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Kamananui (Moanalua) Valley remains the only undeveloped valley in urban Honolulu, and much of that is due to the Moanalua Gar- dens Foundation. Established in 1970, its aim was to protect the valley from the develop- ment of the H3 Freeway and preserve cultural sites.
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in 1978, this festival is so named because Prince Lot Kapuāiwa, who built his summer home in the valley, encouraged the revival of hula, chant and the healing arts once he became king.
tions, this year’s event will be virtual. Hula hālau will be filmed separately at various locations at Queen Emma Summer Palace. The two-hour festival will be livestreamed 7-9 p.m. Oct. 28 on KHON2.
day dawns.” It’s taken from Ua Ao Hawai‘i, a mele composed by the noted Lar- ry Kimura.
“King Kākuhihewa, Moanalua, was known as a center of hula, chanting and spiritual renewal,” states Pauline Worsham, manag- ing director for MGF.
Hālau Hula Ka Noe‘au, which is led by kumu hula Michael Pili Pang, performs at Queen Emma Summer Palace. PHOTOS COURTESY MOANALUA GARDENS FOUNDATION
centuries. The last chantress of Moanalua, Nāmakahelu Kapahikauaokamehameha, and her niece, Malia Kau, carried the Moanalua school of hula into modern times. Malia taught such hula lu- minaries as ‘Iolani Luahine,
“This year’s 44th annual Prince Lot Hula features nine hālau hula from O‘ahu, including for the first time, the keiki of Hālau Hi‘iaka- ināmakalehua, led by nā kumu hula Lono Padilla and Robert Keano Ka‘upu IV,” Worsham states.
“Other highlights include a special appearance by Robert Uluwehi Cazimero, who performs a medley for Hālau Hula Ka No‘eau led by kumu hula Michael Pili Pang, and the classic Ku’ u Pua I Paoakalani danced by kumu hula Vicky Holt Takamine,” Worsham adds.
“Our theme celebrates a new path forward as we emerge from COVID, like the rising sun, signaling the dawning of a new day and a more hopeful future,” Wor- sham explains.
“It became the piko of cultural arts and flourished, firmly establishing Ka- mananui’s legacy of hula and chanting through the
Mary Kawena Pukui and her daughters, Pele Pukui and Pat Namaka Bacon, Henry Pa, Lokalia Montgomery and Hoakalei Kamauu.”
“Our viewers will be treated to the best non-com- petitive hula kahiko and au- ana with inspiring messages of aloha from our kumu.”
“This year’s theme, E HuliAloIKaUluLā.Ua Ao Ē, translates to “With the rising of the sun, a new
For more information on MGF, visit moanalua- gardensfoundation.org.
MGF honors this legacy each year with its Prince Lot Hula Festival. Founded
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