Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 7, Number 12, 1 December 1990 — Lei Queen contestants sought [ARTICLE]

Lei Queen contestants sought

The lei is a Hawaiian tradition of friendship and goodwill. The annual lei day festivities of the City and County of Honolulu are always enhanced by a lei queen and court. Applications are now being accepted for the 1991 Lei Queen contest. The lei queen must be knowledgeable in the art of Hawaiian lei-making and be able to convey "lei aloha" with warmth and dignity.

Eaeh year the Lei Queen is selected from one of three rotating age groups, 18-30, na wahine 'opio (the younger woman), 3 1-50 na wahine makua (the adult woman), and 51 years and over, na kupuna (the grandmother). 1991 is the yearofna wahine makua. Onequeen and four lei princesses will be selected. Applicants must therefore be between the ages of 31 and 50.

Other requirements for eligibility: contestants must be of Hawaiian or part-Hawaiian ancestry, knowledgeable in the art of lei making, able to per form the hula, knowledgeable and able to eonverse or do a reading in the Hawaiian language. The contest is open to amateur and professional lei-makers alike. Deadline for applieahon is Jan. 25, 1991. Entry forms are available from the Department of Parks

and Recreation, 650 S. King St. first floor permit section and 10th floor parks and maintenance and recreation division. and at the Hawaiiana center, Kalama Beach Park, 248 N. Kalaheo Ave.. Kailua. Judging will take plaee on Feb. 16, 1991 at McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Park. The Lei Queen and Lei Princesses will represent the City and County of Honolulu at the Lei Day celebration, May 1, 1991 and will make other public appearances. For information contact the Hawaiiana Section, 266-7654, 266-7655 or 522 7077.