Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 4, Number 9, 1 September 1987 — Local Entertainers Sought for Aloha Week, Hong Kong [ARTICLE]

Local Entertainers Sought for Aloha Week, Hong Kong

Loeal performers are invited to submit applications to represent Honolulu in Hong Kong during the second United Airlines Royal Pacific Cultural Exchange (RPCE) in October. RPCE is sponsored by UAL in cooperation with Sister Cities International (SCI) and the City and County of Honolulu. The program celebrates United's Royal Pacific Service and the 30th anniversary of SC1. Singers, dancers, instrumentalists and other artists were to have submitted applications for the program to the City and County of Honolulu's Parks and Recreation Department by August 15, 1987.

Performances should reflect Hawaii's cultural heritage in song, dance, theater, or in a combination of these arts. The Hawaii performers are expected to be of high artistic caliber, be knowledgeable about the Islands, and act as goodwill ambassadors for the City. A group must not total more than 20 persons and must provide its own sets, costumes and instruments. Presentations must be flexible, eapahle of being broken down to 15-minute and 25-minute segments. Individuals and ensembles (not more than five) will be considered equally with groups.

Applicants must be able to perform at the Waikiki Shell Aloha Week program Sept. 22 and in Hong Kong Oct. 18-25. The Honolulu delegation of up to 30 persons, including technical and artistic support personnel, will receive free round-trip air travel from Honolulu, hotel accommodations, ground transportation, and meals in Hong Kong. Delegates will be responsible for insurance and personal expenses.

The first Honolulu exchange program was held in April, when Hawaii entertainers performed in Seoul, Korea. The Men of Waimapuna, Halau Pua Ali'i Ilima, Nina Kealiiwahamana, Tane and City Council member Donna Mercado Kim, who danced a solo hula number, were in Hawaii's delegation. In exchange, the Seoul Junior Philharmonic Orchestra performed in Honolulu in May. United Airlines and SCI are arranging similar cultural exchanges between 12 other pairs of cities in the United States and the Pacific Basin.

For more information, contact Karl Ichida at the City Parks and Recreation Department, 527-6024.