Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 8, Number 5, 1 May 1991 — Molokaʻi hula festival features dance, moʻolelo [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Molokaʻi hula festival features dance, moʻolelo

The first annual "Moloka'i Ka Hula Piko," "A Celebration of the Birth of Hula" on Moloka'i will take plaee Saturday, May 11 at Kapu'aiwa Coconut Grove near the town of Kaunakakai. The celebration begins at 10 a.m. and continues until sunset. It features performances by Moloka'i halau hula, including: Halau Hula 'O Kukuna 'okala, kumu hula John Kaimikaua; Halau Hula O Moloka'i, kumu hula Rachel Kamakana; Moana's Hula Halau, kumu hula Moana Dudoit; and kumu hula Loretta Ritte's Na Wahine O Moloka'i and Na Pu'u Ka l'ini O Ku'u Pu'uwai. During the week preceding the celebration, kumu hula John Kaimikaua will offer lectures on

the hula and mo'olelo (story-telling) related to Moloka'i historic sites. The public is invited to attend the lecture series, whieh will be held at the Colony Kaluakoi HoteI and Golf Club Ho'aloha Room Tuesday, May 7, through Thursday, May 9, at 7 p.m., and Friday, May 10, at 2 p.m. Kaimikaua is cultural advisor to Destination Moloka'i Association, sponsor of the celebration. For additional information on the hula celebration and travel to Moloka'i, write Destination Moloka'i Association, 1600 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 923, Honolulu, HI 96814, or phone (808) 941-0444 in Honolulu, or (808) 553-3876 on Moloka'i.