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Hoʻomau Ka Hula Nā Keiki
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Aloha
mai kākou! And welcome to the 2024 Queen Liliʻuokalani Keiki Hula Competition! As Kalihi-Pālama Culture & Arts Society enters its 49th year, our annual competition finally returns to the Neal S. Blaidell Are- na after a nearly 5-year absence. This year we host 18 Kumu Hula who represent the best of what hula means to our community and who hail from the islands Maui, Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, and Hawaiʻi Island. The program you are holding is your roadmap to our three-day com- petition. In the following pages, you will find a roster of this year’s
participants and their appearance within each day’s competition. You will find photographs of your favorite Kumu Hula, your cherished Kaikamāhine and Keikikāne dancers, and the mele to which each will dance. Please stay to the end of competition portion of the event, as trophies will be awarded at the close of each day. As is our practice, this year’s Kahiko Chant was chosen by Kalihi-Pālama Culture & Arts Society. All of the hālau will perform their interpretation of the Kahiko Chant composed by Malia Craver. All of the Kaikamāhine dancers will perform Nou E Ka Lani and all of the Keikikāne dancers will perform Ka Lani Kapu . You will all be thrilled by the variations one mele can inspire our treasured Kumu Hula. As background for those of you who do not know the legendary Malia Craver, we have included a story entitled Mānaleo . Our Editor-in-Chief, Wanda Adams, shares the countless achievements of this year’s poet. The words to each chant are printed here with accompanying translations. You may know Wanda from her coverage of the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival. She hails from Lahainaluna and served for decades as an editor for the Honolulu Advertiser’s Travel, Style, and Food Sections. She is also the author of five cookbooks, including the much acclaimed two book series, “Island Plate I and Island Plate II.” And, of course, a favorite, “A Portuguese Hawai’i Kitchen.” With that background, no one would be a better writer for our ʻAi Hula story. She discusses the food that nourishes the hālau spirit. We includ- ed a story about the Hawaiʻi State Archives and its intrepid leader, Dr. Adam Jansen. Under his guidance, the Hawai’i State Archives has created a first-of-its kind Mobile Archive Museum. The Pikake Room will hold on display some of Queen Liliʻuokalaniʻs most cherished possessions as well as some fun items (Hint: a moon rock from Apollo 11 SpaceMission). In honor of the Queen’s 186th birthday anniversary, this year’s competition will be broadcast on the Hawaii News Now network of channels on September 2, 3, and 4, 2024. Tune in for all of the fun!
Mahalo nui and enjoy the competition!
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2024 QUEEN LILIʻUOKALANI KEIKI HULA COMPETITION
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