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Hawaiian Culture in Australia
Guide to Australian Hawaii resources and organizations
plus travel information for Hawaii visitors from Australia.
Includes information about Australian hula schools , halau hula,
ukulele clubs, Polynesian culture resources, and outrigger canoeing
in Australia. Also includes flights
from Australia to Hawaii and the contact information
for the Hawaii Tourism Office in Australia.
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Hula in Australia
Where to find hula halau, hula performing companies,
and hula lessons, and other hula resources in Australia.
Includes information abut Atete's Hawaiian and Polynesian
Dance Review in Brisbane, the Aloha Hula Hips
Hula Company and children's Hawaiian party organizer,
and hula schools in Australia.
Outrigger Canoeing in Australia
Information about more then a dozen outrigger canoe
clubs and other outrigger canoe organizations in
many different parts of Australia. Includes
the Australian Outrigger Canoe Racing Association,
the Brisbane Outrigger Canoe Club, the Fraser
Coast Outrigger Canoe Club, the Melbourne
Outrigger Canoe Club, the Sidney Outrigger Canoe
Club, and many others.
Ukulele Clubs in Australia
A guide to Hawaiian ukulele clubs and other
ukulele clubs in Australia. Includes information
about the Adelaide Ukulele Appreciation Society,
the Balmain Ukulele Club, the Gold Coast Ukulele
Players, the Hobart Ukulele Group, the
Melbourne Ukulele Collective, Ukuleles Canberra, and
the North Coast Ukulele Collective.
Hoola Hawaiian Band
(Sydney, New South Wales)
Four-piece Hawaiian guitar band based in Sydney
Australia that specializes in playing Hapa Haole
songs, Hawaiian jazz tunes, and classic songs of
Hawaii and Polynesia such as Aloha Oe, Akaka Falls,
and Isa Lei. Band members include Graham Griffith on
Hawaiian steel guitar, Jenny Griffith on Ukulele,
Tony Burkeys on lead guitar and Peter Moloney on bass guitar.
The Hoola Hawaiian Band their alter ego
the Hokey Carmichaels perform at meetings of the
Balmain Ukulele Club and they also perform regularly
at venues in Glebe, Marrickville, Tempe, and Balmain.
Marcus Thorn, Australian Tiki Carver
(Sydney, New South Wales)
The official Tiki Beat" Web site of Australian
tiki carver Marcus Thorn. March was born in Papua
New Guinea and raised in Queensland, Australia
where he lives today. His tikis are made in
the old school Hollywood "Trader Vic" style and every piece
is unique. For more information about
purchasing or renting a Marcus Thorn tiki
send a message to the email address on the
home page of his Website.
Sydney Ka Huna Centre
(Sydney, New South Wales)
This Sydney massage center offers "ka huna" bodywork,
a type of massage also known as lomilomi massage
and Hawaiian temple style massage. The center also
offers body scrubs, facial treatments, and
massage classes. Located on Oxford Street in
Paddington. For more information call 02-9358-3777.
Coral Sea Resort Hawaiian Fire Dinner Show (Video)
(Whitsundays, Queensland)
Video clip of the Hawaiian Fire Dinner Show
at the Coral Sea Resort on Airlie Beach in
Whitsundays, Queensland, Australia
The performance is called a "Hawaiian show" but
it actually features the music and dancing of
several different South Pacific cultures. Dinner show
guests serve themselves a seafood buffet dinner before
moving on to an oceanfront location for the show.
For more information about the resort and the dinner
show see
Coral Sea Resort or call the resort at +61-07-4964-1321.
Hawaii for Australian Visitors
Flights Between Australia and Hawaii
In December of 2006,
JetStar, the discount airline owned by Quantas,
began offering three direct flights a week
between Sydney and Honolulu and two direct flights
a week between Melbourne and Honolulu. In August of 2007
the Melbourne flights were discontinued because of
low seat sales and the number of flights
between Sydney and Honolulu was increased from
three to five flights a week.
At the time JetStar began flying to Hawaii
Quantas was operating three flights a week
between Sydney and Honolulu and those flights were
expected to continue. The United States Department of Transportation.
gave its approval for JetStar to operate the flights in August of 2006.
Hawaiian Airlines offers three flights a week
from Sydney to Honolulu and
Air Canada also offer flights between Hawaii and Australia.
and in February of 2009 Hawaiian airlines entered into a
ticketing agreement with Virgin Blue of Australia to make
it easier to book flights from Australia that include
both Virgin Blue and Hawaiian Airlines legs.
It usually takes about 10 hours to fly from Sydney, Australia
to Honolulu on the island of Oahu in Hawaii.
Hawaii Tourism Office in Australia
Official Web site of the Australian branch of the
Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau.
Hawaii Tourism Australia is located at 117 York Street
in Sydney, Australia and their office can be contacted by
phone at +61 (0) 2-9286-8951.
Hawaii Tourism Office in Australia
This Hawaii tourism Web site for visitors
from Australia was launched in June of 2005.
It includes visa and U.S. entry requirements,
and information about family attractions,
golfing, weddings, honeymoon,s shopping,
cuisine and other information for Hawaii's
Australian visitors.
See also:
Hawaiian Culture Around the World
Hawaiian Culture on the Mainland USA
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Related Links
About Hawaii
Islands of Hawaii
Hawaii for Visitors
A NOTE FROM KATHIE: If you have any corrections or updates to the information on
this page or if you would like us to add any information or
links, please send a message to the email
address on our
contacts page.
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