Kumu Hula Edward W. Collier Hālau O Na Pua Kukui
The President and Board of Directors of Kalihi-Pālama Culture and Arts Society are pleased to announce this year’s panel of distinguished judges. We are ever grate- ful to our judges all of whom are cultural treasures for volunteering their valuable time and expertise in support of our Keiki Hula competition that is now entering its 49th year. Keiki Hula Judges 2024 UEEN ILI‘UOKALANI Q L
Kumu Hula Ed Collier established Hālau O Nā Pua Kukui in 1975 to teach students about Hawaiian language, culture, song and dance. Since then, his hālau has grown to include children ages 4 to 13 and adults (both men and women) who have competed in several Merrie Monarch Festivals and hula compe- titions on Oʻahu.
In addition to being Kumu Hula to his hālau, Kumu Hula Ed Collier served as Kumu Hula at ʻIolani School for 22 years. He has enjoyed a life-long passion for the hula and considers the hula to be an endless process of learning. Consequently, he has served as a judge at the Merrie Monarch Festival as well as numerous other competi- tions here in Hawaiʻi, the mainland USA, and Japan. As a Kumu Hula for over 50 years, it is impossible to know the number of lives he has touched or how extensively he has influ- enced an entire generation of students to share his love of Hawaiian language, culture, song and dance. In recognition of his selfless de- votion to as a Kumu Hula, Kumu Hula Ed Collier was the Moanalua Garden Foundation’s 2015 Malia Kau Award recipient.
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49 YEARS OF CELEBRATING KEIKI AND THE ART OF HULA
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