Each year at ka hula piko we celebrate and honor the traditions and practices of our kupuna elders who have gone. Molokai is believed to be the birthplace of hula, and the friendly island hosts the molokai ka hula piko festival in june. Molokai ka hula piko 2018 part 7 addeddate 20180708 23. This was a very interesting and informative festival on the island of molokai, hawaii. The halau was founded in 1977 by the late kumu hula john kaimikaua to carry on the hula traditions of this island. Molokai ka hula piko began in 1991, and was founded by kumu hula john kaimikaua, halau hula o kukunaokala and the molokai community. Shannon wianecki writer editor selfemployed linkedin. Hotel molokai 0 kamehameha v hwykaunakakai, hi 96748 808 5535347. Ka hula piko 2015, molokai to feature on travel show, community plan raises issues on land and economy. Performed at the first ka hula piko near coconut grove, this dance was performed by a member of legendary kumu john kaimikauas hula halau. The 22nd annual molokai ka hula piko festival is a threeday community event celebrating the birth of hula on the island of molokai with a goal of educating the community and visitors alike. Events molokai ka hula piko hula celebration molokai. Its a gathering of ohana thats what its all about, said music and lifestyle this memorial day we have molokai general hospitals ku. This years molokai ka hula piko tshirts will be available for purchase on saturday, june 6 at this years ka hula piko celebration at lanikeha community center from 8.
Molokai dispatch june 8, 2016 by molokai dispatch issuu. Photo tours ka hula piko these are photos of the annual ka hula piko hoolaulea festival. A festival celebrating the birth of hula on the island of molokai jump to. The wind and the elements are so important in our lives. The prince lot hula festival, the world invitational hula festival and na hula festival on oahu, as well as the kauai mokihana festival on kauai also feature authentic hula. As we celebrate the 25th anniversary of molokai ka hula piko, let us acknowledge the wanana prophesy that has been passed down through the centuries, enlightening and preparing us for our time now. Newspapers arrive wednesdays at e molokai dispatch office at 10 a. Each year, kumu john kaimikaua would provide insight, share history and paint pictures of days gone past with his vivid details, chants and hula. Features fullscreen sharing embed analytics article stories visual stories seo. The molokai ka hula piko festival will take place at kualapuu park on. Molokai ka hula piko began in 1991, founded by kumu hula john kaimikaua, halau hula o kukunaokala and the molokai community. Linda johnston art, molokai art, hawaii weddings, st.
It is 38 by 10 miles 61 by 16 km in size at its extreme length and width with a usable land area of 260 square miles 673. Kaana this is a public excursion to the birth place of the hula june 5 friday kumu hula talk story lecture event location. As a fire fighter i, he was assigned to stations on lanai and in makawao. Halau hula from all over hawaii gather to perform hula rarely performed in public. The pailolo challenge, maui to molokai an outrigger canoe race takes place in september. The 23 rd annual ka hula piko festival brought the molokai community, along with visitors from around the world, together to celebrate hula traditions and how hawaiians today are connected to kupuna of the past through the elements. Molokai ka hula piko, showcasing hula on its isle of origin, begins today by meghan miner jun 4, 2015 on the friendly isle of molokai over the next few days, a largely communitydriven celebration will perpetuate the islands oral traditions and explore the art of hula in its place of origin. This is molokai ka hula piko 2018 part 4 by akaku maui community media on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. The 2016 festival marks not only the 25th year of ka hula piko, but also the. Arise awakenarise, the sun in the east, from the ocean, the deep ocean, climbing to heaven, the highest heaven, in the east, there is the sun, arise. Every may, you can join in on the celebration of hulas birth at the molokai ka hula piko festival. The health, the life, the piko of hula the honolulu. Molokai ka hula piko celebrates milestone anniversary.
