Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 8, Number 6, 1 June 1991 — Parade, hula festival honor Kamehameha ! [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Parade, hula festival honor Kamehameha !

"Imi Na'auao," to seek knowledge or education," the 1991 King Kamehameha Celebration theme, honors and acknowledges the 150th anniuersary of public school education in Hawai'i. The grand parade will begin on Saturday, June 8, at 9:30 a.m. starting at King and Richards streets, traveling via Punchbowl Street, Ala Moana Boulevard, onto Kalakaua and ending at Kapi'olani Park. By ending at the park, historv is repeated as it was in 1877 when the dedication of Kapi'olani Park coincided with the King Kamehameha Celebration. Grand Marshal is Ron Bright, a teacher at James B. Castle High School for more than 30 years. Bright, whose special talent and expertise in drama, has placed Castle High "on the map" by producing and staging outstanding stage performances, serves as a positive role model for all young people— you ean be anything you want to be, with hard work and determination. Linda Aiona, a history teacher at Mililani High School, will be the pa'u Queen. Linda was an attendant in the 1988 May Day Court for the City and County of Honolulu, and has been an equestrian for more than 10 years. Pa'u princesses will be: Island of Hawai'i — Laverne "Angel" Phillip; Island of O'ahu — Tracey Keli'iho'omalu; Island of Maui — Carol Ann Anana; Island of Kauai — Shirley Brenner; Island of Molokai — Wonderlyn Ching; Island of Lanai — Paulette Villacorte; Island of Kaho'olawe — Dedra Balfour; and Island of Ni'ihau — Julia Holokai. "Na Hana No'eau O Hawai'i," an Hawaiian arts and crafts display area, with demonstrations in fresh flower lei making, lauhala weaving, quilting, hula implement making, net making, and mueh

more will follow the parade in Kapi'olani Park, near the bandstand. The Henry T. Ford Community College "Model T's" choir from Dearborn, Michigan along with the "Great Hawaiian Plate Luneh Challenge" will be part of the special events at this year's Na Hana No'eau.

The 18th annual King Kamehameha Hula Competition will be conducted on June 21 and 22 at the Neal Blaisdell Center Arena. The competition features both traditional (hula kahiko) and contemporary (hula auana) styles of hula and an individual chanting division unique to this event. There will be 27 dance schools from throughout the State and one from Japan, participating in 77 performances planned for the two evenings. Souvenir T-shirts designed by Hawaiian Force, will be sold. The competition will be held June 21 and 22 at the Blaisdell Arena. It will begin at 6 p.m. on the 21st and at 4 p.m. on June 22. The following halau are entered: Halau O Kekuhi (chanters only), Halau O Na Maoli Pua, Lehua Dance Co., Halau Na Kamalei, Halau Hula O Hokulani, Na Pualei O Likolehua, Pua Laii Ilima, Hui O Kamalei, Hula Hui O Kapunahala, Halau Mohala Ilima, Hui Ho'oulu Aloha, Ka Pa Hula Hawaii, Keali'ika'apunihonua Ke'ena A'o Hula, Ka Pa Hula O Ka Lani, Halau Hula O Ka Makani Wili Makaha O Kaua Ula, Halau Hula Wahine Ui O Lanakila, Hula Hui O Kawai Aloha, Halau Hula O Hawah, Kealakapawa,Halau Hula Ka Noeau, Na Wahine Hele La O Kaiona, Pumehana Ka Hale Hula O Kolea, Halau O Waimea, Na Wahine-lke Ku Kahi,

Hula Halau O Mehana O Ka La (Japan), House Of I/Napua Kau I Ka Poli, Maluikeao & Kahanakealoha, The Ladies of Keahi O Ka Malulani. Doors to the main level of the arena will be closed when the competition begins and will remain closed until the intermission. No food or drinks are allowed on the main floor level. No movie, video, or audio recording is permitted. Still photos may be taken without flash , from your seat. Children under the age of 8 years are not encouraged to attend. The audience is asked to remain in their seats while a performance is taking plaee, out of respect to the halau, the kumu hula, and the other members of the audience. Ticket information Prices range from: $5 to $15 per night. For information contact the State Council on Hawaiian Heritage, at 536-6540.