Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 5, Number 7, 1 July 1988 — 13 Halau in Prince Lot Festival [ARTICLE]

13 Halau in Prince Lot Festival

Thirteen halau hula from O'ahu, Maui, Kaua'i, Moloka'i and Lana'i are scheduled to perform in the 1 lth Annual Prince Lot Hula Festival from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturday, July 16, at the Moanalua Gardens hula mound. Sponsored by the Moanalua Gardens Foundation, the event this year has Moanalua's creation as its theme. Admission is free but donations are welcomed to support the Foundation's environmental and cultural educational programs to school children and the general public. The creation legend tells of the time before and after the birth of the first inhabitant of Kamananui Valley — Kamawaelualani, son of Papa, earth mother and Wakea, sky father. His wife-to-be, the kapu princess Kahikilaulani, journeyed to him from afar in her eanoe, sailing up a stream into Kamananui Valley, bringing as presents for her future husband a bundle of ti leaves, an 'ohi'a lehua tree planted in the earth and an 'o'o bird. The Festival is unique in that it is not a competition. lt is a sharing of knowledge by kumu hula whose participating halau will perform both the dances of hula kahiko and hula 'auana. Serving again as Festival ehaimnan is Kevin M.K. (Chubby) Mahoe, a man of many hats. He is a Trustee of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, kumu hula of the Hula Academy, entertainer, singer, master of ceremonies and an ambassador of aloha. The Festival is funded in part by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and the Nahonal Endowment for the Arts. At this year's event, kumu hula of varying backgrounds and artistic styles will seek to create new interpretations of

dance and chants relating to the creation theme. Also included in the day's program are demonstrations and displays of Hawaiian arts and crafts by the Wai'anae Coast Culture and Arts Society and Hawaiian games with Aunty Elaine Mullaney of the Queen Emma Hawaiian Civic Club. Also available for sale are fresh flower leis and Festival T-shirts. Participating halau and their kumu hula are: • Pua Ali'i llima, Victoria Holt Takamine, O'ahu. • Emma Sharpe's Kapi'olani Hula Studio, Emma Sharpe, Mau'i. • Hula Halau 'O Moloka'i, Rachel Kamakana, Moloka'i. • Halau Hula 'O Mililani, Mililani Allen, O'ahu. • Kahiko Halapa'i Hula Alapa'i, Keli'ihonipua, Roselle Bailey, Kaua'i. • Na Hula O La'i Kealoha, Elaine Kaopuiki, Lana'i. • Halau Mohala 'Ilima, Mapuana de Silva, O'ahu. • Hu'i Park's Hula Studio, Hu'i Park, O'ahu. • Halau Hula O Maiki, Coline Aiu Ferranti, O'ahu. • Halau O Kalaha'eha'e, Sarah Kau Kalauawa, O'ahu. • Na Hanona O Ka Halau Hula Pa Ola Kapu, John Keolamaka'ainana Lake, O'ahu. • Ka Pa Hula Hawai'i, John Kaha'i Topolinski, O'ahu. • Ladies of Kahanakealoha and Gentlemen of Maluikeao, Palani Kahala, O'ahu. Parking for the Festival is limited in the available surrounding areas. MTL buses No. 12 and 13 stop near the Gardens at Ft. Shafter's Patton Gate.