early whalers and missionaries from New England. Thursday, November 9 - Visit to nature preserves and a working ranch in the Kona District. Exploration of the coffee culture and the storytelling traditions of the Japanese-American community in this area. Friday, November 10 - A visit to the petroglyphs and ancient ponds along the Kohala coast. Lunch and browsing in the village of Hawi. Afternoon visit to a heiau (temple site) and the story of King Kamehameha the Great. Evening presentation on the paniolo (cowboy) traditions of the Big Island. Saturday, November 11 - A journey to the remote Waipio Valley, a rich tropical valley with strictly limited access. A walk through the valley to the beaches. A time for local history and legend, and ancient Polynesian mythology. Lunch in Waimea, and a tour of the historic museums at the Parker ranch. Evening presentation on the Japanese settlement of Hawaii. Sunday, November 12 - A journey to the Volcanoes National Park. Storytelling and walks along various sites of the rim of the caldera, and a descent down the road to the active eruptions near the sea: as safety, accessibility and volcanic activity permits. Evening presentation on the Hawaiian monarchy, its overthrow, and its legacy today. Monday, November 13 - Departure from Manago's at your leisure after breakfast.
		Tuesday Leilehua Yuen - She is a traditional Hawaiian hula (dance) and mele (song) performer and teacher.

Manago Hotel Manago's was founded early in the twentieth century to serve the Japanese-American community of small coffee growers. Unlike the lavish resort hotels, Manago's is authentic. It reflect the values and traditions of the Japanese-American community, and provides hospitality on an intimate scale. The same family has owned the hotel since the beginning, and it is now managed by Dwight Manago. Rooms have small porches that look out over the gardens towards the sea. We will have breakfast at Manago's, set out for our daily tour, and return for dinner. Food is hearty and wholesome, reflecting the home-style cooking of today's Hawaiian peoples

Registrations Cost is $2439. Payment. A deposit of $300 is due with registration. Additional $700 is due August 1, and the balance of $1439 is due on October 1. Cancellations: Full refund until July 1, 50% refund between July 1 and September 1, 25% refund between September 1 and October 15. No refund after October 15. What is Included: Overnight lodgings for seven nights, all breakfasts, all lunches and lunch-picnics, all dinners, local ground transportation during the tour, admissions to all sites. (Single rooms are available to early registrants, but later registrants may have to share a double if all single rooms are filled. We encourage you to register early.) Daily lunches will be chosen from a wide variety of restaurants to reflect difference aspects of Hawaiian cuisine. What is Not Included: Airfare, ground transportation from the airport to and from Manago's, snacks, alcohol, laundry, telephone calls, trip insurance & items of a personal nature. Please note: We recommend trip insurance, should an illness or emergency force you to cancel your trip or return early. Ask your travel agent for details.

	Download a Printer-Friendly Brochure of the Hawai'i Journey. If you need Acrobat Reader, you can also download free from Adobe

Books You May Wish to Read for this Travel Seminar Available directly from this via amazon.com. The Water of Kane and Other Legends of the Hawaiian Islands by Puku'i and Curtis. One of the vary best collections of genuine Hawaiian legends. 32 traditional tales from the ancient past. Order The Water of Kane Today! Travels in Hawaii by Robert Louis Stevenson. Great travel writing from 1889 when Stevenson traveled to Hawaii, lived there for five months, and became friends with the "Merry Monarch" King David Kalakaua and the beautiful Princess Ka'iulani Order R. L. Stevenson's Travels in Hawaii Today! Hawaii and its People by A. Grove Day A popular and easy reading history of Hawaii from its ancient beginnings to modern times Order Hawaii and its People Today! Tales of the Pacific by Jack London In 1906 Jack London travelled to Hawaii and the South Pacific on a sailboat much like Stevenson had done a few years before. Out of that voyage came these powerful short stories. Order Jack London's Tales of the Pacific Today! Hawaiian Mythology by Martha Beckwith The classic study of Hawaiian mythology, regarded as a definitive study by a very gifted scholar Order Hawaiian Mythology Today! Big Island of Hawaii Handbook by J. D. Bisignani Part of the Moon Travel Handbooks. Probably the best current guidebook on the Big Island available. Order Big Island of Hawaii Handbook Today! Plus, Available directly from us:Hawaiian Tales, Polynesian Myths & Legends tellings by Robert Bela Wilhelm. A Limited Edition (100 copies) Quality Books: Signed and Numbered. six stories, fifty-six pages on archival quality parchment paper.$14 plus $3 shipping. Send check in US Dollars to: Storyfest Press, 18934 Rolling Rd, Hagerstown MD 21742 Visit Storyfest Bookshop for more of our books... and recommendations for other storytelling & travel books and tapes

Old Hawaiian Coffee Every morning I grind and brew myself a cup of Kona coffee. It is rich in flavor and with a fragrant aroma. Whether its summer... (I can take my cup of kona outside and sit in my garden) Or whether its winter... (I sit at the kitchen table looking out at the snow fall) it's Misha's Kona coffee that starts my day. When I'm in Hawaii I always visit Misha. His farm is certified organic, and it not only has coffee but avocados and mac nuts. And Misha is eager to describe the whole process of coffee growing for visitors. (If you don't find him at his coffee farm in South Kona, he's probably scuba diving!) Please give Misha a phone call (808-328-2277) before your next trip to Hawaii. He will be happy to give you a private tour of his coffee estate. Just let him know that "Bob the Storyteller" sent you his way... You can order Misha's coffee direct by e-mail or phone or on his website. He mails it to you freshly roasted by priority mail. And when the mail arrives at your door... and you open the package... the aroma of Kona coffee almost makes you want to move to Hawaii yourself. Call Misha at 1-808-328-2277 or e-mail Misha at or visit the Old Hawaiian Coffee Website

Responsibility and Liability: Storyfest Journeys and its agents shall not be responsible nor liable for any injury, damage, loss, accident, expense, nor delay beyond their control. Storyfest Journeys serves only "as agents" for travel agencies, motorcoaches, hotels, restaurants, historic sites, tourist guides and offices, and other contractors. Storyfest Journeys has no financial arrangements, and accepts no liability whatsoever, with any airline carrier; all airline ticketing is the sole responsibility of your travel agent. Travel delays by airlines or bus companies are the sole responsibility of the airlines and bus companies. Storyfest Journeys reserves the right to cancel the seminar at any time before departure, to refuse to accept or retain any person as a member of the seminar at any time, and to make changes in published itineraries when, in their sole judgment, such conditions warrant or are deemed necessary for the comfort, convenience, or safety of seminar participants. If the seminar is canceled by Antietam Institute, all fees for the land portion only, including all deposits, will be refunded to the registrants. However, Storyfest Journeys shall bear no liability nor responsibility for airline tickets or supplemental travel arrangements purchased by the registrant. If an individual is not retained for the entire seminar, the unused portion of the seminar fees will be refunded. Registrants must inform Storyfest Journeys of any and all medical conditions that may be relevant. There is some light to moderate walking required on some travel seminars. Storyfest Journeys - 18934 Rolling Road, Hagerstown MD 21742 phone: 301-791-9153 or 800-277-7035 or Antietam Institute Home Page Site Map
	Download a Printer-Friendly Brochure of the Hawai'i Journey. If you need Acrobat Reader, you can also download free from Adobe