Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 26, Number 3, 1 March 2009 — Kūkulu Kumuhana vigil [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Kūkulu Kumuhana vigil

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Pualani Steele of Halau Mohalo 'Ilima dances to 'Au'a 'ia e Tama i Tona Motu. - Photo: Nicholas Masagatani

Kahu Curt Kekuna leads the traditional practice of Kūkulu Kumuhana at 5 a.m. at Mauna'ala, site of the royal mausoleum in Nu'uanu. Gathered were trustees of the Ali'i Trusts and members of the Royal Societies. - Photo: Blaine Fergerstrom

O'AHU Kumu Hula Mapuana de Silva's Halau Mohala 'Ilima perform a hula in the pre-dawn hours of the vigil at the state Capitol. - Photo: Nicholas Masagatani

LANA'I Martha Hai'a Evans reading the words of our Queen Lili'uokalani to a gathering outside the Old Pole Administration Building in Lana'i. - Photo: Courtesy of Onaona Maly