Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 8, Number 9, 1 September 1991 — Keiki festival showcases Hawaiian hula [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Keiki festival showcases Hawaiian hula

Over 500 young dancers representing 24 halau from the islands of O'ahu, Maui and Hawai'i competed last month at the 16th annual Queen Lili'uokalani Keiki Hula Competition. Over three nights, the youngsters performed before hundreds of cheering spectators in Kekuhaupi'o Gym at Kamehameha Schools. The graceful movements and powerful message of the chanting were recorded by KHON-TV 2 television station and will be broadcast at 7 p.m., Sept. 6and 3 p.m., Sept. 7. This year's Pulama Award recipient is George Lanakilakeikiahialii Naope, one of Hawaii's most respected hula resources. Born in Honolulu and raised in Hilo, he learned the foundation of hula at

the age of four. Today, he serves as a hula consultant for several hula competitions and entertains at the Keauhou Beach Hotel in Kona. He also cōnducts hula seminars throughout the islands, the Mainland, Japan and Canada. The following are the 1991 winners and runnersup: Thursday: Miss & Master Keiki Hula Lyana Bednorz Miss Keiki Hula 1991 Na Mamoaii'i o Ka'uiki Kehaulani Dela Cruz - lst runner up Aloha Pumehana O Hawai'i Nei Noella Shiroma 2nd runner pp Halau Hula Olana Kaiewa Masuda - 3rd runner up Hula Halau 'O Kamuela Jessica Robins • 4th runner up Lehua Dance Co. Rhett Ai - Master Keiki Hula 1991 Halau Hula Olana Kapono Kaluhiokalani ■ lst runner up Napuananionapalionakoolau Thomas Ramento - 2nd runner up Aloha Pumehana O Hawaii Nei Lucas Hema - 3rd runner up

Halau Hula O Keola-Aliiokekai Inoka Tripp-Willis - 4th runner up Halau Hula 'O Hokulani Friday: Kaikamahine division (girls)-Hula Kahiko lst - Halau Hula 'O Kahikilauiani (Hilo, Hawai'i) 2nd - Na Mamoali'i o Ka'uiki (Hana, Maui) 3rd • Hula Halau 'O Kamuela (Honolulu) 4th - Halau Hula 'O Hokulani (Waipio, O'ahu) 5th - Halau Hula Olana (Pearl City, O'ahu) Keiki Kane division (boys)-Hula Kahiko lst • Hula Halau 'O Kamuela 2nd - Halau Hula Olana 3rd - Halau Hula 'O Hokulani Hawaiian Language award: Keiki division: Puka'ikapuaokalani Hula Studio Halau division: Na Mamoali'i o Ka'uiki Saturday: Kaikamahine division-Hula Auwana lst - Hula Halau 'O Kamuela 2nd • Na Mamoali'i o Ka'uiki 3rd • Halau Hula 'O Kahikilaulani 4th • Halau Hula Olana 5th • Aloha Pumehana O Hawaii Nei Keiki Kane-Hula Auwana lst - Halau Hula Olana 2nd • Halau Hula 'O Hokulani 3rd - Hula Halau 'O Kamuela Overall Trophy: Keiki Kane of Halau Hula Olana

With spirit and grace the dancers of Keolalaulani Olapa o Laka (above, left) and Hula Hui O Kapunahala (above right) showed their competitive style in kahiko hula.

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On the cover: Halau Hula 'O Kahikilaulani, girls' kahiko division winner. Their kumu hula is Ray Fonseca. Photo by Miehaei Young

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