Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 4, Number 9, 1 September 1987 — Hawaiian Goddesses Theme of Oct. 11 Show [ARTICLE]

Hawaiian Goddesses Theme of Oct. 11 Show

A fashion show and concert, with Linda Ching's book on Hawaiian Goddesses as its theme, has been scheduled by the Lehua Dance Company for 11 a.m. Oct. 11 at the Sheraton Waikiki Ballroom. The event will be a part of Ho'olako 1987: Celebrate the Year of the Hawaiian. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Ho'olako Committee headed by Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee Thomas K. (Unele Tommy) Kaulukukui Sr.

There will be a five-course Chinese luneheon and entertainment by the sponsoring Lehua Dance Company under Kaulana Kasparovitch; Frank Palani Kahala's Gentlemen of Maluikeao and Ladies of Kahanakealoha and Leina'ala Heine and her Ladies of Na Pua Lei O Likolehua. Among other guest artists are Dance Works, Same Bernard Trio and many more. Designers featured in the fashion show are Allen Akina, Nake'u Awai, Puamana Crabbe and Dondi Ho Costa. Tickets are $25 per person. Full details are available by calling 737-0989.

The Lehua Dance Company has performed at the Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo and other hula competition events, workshops and concerts. The group prides itself in perpetuating the art of hula and its meaning to the Hawaiian culture. While the combined affair is a fund raiser for the sponsoring group, most importantly it is a means of bringing people in the community together and sharing with them the legends of Hawaii and the Hawaiian culture.