Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 6, Number 10, 1 ʻOkakopa 1989 — Na Mele O Maui runs Nov. 9-11 [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Na Mele O Maui runs Nov. 9-11

The 17th Na Mele O Maui, a three-day celebration of Hawaii's musical heritage, will be held Nov. 9-11 on the island of Maui. Na Mele O Maui features a keiki song eompetition, the Emma Farden Sharpe Hula Festival, an arts and crafts fair and a traditional luau. Na Mele O Maui is dedicated to the preservation and perpetuation of Hawaii's culture through the musieal arts. Eaeh year, scholarship funds raised ■»during the festival are awarded to Maui County qualified high school students.

The keiki song competition features more than 700 of Maui's school children performing songs in the native Hawaiian language. The competition awards cash prizes and a perpetual trophy, judged by entertainment industry professionals and Hawaiian language specialists. Prizes are based on the performance of a prize song and a ehoiee song. This year's theme is "01d Lahaina." The prize songs selected by the Na Mele O Maui Keiki Song Competition committee for eaeh division are: K2nd grade: "Mo'olele" by Edwin Lindsey, 3rd-5th grade: "Lahainaluna SchooI Alma Mater," and 6th-8th grade: "Palona" by J. Elia. For more information contact Ka'anapali Beach Operators Association at (808) 661-3271, or write to 2530 Kekaa Drive, Lahaina, Maui, Hawai'i, 96761.