Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 2, Number 7, 1 July 1985 — Prince Lot Festival Featured July 20 [ARTICLE]

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Prince Lot Festival Featured July 20

The eighth annual Prince Lot Hula Festival will be staged Saturday, July 20, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the earthen hula mound in Moanalua Gardens. It is being presented by the Moanalua Gardens Foundation and will feature hula kahiko and hula 'auana by 12 halau, including Rachel Kamakana's Hula Halau 'O Moloka'i, Elaine Kaopuiki's Na Hula 'O La'i Kealoha from Lana'i and Emma Sharpe's Hula Halau from Maui. Other participating halau are Mililani Allen's Halau Hula 'O Mililani; Robert Cazimero's Gentlemen of Na Kamalei; Mapuana deSilva's Halau Mohala Ilima; Leina'ala Kalama Heine's Na Pualei O Likolehua; Frank Hewett's Kuhai Halau 'O Kawaikapuokalani Pa 'Olapa Kahiko; John Ka'imikaua's Halau Hula 'O Kukuna'okala; Sarah Kalau'awa's Halau 'O Kalaha'ehae, 'Ohana of Namakahelu and Malia Kau; John Lake's Na Hanona 'O Ka Halaua Hula Pa 'Ole Kapu; Darryl Lupenui's Men of Waimapuna and Ke 'Ala 'O Ka Laua'e; and Chinky Mahoe's Hula 'O Kawaili'ula, all of Oahu. Theme of this year's presentation is 'A'ole pau ka'ike 1 ho'okahi halau (not all knowledge is from one school.) There will also be demonstrations of Hawaiian arts and crafts and an opportunity to play Hawaiian games. The festival is free and open to the public but donations are always weleome.