Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 4, Number 6, 1 June 1987 — Secondary Schools Kahiko Competition [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Secondary Schools Kahiko Competition

King lntermediate Captures Three Hula Trophies

By Kcnny Haina, Editor Ka Wai Ola O OHA King Intermediate School from Kaneohe dominated the intermediate division with two first plaee finishes and a second while the eomhine of Damien Memorial High School/St. Andrews Priory, Punahou and Pearl City High School took first plaee in their respective high school categories in the 10th Hawaii Secondary Schools Hula Kahiko Competition May 16 at St. Louis Schools' Brother Stephen McCabe gymnasium. A crowd of over 1,500 cheered and loudly supported the performances of 14 schools, three in the intermediate division. The Kamehameha Schools, 1986 winners, did not enter in this their centennial year and Ho'olako 1987: The Year of the Hawaiian. King Intermediate, under Kumu Hula Allan Makahinu Bacarse, was the lone winner in the hui 'ia or combined division and also in the kane division. They placed second in the wahine division behind winner Moloka'i Intermediate School and ahead of third plaee winner Pearl City. Bacarse, former English and Japanese language teacher at Castle who now teaches seventh and eighth grade English at King, took home two more trophies when his Castle High School kanes finished third in the high school division and second in the combined. He also doubles as the kumu hula at Castle. Pearl City, under Miehael Ka'ilinohu Canopin, Dennis I'ike Guillermo, Scott Kaumuali'i Leong and Miki Melelani Masuda, was a double winner, having been named as the school with the highest scoring performance to take the Governor John David Waihe'e III trophy, a first time award. Moloka'i Intermediate was another double winner when it captured the Malia Craver Hawaiian Language trophy. The entire program was dedicated to the Ho'olako 1987 Year of the Hawaiian celebrations. It was sponsored by the Kalihi-Palama Culture and Arts Society ine., an independent community-based nonprofit organization in the heart of Kalihi at 357 N. King St. It was also supported in part by the State Foundation on Culture and Arts. Craver, known affectionately as Aunty Malia, has been one of the prime movers of the high school competition whieh got its start during the early years at Kualoa Beach Park. It was subsequently moved to Honolulu and held at school gyms. Aunty Malia served as one of three judges in the Hawaiian Language category. The others were Kalani Meineeke and Gladys Szekely. Judges in the hula category were George Holoka'i, Rachael Kamakana, Adeline Lee and Mae Loebenstein. One of the first time entries this year was Olomana Youth Center, Windward District alternative learning center under advisor James K. Keanini and hula instructors Randy (Pee Wee) Kane and Ken Nakashima. They were entered in the high school division in the wahine category only. Every school went home a winner as all instructors and kumu hula were presented with handsome lauhala mats. On hand to represent Department of Education Superintendent Charles Toguchi and the Governor was Rose Yamada of the Office of Instructional Services.

An example of ohana, fellowship and goodwill among kumu hula, instructors and participating students was exhibited at the end of the competition when everyone took to the gymnasium floor and danced together, the students first and their instructors following. Wendell Silva, KPCAS executive director, onee more did an outstanding job in coordinating the competition and serving as master of ceremonies. He was assisted by the likes of Kumu Hula John Lake and his St. Louis Hui 'O Na Opi'o; Jan Yoneda of the DOE kupuna program; members of Halau Hula 'O Mililani; Lovina Lependu; Kumu Hula Hu'i Park and her hula studio; Eldon Chun and friends: Biddle Moniz; Luella Oshiro; Sharon Silva; and Adrian Sabog. Many others,

including Silva's own secretary, Jan Itagaki, also assisted tremendously. The complete results: INTERMEDIATE DIVISION Hui 'Ia — King Intermediate School. Kane — King Intermediate School. Wahine — 1. Moloka'i Intermediate School. 2. King Intermediate School. 3. Moanalua Intermediate School. HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION Hui 'Ia — 1. Damien Memorial High School/St. Andrews Priory. 2. Castle High School. 3. Iolani. Kane — 1. Punahou. 2. St. Louis. 3. Castle. Wahine — 1. Pearl City. 2. Punahou. 3. Roosevelt.

Castle High School's second plaee hui 'ia group dances to 'O Panaewa in this routine.

Allan Makahinu Bacarse of King lntermediate and Castle High Schools accepts one of the many trophies from Hawaiian language judge Gladys Szekely who is also president of the sponsoring Kalihi-Palama Culture and Arts Society ine.

Suzanne Kaupu Soon and Randol K. Ngum accept their awards from hula judge George Holoka'i for the Damien Memorial High School/St. Andrews Priory dancers.

Pearl City High School instructors Miehael Ka'ilinohu Canopin, Miki Melelani Masuda and Scott Kaumuali'i Leong pose with the ūo^emo^ Trophy and Rose Yamada, far right, of the Department of Education's Office of lnstructional Services.

Kimo Alama of Moloka'i lntermediate School admires Hawaiian language trophy presented to him by Aunty Malia Craver, considered the "mother" of the high school competition.