Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 2, Number 9, 1 September 1985 — Big lsland Chants, Hula [ARTICLE]

Big lsland Chants, Hula

Edith McKinzie, a teacher of early Hawaiian chant and hula, will give a lecture and demonstration on traditional chants and hula Thursday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. at the Waimea Community Center. The event is sponsored

by Pu'ukohola Heiau National Historic Site. McKinzie will explain the mele's function in society, its religious significance and earliest documentation. Contact Park Headquaters, 882-72 18, for more information on this free event.