Aloha Kakou!
It is now Saturday of Merrie Monarch week and tonight is the ʻauana (modern)hula portion of the fabulous festival. I have been so busy with preperation for Sundayʻs performance of the Lei Hulu of Hilo graduation that I have not been able to blog as I would like to, but please know that MM week can be gruesome and exciting! So much to do. Tuesday I went to see Aunty ʻAla (Leinaʻala Heine)at the ʻImiloa Astronomy Center. Yes, you heard correctly for those of you who are wondering why we are having a hula exhibit there, Hawaiians are navigators and ʻImiloa is a wonderful place to learn about the Hawaiian skies and how the Hawaiians traveled 1000ʻs of miles in the pacific. It is also a great place to learn about the plants of Hawaii and how they were used.
Okay, back to what I was saying, Kumu hula Leinaʻala Heine gave a wonderful discussion of the life lessons tauht within the story of Keaomelemele, hightlighttng elemental connections, genealogical ties, and the hula traditions of the wahine ʻeuʻeu who was raised as the favorite of Moʻoinanea in Kealohilani. Here halau, arrive fresh off the plane to perform for us some beautiful and moving chants. Na pualei O Likolehua is performing in Merrie Monarch competition and if you didnʻt know that the program is in streaming live on the internet...google it and you can find it...otherwise, the rest of us lucky buggaʻs get to enjoy another night at tonight at the Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium! Okay, gotta run for a last dress rehearsal this morning...enjoy the MM parade today, I will not be able to attend, but i will post again soon as able! So crazy, but happy hula to all..me ke aloha!
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