The MACC's Cultural Programs are directed by Kumu Hula Hōkūlani Holt

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KAHEKILI


Kumu Hula Hōkūlani Holt and her hālau Pa'u O Hi'iaka, together with nā Kumu Hula Keali'i Reichel and Pali Ahue, reconstructed her original hula drama, Kahekili, which takes the audience into pre-contact Hawai'i through chant, Hawaiian martial arts, kahiko (traditional hula), and dramatic narration.


Kahekili was made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of the American Masterpieces: Dance initiative, administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts.
Additional support for 2008-09 season by Hawai‘i Tourism Authority/CNHA and The Charles Engelhard Foundation. Supported in part by National Endowment for the Arts, State Foundation for Culture and the Arts, County of Maui, Cole Family Foundation, Jimmy & Honey Bun Haynes and KPOA Radio.


More show information on Kahekili
Kahekili study guide

 

 

Cultural Programs




Programs

Hawai'i Maoli Series

Events

Kulanihako'i: Living Waters
Hula drama by Na Kinimakalehua
Kū Mai Ka Hula Competition
Storytelling Festival

 


“Everything that touches on Hawaiian culture is found in hula.”
-Kumu Hula Hōkūlani Holt, MACC Cultural Progams Director

Upcoming Events

Kulanihako'i: Living Waters
Community Outreach Schedule 2012

Moloka‘i: Monday, February 20
Free excerpts from Kūlanihāko‘i production followed by Q&A Session
12:30 pm, Kalaniana‘ole Hall, Kaunakakai

O‘ahu: Friday, March 9
Free public lecture demonstrations, describing the process and the making of the production
O‘ahu: Saturday, March 10
Leeward Community College Theatre performance
Tickets: $25 adults; $20 students, seniors, military; $18 UH Faculty, staff, students; $10 keiki under 12 years

Hāna: Sunday, April 29
Free excerpts from Kūlanihāko‘i followed by Q&A Session
mid-afternoon performance

Hilo: Friday, June 1
Educational Services
Hilo: Saturday, June 2
UH-Hilo Performing Arts Center performance
Tickets: $25 general, $20 discount, $10 UH students, keiki under 12 years








2011 Events

Saturday, October 15, Castle Theater, 7:30 PM




Kulanihako‘i: Living Waters is a new hula drama by Na Kinimakalehua, a collaborative artistic team composed of master kumu hula Hokulani Holt, Keali‘i Reichel and Pali Ahue, along with Ulalia Woodside, Kauhilonohonua Padilla and Robert Ke‘ano Ka‘upu. Drawing from epic Hawaiian myths over 2000 years old, the mystical Kulanihako‘i is an elemental lake from which all life flows. With dance, chant, storytelling and dramatic interpretation, Living Waters depicts the many facets of water and its continuous relationship between the ocean, land and sky as told through the eyes of contemporary Native Hawaiians.
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Kū Mai Ka Hula (Hula Appears)
International Hula Competition
Saturday, September 10, 2011, Castle Theater, 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Our 6th annual international hula competition features hālau winners from Japan’s competition and hālau from Hawai‘i in adult solo and group performances. The dancers compete in kahiko (traditional hula) and ‘auana (modern-day hula stylings) in both male and female categories. Celebrate the longstanding friendship between Hawai‘i and Japan with a memorable and inspiring day of hula. 
Tickets: $25 adults, $12.50 keiki 12 years & under.


2010 First Place Wahine Kahiko Group


2010 First Place Wahine ‘Auana Group


Mr. & Ms. Hula Maui 2010, Kaimana Domingo & Ashley Tamanaha


2010 First Place Kane Kahiko Group


2010 First Place Kane ‘Auana Group

 

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