Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 6, Number 7, 1 July 1989 — Punana Leo sets benefit concerts [ARTICLE]

Punana Leo sets benefit concerts

Ho'omau 1989 is a benefit concert for the Hawaiian language preschool Punana Leo o Honolulu. Ho'omau literally means to continue. It refers to the continuance of the Hawaiian language whieh is the primary objective of the Punana Leo (language nest) Centers. Some of Hawai'i's top entertainers will perform at the Sunday concert, July 16, at the Blaisdell Concert Hall, beginning at 5 p.m., including: Na Keiki o ka Punana Leo o Honolulu (The Children of Punana Leo o Honolulu), The Brothers Cazimero, Irmgard Aluli and Puamana, The Pandanus Club, Genoa Keawe and Sons, Halau Hula Olana, Palani Vaughan and the King's Own, Halau O Na Maoli Pua and 1989 Miss Aloha Hula Pi'ilani Smith. Masters of Ceremonies are Hau'oli Akaka and Kaipo Hale. Tickets will be available in July at the Blaisdell Box Office and all Sears stores. All seats are reserved at $12.50 presale and $15 at the door. Punana Leo began with three centers (Honolulu, Hilo and Kekaha, Kaua'i) in 1985 and qdded a fourth center on Maui in 1987. There are some 80

children, ages three through five, attending the four Punana Leo Centers statewide. For further information contact: Ke'ala Kwan at 696-3156 or 261-1100 in the evening.