Uncle: Sept 30, 2009
May 22, 2010 by hulatown
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Uncle 9-30-2009
Mike Kop and Maria Niino Naope
May 22, 2010 by hulatown
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Maria Niino Naope
Leimomi Ho
May 22, 2010 by hulatown
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Leimomi Ho
Blaine Kia Ohana
May 22, 2010 by hulatown
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Blaine Kia Ohana
Aukele
May 22, 2010 by hulatown
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Waikiki Hula Conference 2009
May 22, 2010 by hulatown
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Waikiki Hula Conference 2009
Chinky Mahoe and Twyla
May 22, 2010 by hulatown
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Chinky Mahoe and Twyla
Cyril Pahinui at Hi’ilawe: Aloha Shirt by Hulatown
May 20, 2010 by hulatown
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Cyril at Hi'ilawe - Aloha Shirt by Hulatown
I selected this shirt especially for the video shoot at Hi’ilawe in Waipio. It was exactly the right color and the designs are beautiful.
On May 6 & 7, 8, we held our annual He Huaka’i E Pana Na I Ke Ea ‘O Waipio Valley workshop in Waipio Valley where we teach Hi’ilawe below the namesake waterfall.
We are working on shooting a music video of our He Huaka’i sites and so began this project by recording a video of the mele Hi’ilawe at the waterfall.
We arrived on Thursday afternoon. Our guide, Likeke started us off with a chant asking permission to come into the valley and travel up to the area. When entering a place of such cultural significance we begin with a protocol of entry, an oli komo- entry chant, a kahea-calling request for safe and welcome entrance and a promise to be respectful and while there to do righteous work.
We spent the rest of the day relaxing, planning our hike and having a kanikapila -playing music together.
We woke early in the morning, had a light breakfast and coffee and loaded up our camera equipment and the koa guitar, wrapping everything in large heavy duty trash bags. We then joined hands to chant E Ho Mai, asking for strength, wisdom, and knowledge and safe travels. Then we started off.
We first visited the home of Sam Li’a where the song was conceived and written. Then off up the valley following the Hi’ilawe Stream. The hike takes about 2 1/2 hours with all of the equipment. We had to cross the stream in neck deep water several times and climb huge boulders and pass through Hawaiian Bamboo forests often walking on cliff edges with slippery slopes and rocky drops.
When we finally arrived it was amazing! I had come full circle. I have taken the song around the world and now had brought it back home to sing for this ancient chief, his namesake waterfall and for my dad who I do not think ever made it to the top of this valley.
The day was overcast and lightly sprinkling. As we began to set up our equipment and prepare for the vidoe the clouds parted and the sun shown through giving us the perfect lighting and lasting for almost an hour so we were able to do 3 takes of the song before the clouds returned and the light misty rain began again.
The experience was like nothing I have ever had. Being in this ancient place singing this song of such significance for my family. I cannot express the depth of my emotions at that moment.
When we finished the last take we went for a swim in the large pool at the base of the falls. The water was cold and the falls pouring down into its depths.
After a light snack we packed everything back up and hiked the 2 1/2 hours back to the cabin.
The next day, we participated in a Kanikapila, luau, talk story with the community of people from the Valley.
We are already looking forward to next year’s visit in May.
This is a rare and wonderful opportunity to experience the valley and its people and learn the history and heritage that make Waipio a treasured Wai pana.
Cyril
email cyril@cyrilpahinui.com
November Events
NOVEMBER
Nightly (except Mondays) Weather-Permitting Authentic Hawaiian Music & Hula shows by Hawaii’s finest hula halau (dance troupes) and Hawaiian performers. Opens with torch lighting ceremony and blowing of conch shell. From 6pm-7pm at the Kuhio Beach at Uluniu & Kalakaua Ave. in Waikiki. Seating on the grass; beach chairs, mats, etc. okay. Cameras are welcome. For information call (808) 843-8002.
November 6 – 8
Kumu Hula Association of Northern California
“29th Annual Ia ‘Oe E Ka La Hula Festival & Competition”
Alameda County Fairgrounds, 4501 Pleasanton Avenue, Pleasanton, CA
Information/Tickets: Ingrid (650) 355-6451
Arts & Crafts Booth Information: Allennette (808) 259-0088
November 6
2009 Moku O Keawe Workshops
November 12 – 15
The 18th Annual World Invitational Hula Festival
Waikiki Shell, Honolulu, Hawai’i
Halau from around the world including Hawai’i come to this event. For more information, please call Aunty Paulie Jennings at 486-3185 or visit our website at www.worldhula.com
NOVEMBER 13 – 15
INTERNATIONAL WAIKIKI HULA CONFERENCE
HAWAI’I CONVENTION CENTER
Aloha Mai Kakou!
Join us in Hawaii for the 3rd Annual International Waikiki Hula Conference.
Share your love of hula with others from around the world and Hawaii, in the place where hula was born.
