Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 7, Number 7, 1 July 1990 — "Five waters of Moanalua" is Prince Lot theme [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

"Five waters of Moanalua" is Prince Lot theme

"The Five Waters of Moanalua" figures as the theme of this year's Prince Lot Hula Festival, a free event at Moanalua Gardens, on Saturday , July 2 1 , from 9:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Drawn from ancient chants about Moanalua, the theme celebrates the valley's rain, waterfall, springs, and stream that flow to the oeean at Keehi lagoon.

Thirteen halau from Hawaii's different islands will interpret the water theme with new dances created for the occasion, said Moanalua Gardens Foundation executive director Paulie Jennings.

Included in the dance groups will be a haiau from Utah and the Punahou high school halau, winner of the high school hula kahiko competition held in May at St. Louis High School.

Other special events include a kukini relay race. The race and portions of the day's events will be broadcast on KCCN Hawaiian radio. Radio personalities Brickwood Galuteria and Keaumiki Akui are co-hosts of the festival. This year for the first time, City and County Parks and Recreation centers will display Hawaiian arts and crafts and do demonstrations.

Food, drink and crafts will be on sale. Pienie cooiers are weleome, but aleoho' is not permitted. Parking is available to early arrivals on the neighborhood streets and at nearby Moanalua intermediate and elementary schools. Those coming by bus should take TheBus #13 bus and get off by Fort Shafter.

The Prince Lot hula festival is funded in part by the State Foundation on Culture and Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts and by private donations. For more information eall 839-5334.

These Punahou School dancers won the kane division and overall trophy at the Hawaii Secondary Schools hula kahiko competition.

They will perform at the Prince Lot hula festival on July 21.

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