Hula Kahiko: Pahoa High & Middle School under the direction of Kumu Kini Kaʻawa

Hula Kahiko featuring Pahoa High & Middle School under the direction of Kumu Kini Kaʻawa

The Volcano Art Center’s Hula Kahiko program continues on Saturday, May 11th at 10:30am with a performance under the direction of Kumu Kini Kaʻawa.  Selected students of Pāhoa Middle and High School will present hula and oli at Kaʻauea Kahua Hula at the Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. These student are learning hula, ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi and other kanaka maoli practices and traditions. This year they will  honor Mōʻi Lunalilo with selections honoring his life, his perspective and the places and people whom he adored. Additionally, the students will present hula that highlights the beauty of the Puna District.

This performance is part of a year-round series sponsored by the Volcano Art Center at the kahua hula (hula platform) near the Volcano Art Center Gallery in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park.

The performance takes place, rain or shine, in a one-of-a-kind outdoor setting in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park. National Park entrance fees apply.  These free events are supported in part by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, through appropriations from the Legislature of the State of Hawaiʻi or grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. The presentation is presented authentically in an outdoor setting, rain or shine without electronic amplification. Audience members are encouraged to bring sun/rain gear and sitting mats, and to arrive early as parking at the Visitor’s Center is limited, additional parking is available at the Steam Vents parking lot.

Although these events are free, park entrance fees apply.

The Volcano Art Center is a non-profit art and educational organization created in 1974 to promote, develop, and perpetuate the artistic and cultural heritage of Hawai‘i’s people and environment through activities in the visual, literary, and performing arts.  To donate to the Hula Arts at Kīlauea programs or to find out more information please contact Emily C. Weiss at info@volcanoartcenter.org, visit www.volcanoartcenter.org or call 967-8222.