Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 8, Number 2, 1 Pepeluali 1991 — Original Hawaiian music [ARTICLE]
Original Hawaiian music
A Sunday afternoon of original Hawaiian music : is promised for March 10 when the 56th Hawaiian Song Festival will be held at 1 p.m. at the Queen Kapi'olani Park Bandstand. The annual celebration commemorates the beauty of Hawaiian songs and their authors and encourages the writing of new songs in the Hawaiian language.
The public is invited to watch and especially hear finalists as they present their songs. Organizers note that a new division of Hapahawaiian Song has been added to accomodate writers not fluent in Hawaiian. The festival is sponsored by the City Department of Parks and Recreation.