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MEDIA RELEASE The 2011 Ua Makaukau Loa Award will be presented to Marie McDonald at a luncheon noon-2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13 at Donkey Mill Art Center in Holualoa. McDonald has spent 50 years producing the exquisite lei of Hawaii. She is one of Hawaii’s best-known authorities on the subject and author of the definitive [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE The 18th Annual Waimea Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival remembers two individuals who made exceptional contributions in their respective fields of interest. They are lei and kapa-making kupuna Marie McDonald and local agriculture researcher Milton Yamasaki. Both Waimea residents will be recognized at the start of the 9 a.m.-3 p.m. community festival Saturday, Feb. [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Arts Alliance announces the 2010 Alfred Preis Honoree, Marie McDonald, one of Hawaii’s most respected kupuna in the arts of lei and kapa-making. The Alliance will recognize her contributions to the arts of Hawaii at a celebration in December. Big Island resident Marie McDonald has spent 50 years producing the exquisite lei [...]

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