About Palikū Theatre
OUR KULEANA
We provide professional, affordable, and captivating arts experiences for our audiences and performers alike. We train students of the arts with the finest faculty in the most professional facilities. We are an integral part of the arts community on the Windward side, and allow audiences from all over O‘ahu to discover the opportunities which abound at Windward Community College’s Palikū Theatre.
Nicole Tessier
Theatre Manager
tessier@hawaii.edu
808-235-7330
Palikū Theatre map location
Getting to WCC
Parking Information
ADA/Accessibility:
- Our seating is stadium style. Row L is also the only row that can be accessed without using steps, and it can be reached via elevator. We have three dedicated wheelchair spaces in Row L.
- We are equipped with a hearing assistance system, please ask for a receiver.
- ASL interpretation may be requested through the presenting organization for each show.
Service Animals
Service Animals as defined by the Dept. of Justice that are required because of a disability and trained to perform tasks directly related to the disability are allowed. Pets and emotional support animals are not allowed inside Palikū Theatre.
Food/Drink
Any food or drinks (other than clear water in non-glass bottles) is prohibited in the seating area and in all lobbies. You may eat outside in the courtyard areas. The nearest vending machine is located in Hale Pālanakila.
Prohibited Items
Tobacco products, balloons, signs, noise making devices, pets or emotional support animals, and large items that would block aisles and seating areas are prohibited.
*view Windward CC’s Tobacco Policy
ABOUT PALIKŪ
No ka ʻauheʻe ʻana o Wākea mā i Palikū (Wākea and his people retreat to Palikū).
A summary of Joseph Mokuohai Poepoe’s story Ka Moolelo o ko Wakeama Noho ana ma Kalihi – Ka Loaa ana o ke Akua Ulu o Kameha’ikana published in the Ka Na’i Aupuni newspaper in 1906.
Wākea and Papa are the progenitors of the Kanaka Maoli (Hawaiian race). Wākea descends from the ancient lineage of Ololo, and Papa from Palikū. Wākea and Papa once made a home for themselves high upon the Koʻolau mountain ridge, at Kilohana. While living there Wākea was captured and condemned to death by the high chief living in the Kona district, Kumuhonua. Papa, who is also known as Haumea, rescued her husband and the two retreated into the uplands of Kalihi and Nuʻuanu.
With Kumuhonua’s army of warriors in close pursuit, Wākea and Papa traversed the steep mountain cliffs of the Koolau down to Luluku, where they stayed for a short while with the great chief of Koʻolau, Olopana. From there they continued on seeking refuge at their final destination Palikū, the land named for Papa’s ancestors, and known today as Kualoa. There Wākea, Papa and their supporters were surrounded by Kumuhonua’s forces on both sides. Outnumbered they made their stand.
This battle would be the turning point in their fight for survival against Kumuhonua and eventually lead to Kumuhonua’s defeat and Wākea becoming the ruling chief of Oʻahu through the support, guidance, and supernatural powers of his wife, Papa. To this day canoes drop their sails in reverence and respect for these ancestors when passing Palikū.
