Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 22, Number 3, 1 March 2005 — Menehune art [ARTICLE]

Menehune art

Submissions are being solicited from young Hawaiian artists interested in providing sketch renderings for Menehune Twins, a version of a traditional Hawaiian story written by Norbert Perez. There will be a $100 prize for the winning artist, plus the opportunity to be recognized and published. Organizers of the contest said that they are communicating with two mainland film companies interested in using the mo'olelo as a storyline for a new PBS See BRIEFS on page 13

BRIEFS from page 4 children's cartoon. Contestants must be between eight and 15 years old and be of Hawaiian ancestry. Parents are encouraged to assist the contestants, and there is no limit to the number of submissions by eaeh child. Deadline for submissions is April 30, 2005, and the winning sketches will be announced May 30. Drawings must be scanned and transmitted via email to Daria Jacobs at daria_ jacobs@excite.com. A cover letter must be included with the name, address and telephone number of the artist. To read the story, visit chamori.tripod.com/menehune.htm.