This topic has been closed to new posts due to inactivity. Ka hula piko celebrates ohana and traditions molokai dispatch may 8, 20. A festival celebrating the birth of hula on the island of molokai june 4 thursday huakai to kaana event location. Celebrated each year in the early summer, it was organized as a cultural and educational event to be utilized as a vehicle to educate and enlighten all people of the undocumented, prewestern history of. Molokai ka hula piko is an annual festival of the hula, held for three days every spring in kaana, molokai. Molokai dispatch june 10, 2015 by molokai dispatch issuu. This organization has not provided guidestar with a mission statement. Ka hula piko in hawaiian means the center of the hula dance. You can also watch hula at the ka molokai makahiki, a traditional festival held every january. Ka hula piko started in 1991 as a collaboration between the molokai visitors association and kumu hula john kaimikaua. Jorgen is a 1988 graduate of molokai high and intermediate.
No descriptions would enhance the images, so please enjoy the kane and wahine as they dance. Each year, kumu john ka imikaua would provide insight, share history and paint pictures of days gone past with his vivid details, chants and hula. A festival celebrating the birth of hula on the island of molokai. Molokai ka hula piko, showcasing hula on its isle of.
A celebration of the birth of hula, this cultural festival offers a variety of traditional dances and musical entertainment, lectures, hawaiian food and handmade crafts by the people of molokai. Milestone celebration for ka hula piko, penning poems for peace. Sundayjuly 30 maui arts and cultural center and other maui sites contact. Molokai celebrates our version, and we welcome all who choose to share in it with us. Ancient hawaiians used winds to recognize and heed messages of warning, blessings and things to come. In july check out the molokai2oahu paddleboard race. Hana hou published my story from a hill on molokai, which explored the ka hula piko festival, an annual celebration of hulas ancient origins. Molokai ka hula piko, alohahawaii website molokai airport. In 2009, after more than 30 years of teaching and sharing hawaiian culture in the doe and other programs across hawaii, aunty betty and her daughter nalani jenkins were called upon by the general manager of the hyatt regency waikiki to create a weekly event that brought authentic hawaiian culture, mele, hula, and cultural practices to waikiki, to educate visitors and the hyatt staff. We are back for 2020, with the molokai holokai hoolaulea.
Photo tours ka hula piko molokai hawaii visitor guide. The molokai holokai hoolaulea is a combination of two great ocean paddling events, the maui to molokai challenge 27 miles which started in 2003 and the molokai holokai 10 miles began in 2010. He and his wife malia reside in kalae, molokai with their two children. Moanas hula halau performs saturday at the lanikeha center in hoolehua, molokai for the 23rd annual ka hula piko festival. With his promotion to captain, busby will return to hoolehua. The artist, greatly inspired by the dance, studied hula for many years before she felt ready to complete the painting. In prewestern hawaii, prophets were highly regarded, and their prophecies governed the lives of our ancestors. It was organized as a cultural and educational event, to be utilized as a vehicle to educate and enlighten all people of. Molokai ka hula piko is a threeday native hawaiian cultural festival celebrating the birth of hula on. In may, ka hula piko celebrates the birthplace of hula. Molokai ka hula piko celebrates milestone anniversary maui now. Molokai, which is especially proud of its hula traditions, celebrates the hula every may at the molokai ka hula piko festival.
Laka, now regarded as the goddess of hula, created hula at puu nana, a sacred hill in kaana, before spreading the art form across the islands. Held every year in the early summer, this gathering celebrates the birth of. For more information, go to molokaivisitorsassociationevents photo. Molokai dispatch may 7, 2014 by molokai dispatch issuu. Ka hula piko was started by kaimikaua and now organized by the halau and the molokai community. Dancers of oahubased hula halau kukunaokala performed ancient hula centering around molokai. Makahiki was a time after harvest when battles ceased while. Piko in english, translation, hawaiianenglish dictionary. It was organized as a cultural and educational event, to be utilized as a vehicle to educate and enlighten all people of the undocumented, prewestern history of molokai. On behalf of halau hula o kukunaokala and halau hula o molokai, we would like to say mahalo to the many visitors from around the world and most of all to the many family, friends and kupuna from molokai for coming to enjoy the food, crafts and entertainment and for helping to make ka hula piko a success this year. The natural element will usually have characteristics that are reminiscent of the ancestor represented.