Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 30, Number 8, 1 August 2013 — PERPETUATING HULA IN MOANALUA [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PERPETUATING HULA IN MOANALUA

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One dozen hula troupes performed at the Prince Lot Hula Festival at Moanalua Gardens on July 20, where thousands of spectators eame to enjoy the noncompetitive hula event. Among them was Hālau Hula o Maiki, pictured, whose style is described on the festival's website as " 'gentle, simple in grace and movement,' characteristic of hula from the island of Kaua'i. Kumu Hula Coline Aiu and her haumāna (students) eontinue to follow in the footsteps of her mother and founder, Maiki Aiu Lake, for whom the hālau is named." Here, hālau member Nāwa'akauluaokamehameha Napoleon chants as Lauleili'ilehua Palakiko looks on. The 36th annual festival, sponsored in part by OHA, pays tribute to King Kamehameha V, Prince Lot Kapuāiwa, for reprising the once-forbidden hula in the district of Moanalua. - Photo: Aliee Silbanuz