Contents | Islander Calendar | Mahalo Mail | Mahalo Air Schedule Ka Hula Piko celbrates the birth of hula on Moloka`i Masters of Ceremonies: KPOA Radio personalities Charles"Bushman Kaupu" and Boy "Hawaiian Supaman" Kanae Pule, Charles Kaupu Saturday, May 17, at Papohaku Beach Park: 8:00 a.m.--Halau Hula O Kilohana, kumu hula April Kealoha (Moloka'i) 8:40 a.m.--Pohakuloa (Moloka'i) 9:20 a.m.--Moana's Hula Halau, kumu hula Moana Dudoit, Raquel Dudoit, and Kanani Brighter (Moloka'i) 10:00 a.m.--Ikaika Brown (Maui) 10:40 a.m.--Halau Hula 'O Kukuna'okala, kumu hula John Kaimikaua (O'ahu) 11:30 a.m.--Gary Haleamau (Big Island) 12:15 p.m.--Halau Keahiokamalulani, kumu hula Pomaikai Gaui, and Halau Hula lima O Wailani, kumu hula Penny Gomard (Moloka'i) 12:50 p.m.--Paani Pila (Big Island) 1:35 p.m.--The Lim Family (Big Island) 2:20 p.m.--Taiyo Hula Halau (Japan) Mapulehu Mango Patch Band 3:00 p.m.--Genoa Keawe (O'ahu) 4:00 p.m.--Pacific Blu (O'ahu) The Seventh Annual Moloka'i Ka Hula Piko, A Celebration of the Birth of Hula on Moloka'i, will be held Saturday, May 17, 1997 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Papohaku Beach Park at Kaluakoi. There will be no admission charge. The hula festival will feature performances by hula halau, musicians, and singers from Moloka'i, other Hawaiian islands, and Japan. Hawaiian crafts, including quilting, woodworking, featherwork, and deer-horn scrimshaw, will be demonstrated and available for purchase. Hawaiian foods and Moloka'i specialties will be sold throughout the day. A series of lectures on Moloka'i history and mo'olelo (story telling) will be presented by kumu hula John Kaimikaua of the Halau Hula 'O Kukunaokala Tuesday, May 13, Wednesday, May 14, and Thursday, May 15, from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Hoaloha Room at the Kaluakoi Hotel and Golf Club. An exhibit of ancient Hawaiian stone artifacts and a slide presentation will accompany the lecture, which will focus on the theme of this year's festival, "He Paepae Pohaku, He Kumu O Moloka'i" (The Foundation of Moloka'i Is Like A Stone Platform). Kaimikaua will conduct cultural excursions to Na Imu Kalua Ua (Rain Temple) in the Naiwa area of central Moloka'i,Tuesday, May 13, at 3 p.m. and Wednesday, May 14, at 10 a.m. All lectures and excursions are free and open to the public. The Moloka'i Ka Hula Piko festival expresses Moloka'i's commitment to preserving the unique Hawaiian culture. Moloka'i Visitors Association emphasizes cultural tourism in its promotional programs for Moloka'i, which has the highest percentage of residents of Hawaiian ancestry of any of the major Hawaiian islands. The 1996 festival attracted approximately 4,000 Moloka'i residents, visitors from other Hawaiian islands, and out-of-state visitors. Moloka'i hotels and resort condominiums offer Moloka'i Ka Hula Piko travel packages, including ground transportation, and urge early advance booking to ensure conÞrmation. For information, contact Moloka'i Visitors Association at (808) 553-3876, 800 553-0404 toll free inter-island, or 800-800-6367 toll free U. S. and Canada.Copyright 1995 Mahalo Islander Magazine All Rights Reserved. Copyright 1995 Mahalo Islander Magazine All Rights Reserved