Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 5, Number 4, 1 April 1988 — Auntie Maiki's Celebrations May 30 [ARTICLE]

Auntie Maiki's Celebrations May 30

The Fourth Annual Founder's Day honoring the late Auntie Maiki Aiu Lake is scheduled for 11 a. m. to 4 p. m. on Monday, Memorial Day, May 30, at Kahikolu, the memorial garden dedicated to her on the grounds of her alma mater, St. Francis High School. This joyous tribute to the memory of the acknowledged "mother of the Hawaiian renaissance" will feature entertainment by these outstanding talents: ■ The Brothers Cazimero (Roland and Robert). ■ Halona (Manu Palama, Kimo Alama and Manny Kaehuaea). ■ Leinaala Kalama Heine. ■ Kilauea (Joe DeFreis, Kenneth Fisher, Leighton Kawai, Keala Montervon, Miehael Okuda).

■ The Gentlemen of Na Kamalei, Robert Cazimero, kumu hula. ■ Na Hanona O Ka Halau Hula Pa Ola Kapu, John Keola Lake, kumu hula. ■ Na Pualei O Likolehua, Leinaala Kalama Heine, kumu hula. ■ Na Wahine No Me Ka Ha'aha'a Mai Maiki, Karen Aiu Costa, kumu hula. ■ St. Theresa's Hula Halau, Momi Aarona Kepilino, kumu hula. ■ Hula Halau O Kuulei Punua, Kuulei Punui, kumu hula of Kauai. ■ Halau Hula O Maiki, Coline Aiu Ferranti, kumu hula.

Many of the kumu hula listed are graduates of Halau Hula O Maiki whieh is staging this annual event to raise money for a school building where all people ean eome to leam Hawaii's culture and history through song and dance. The school was Auntie Maiki's dream. There is a $10 donation and an additional $5 to those who plan to participate in the Hula Malie Fun Run/Walk from Puck's Alley on University Ave. to Kahikolu, a distance of 1.6 miles. A commemorative T-shirt is included. A spectacular climax to the day's celebration will be the release of hundreds of colored balloons with messages to the beloved Auntie Maiki. Addi-

tionally, those who attend the celebration ean make individual "Rainbow connections" with their respective loved ones with the purchase of a balloon.

Tickets, Hula Malie run entry forms and full particulars are available at Halau Hula O Maiki, telephone 955-0050. Hawaiian luneh, baked goods, leis and T-shirts will be available for purchase. Beach mats or blankets to sit on are highly encouraged but no coolers or aleoholie beverages are allowed.