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Hula festival hits 40 By Lynn Cook
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he Prince Lot Hula Festival is moving to ‘Iolani Palace for its 40th anniversary. The non-competitive festival honors Prince Lot Kapuaiwa, who reigned as Kamehameha V from 1863 to 1872 and helped reprise hula after it had been banned. “We are pleased to welcome this signature cultural event to the Palace,” says ‘Iolani Palace Executive Director Kippen de Alba Chu. “Hula has always been an integral part of the Palace and the festival will celebrate this time-honored legacy.” Moanalua Gardens Foundation will continue to run the festival that it hosted for the past 39 years. “It is the perfect time to bring the festival into town – making it easier to attend for the entire community,” says MGF Executive Director Alike Jamile. Kumu Vicky Holt Takamine, an honoree of the 40th event, and fellow kumu Michael Pili Pang and Mäpuana De Silva expressed enthu-
40th Annual Prince Lot Hula Festival “Laukanaka Ka Hula: Throngs of Hula People Gather” July 15, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 16, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. ‘Iolani Palace Lawn Free siasm for the new venue. The three have been with the festival from its infancy, before Moanalua Gardens had a hula mound. During the festival’s early years, hula was performed on a decorated flat-bed truck. “Now we are excited to bring the celebration to a new home, a place that was the home of royals and later the official palace of the royals,” says Pauline Warsham, the festival’s executive director. Hula presentations from hälau on O‘ahu, Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i Island and Japan will follow opening ceremonies that include the Royal Order of Kamehameha and an awards ceremony. Hawaiian chanter Cy Bridges
Ha¯ lau Hula Ka No‘eau, Kumu Hula Michael Pili Pang, in front of Iolani Palace. - Photo: Robyn Yim Pang will receive the inaugural Namakahelo Oli Award and Sen. Daniel K. Akaka and Charles M. Cook and Takamine will each receive the Kukui o Lota Award, the Festival’s highest honor. Exhibitors, crafters, designers and artisans will fill one side of the
Palace lawn throughout the festival. Between performances, the audience can shop, watch cultural demonstrations, buy food from local vendors and enjoy concerts by the Kamehameha Alumni Glee Club and Royal Hawaiian Band. More information, including
Kamehameha Schools Hawai‘i ma Edinburgh, Kekokia Na Lehua M. Veincent, Ph.D., Po‘okumu, Kamehameha Schools Hawai‘i, Kula Ki‘eki‘e
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loha e nä makamaka o nëia ‘äina aloha o Hawai‘i mai Kumukahi i pi‘i mai ai ka lä a ka welona a ka lä i Lehua. Pähola mau maila ke aloha o ke Akua, nä küpuna, me ko käkou mau ali’i a käkou e hi‘ipoi mau nei no ka pono o käkou a pau no këia wä me ka wä e hiki mai ana. Aloha! Lei mau ko Kamehameha ma Hawai‘i i ka lei ‘öhi‘a o ka ‘äina o ‘Öla‘a ma ka mokupuni o Hawai‘i kahi i pä mua ai ka lä i Ha‘eha‘e a pulu ‘olu i ka ua lühaupua. Kau ko käkou mau maka i ke aloha o ke Akua me ko käkou ali‘i ‘o Bernice Pauahi Bishop ma kona ho‘oilina no käkou. Ua pa’a ke kahua o ko Kame-
hameha i ka ‘ike ku‘una o nëia ‘äina aloha me nä ‘ike kupuna i pa‘a ma ko käkou kuamo‘o ‘ölelo. I këlä me këia makahiki ma ke kula ‘o Kamehameha ma Hawai‘i, mälama ‘ia he hö‘ike nui na nä ‘ohana me nä kaiaulu o ka mokupuni o Hawai‘i. ‘O ka hö‘ike nui, kahua ‘ia ma ka ‘ike me nä mo‘olelo o ko Hawai‘i nei. Komo ke kula ki‘eki‘e holo’oko’a ma ka hö‘ike nui i mälama ‘ia ma këlä me këia kupulau, ‘o nä haumäna me nä kumu nö ho‘i. Ma këia hö‘ike nui, laha wale ke aloha o ke oli, ka hula, nä mele, a me nä hana keaka ma o ke kälena o nä haumäna o ko käkou kula. Ola ka mo‘olelo o ko käkou mau küpuna i ka hana nui a nä haumäna me nä kumu ma këia hana kupaianaha ‘o ka hö‘ike nui. I ka makahiki 2013, na ke kumu
Ka Hui Hana Keaka o “Ha¯upu” ma ka Royal Mile ma Edinbugh. - Ki‘i: Shaun Chillingworth alaka‘i hïmeni, ‘o Herbert Mah- hulihia o Kamehameha Liholiho elona, i haku i ke keaka mele no me Kekuaokalani. ‘O “Hä‘upu” ke ka hö‘ike nui o ia makahiki. ‘O kolu o nä keaka mele i hö‘ike ‘ia “Keaomelemele” ka mo‘olelo o ko ma ka makahiki 2016. He mo‘olelo ka mokupuni Hawai‘i. I ka makahiki no Hina ka wahine no Hilo i lilo iä 2014, ua komo ko Kamehameha Kapepe‘ekauila. Ua lawe ‘ia ‘o Hina Hawai‘i ma ka lua o nä keaka i Hä‘upu ma Moloka‘i. Iä Niheu me mele me ka mo‘olelo o Kuamo’o Kana, nä keikikäne a Hina, e huli ma ka ‘ao‘ao ‘o Kona ma ka wä ana iä Hina no ka ho‘opakele aku,
participating hälau and the performance schedule will be available at www.moanaluagardensfoundation. org or by calling 839-5334. ¢ Lynn Cook is a local freelance journalist sharing the arts and culture of Hawai‘i with a global audience.
‘o ka pilina aloha nö ia o Hina me Kapepe‘ekauila. Na ke kumu ‘o Herbert Mahelona i haku i këia keaka mele a näna nö i ho‘omäkaukau i ke kula holo‘oko‘a ma ka hïmeni. Na ke kumu ‘o Eric Stack i ho‘omäkaukau i ka hana keaka o nä haumäna. Mahalo nui i nä kumu ‘o Kilohana Kilohana, Kalehua Simeona, Keli‘i Grothman, Hanakahi Perreira, me Pi‘ilani Ka’awaloa i nä mele, nä hula, nä oli. Na Kumu Layne Richards ka lole no nä haumäna. Hana pualu nä känaka he nui i holomua pono këia keaka mele. Ma hope o ka hö‘ike nui ‘o Hä‘upu ma Malaki, 2016, ua kono ‘ia ‘o Kamehameha ma Hawai‘i e komo ma ke kahua pähiahia nui loa o ka honua nei ma Edinburgh, Kekokia ma ‘Eulopa. I këlä me këia makahiki, hö‘ike ‘ia ma ‘ö aku o 50,000 hana pähiahia ma këia ho‘olaule‘a hana pähiahia i kapa ‘ia ai “The Fringe” ma Edinburgh, Kekokia. Ma kahi See Edinburgh on page 25