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Sunday, October 02, 2005

Annual Youth Event Honors Queen Lili`uokalani

Press Release Sept. 22, 2005

TO: All Media
FROM: Kaua`i Mokihana Festival Email: KMFKauai@msn.com PO Box 13, Kapaa, HI 96746

Media contact: Carol Bain, 808-246-2111

Annual Youth Event Honors Queen Lili`uokalani

Students of the immersion and bilingual Hawaiian programs compete each year for prizes and recognition by participating in the annual Kaua`i Mokihana Festival Eo, E Lili`u song contest. Held at the Kaua`i Community College Performing Arts Center Tuesday, 9/20/05, the event honors Queen Lili`uokalani by performing her music. Songs must be from the “Queen's Songbook” or a song written for or about the monarch. All songs must be performed in `Olelo Hawai`i, Hawaiian language with no amplification. Results are listed below:

  • Song Contest K-5

1st Place Na Keiki Aloha O Ke Kula Ni`ihau O Kekaha

2nd Place Ke Kula Kaiapuni Hawai`i o Kapa`a

  • Ha`i `Olelo Speech Contest K-5

1st Place Na Keiki Aloha O Ke Kula Ni`ihau O Kekaha

  • `Olelo Hawai`i Hawaiian Language Contest

1st Place Na Keiki Aloha O Ke Kula Ni`ihau O Kekaha

  • Song Contest 6-12

1st Place Ke Kula Ki`eki`e o Kapa`a
2nd Place Na `Opio Aloha O Ke Kula Ni`iahu O Kekaha

  • Ha`i `Olelo 6-12

1st Place Na `Opio Aloha O Ke Kula Ni`iahu O Kekaha

  • `Olelo Hawai`i Hawaiian Language Contest

1st Place Ke Kula Ki`eki`e o Kapa`a

Donors for this event include the Queen Lili`uokalani Childrens Center; Lily Yamamoto; Mrs. David Hanna; and Aunty Maria Hickland of Mele.com. Also, a donation of pounamu New Zealand greenstone was made by two instructors, Ms. Rama Kete and Mr. Mikaere Taitoko from the Waikato Institute of Technology, Hamilton, New Zealand.

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*KAUA`I MOKIHANA FESTIVAL * September 18-24, 2005, Island Wide --Varied Admission & Free Events

Festival Contact: Nathan Kalama; PH: (808)- 822-2166 email: KMFKauai@msn.com <mailto:KMFKauai@msn.com>

Events sponsored in part by Hawai`i Tourism Authority & The County of Kaua`i Office of Economic Development

For updated information, visit KMF Website: http://mokihana.kauai.net

Photo by Joe Olivas; High Resolution available upon request

Posted by Support at 11:50 AM
Categories: Kauai Mokihana Festival-September Event