Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 34, Number 6, 1 June 2017 — Hoʻomaikaʻi to Hālau Kū Māna, Kamehameha [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Hoʻomaikaʻi to Hālau Kū Māna, Kamehameha

By Ka Wai OlaStaff High schoolers from Hālau Kū Māna took away the Edith Kawelohea McKinzie Overall Trophy at the 39th Annual Malia Craver Hula Kahiko Competition in May. The Mānoa-based puhlie charter school won the biggest prize of the keiki hula competition based on their combined hula kahiko and Hawaiian language skills in a tribute to Mauna Kea. In the intermediate division, the wāhine from Kamehameha Schools Maui, under the direction of Kumu Hula

Keli'iho'omalu Puchalski, won both the George Kananiokeakua Holokai Overall Trophy and the Lokomaika'iokalani Snakenberg Hawaiian Language Trophy. Under the direction of Kumu Hula Kawika Mersberg, Hālau Kū Māna took other top awards: Wahine Lirst Plaee, Hui'ia Lirst Plaee, and Kāne Second Plaee. The hālau will now be invited to perform at the 40th Annual Prince Lot Hula Lestival in July. Both events are sponsored by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to help promote engagement and the perpetuation of Hawaiian culture. ■

MH . iww Hōlau Kū Māna look lop honors at fhe Malia Craver Hula Kahiko Compefifion. - Photo: Courtesy Malia Marquez