Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 23, Number 2, 1 February 2006 — Lei queen [ARTICLE]

Lei queen

Honolulu County is accepting applications for lei queen and two princesses in this year's Lei Day Celebration scheduled for May 1-2. Applicants must be female and between the ages of 18 and 30 on March 18, 2006. They will be judged on personality and their ability to make a lei, perform hula, pronounce Hawaiian words and articulate their thoughts in English. In addition, the queen must provide her own chanter, eoneh shell blower, and four kāhili and two spear bearers. Applicants must provide a written biography, color photograph and a completed application fonn by Feb. 15. Applications ean be downloaded from www.honoluluparks.com. For more information, eall Ka'iulani Vincent of the county Department of Parks and Recreation at 692-5118. M