For beginners and experts alike, learn from some of Hawaii’s most respected teachers.
Register online for the experience of a lifetime …
“Hula in the Land of its Birth”
For visitors, the International Waikiki Hula Conference offers the rare opportunity to come to Hawaii to learn, share and experience the hula firsthand, with over 40 respected hula teachers and Hawaiian cultural experts. For our local hula dancers, it is a chance to enrich their hula experience from many sources at one event, and meet dancers and kumu hula from around the world.
REGISTER ONLINE
www.waikikihulaconference.com
Easily register, pay and select your courses online. Complete information available on website. Registration ends Oct. 31, 2009
October Events
October 24
The Ladies of Mehana 10th Anniversary Ho’ike & Concert
250 East Beach St (cross street Lincoln)……Watsonville, CA. 95076…..Santa Cruz
The Makaha Sons & guest artist Kalae Miles
SHOW TIME: 7:00 pm DOORS OPEN: 6:00pm
COST: $30.00 Adv. $35.00 Dr.
Tix by mail & all Info: Call (831) 840-5714 or (831) 295-2433
Tix available at: Aloha Island Grille 1700 Portola Dr. Santa Cruz, CA., (831) 479-3299 (cash only)
Also at: Streetlight Records 939 Pacific Ave. (downtown Santa Cruz), (831) 425-4630 (cash only, service fee).
Mana: Tribes of the Pacific
Dougherty Valley Performing Arts Center
10550 Albion Road San Ramon California 94582
Motu‘aina presents a haunting story taken from the journals of an American who ventured among the Polynesian Islands and met five amazing tribes. These tribes helped him understand his own obsession with power – especially the tribes made up entirely of children.
Produced by Karl and Catherine Blankenship. www.motuaina.com
Time: 2:00 PM Matinee & 7:00 PM Evening Show
Tickets: $26.00 General Admission, $13.00 Children (12 years and under), $16.00 Seniors (60 years and over). $1 dollar of ticket costs supports the San Ramon Performing Arts Cultural Growth Fund!
Order tickets: www.sanramonperformingarts.com
Information: Call San Ramon Performing Arts Box Office 925.973.ARTS, Mon-Fri 8:30 – 4:30 PM
NOVEMBER
November 6 – 8
Kumu Hula Association of Northern California
“29th Annual Ia ‘Oe E Ka La Hula Festival & Competition”
Alameda County Fairgrounds, 4501 Pleasanton Avenue, Pleasanton, CA
Information/Tickets: Ingrid (650) 355-6451
Arts & Crafts Booth Information: Allennette (808) 259-0088
November 6
2009 Moku O Keawe Workshops
Aia La Ola`a (Hula Auwana)
Instructor: Nalani Kanakaole
Students: 25
Class Time: 900-1200
Description: The poetry describes love, the sensations felt in the moment, and how beautiful it is to be with the one you adore. This song, written by Kaumakaiwa Kanakaole, was first choreographed by his Aunty Nalani Kanakaole for a performance at the Moana Hotel on Waikiki Beach. The motions allude to the quivering with delight and being enraptured with the beauty of romance.
As the youngest daughter of Edith Kekuhikuhipuuoneonaliiokohala Kanakaole, Nalani continues to lead the Halau O Kekuhi. Rooted in tradition, their hula style is known as `aihaa, a bombastic, bent-knee posturing that connects the energies of dancer and land through motion.
Bring a pa`u or a pareu. Participants are invited to showcase what they have learned at Sunday’s Ho`ike Program.
Workshop Price: $45.00
November 12 – 15
The 18th Annual World Invitational Hula Festival
Waikiki Shell, Honolulu, Hawai’i
Halau from around the world including Hawai’i come to this event. For more information, please call Aunty Paulie Jennings at 486-3185 or visit our website at www.worldhula.com
NOVEMBER 13 – 15
INTERNATIONAL WAIKIKI HULA CONFERENCE
HAWAI’I CONVENTION CENTER
Aloha Mai Kakou!
Join us in Hawaii for the 3rd Annual International Waikiki Hula Conference.
Share your love of hula with others from around the world and Hawaii, in the place where hula was born.
For beginners and experts alike, learn from some of Hawaii’s most respected teachers.
Register online for the experience of a lifetime …
“Hula in the Land of its Birth”
For visitors, the International Waikiki Hula Conference offers the rare opportunity to come to Hawaii to learn, share and experience the hula firsthand, with over 40 respected hula teachers and Hawaiian cultural experts. For our local hula dancers, it is a chance to enrich their hula experience from many sources at one event, and meet dancers and kumu hula from around the world.
REGISTER ONLINE
www.waikikihulaconference.com
Easily register, pay and select your courses online. Complete information available on website. Registration ends Oct. 31, 2009
November 14 – 15
Kori Kori Tahiti Fete
College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
702-336-0035
702-336-8988
www.korikoritahitifeteinlasvegas.com
