Sunday, August 16, 2009

Hula in Hawaii

Last night we went to a two-hour hula performance (ho'ike) put on by halau hula Kalehuaki'eki'eka'iu, that includes many of our friends from Volcano. The entire stage was covered by a curtain made of plumeria strings (see above). We sat in the front row, and the aroma of the flowers was intoxicating. The stage was packed with dancers doing both ancient (kahiko) hula and more modern (auana) hula.



Our good friend and neighbor, Jay Robinson-also one of the dancers, gave us tickets for our anniversary. That's him in the red shirt below.
Dean is frantically putting together a program for "After Dark in the Park," a monthly program highlighting significant issues for the community. Guess what his topic is? Dark sky friendly lighting! I think it's called "Dark Sacred Nights."
I auditioned for "The Music Man" yesterday, and tomorrow I'll be auditioning for a Universtiy of Hawaii-Hilo student production. I'll keep you posted on how all that turns out!