Merrie Monarch 2010

Me and Aunties Kawaiʻula and Ulalia on Miss Aloha hula night.

Yes, we had a fun time at Merrie Monarch Hula Competition and Norene and I had great seats next to Tomo and Maiko. Most folks were packed in like little sardines, but we were lucky and not too crowded. Not like some areas that looked really uncomfortable.Was I uncomfortable, you ask? Well, to be honest, yes. The little stadium seats we brought were rather a bit small and well, Norene can fit her little self just fine on one, but moi? I mean Moʻi? Ha! Anyway, that didnʻt stop us from having a fun and exciting time. If you didnʻt get to see the hula action on t.v. I hope you got to see it on streaming live on the net. If you didnʻt catch that then you can wait for the DVDʻs to come out at $50 each, when ever that will be. I just hope my friend Judy can get me a copy from her Tevo like she said she would. Bless you Judy, and so glad we got to hook up on Sunday night.
Seeing Oʻbrian Eselu with Ke Kai o Kahiki and Kealiʻi Reichel with Halau Kealaʻokamaile out on top again is super maikaʻi. They are two of my favorite competitive halau.

Check this site for all the winners of Merrie Monarch 2010:
http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2010/04/11/2010-merrie-monarch-festival-results
(sorry, blogger wouldnʻt link this right, so just typed it in)

I will post more fun pics as they come up...all of us so busy, no time to empty the digital camera! ʻAuwe!
A hui hou,
Moʻikeha

Me with Norene,Maiko, and Tomo.


Junko,Tomo,Maiko, and Ahonui.