26th Merrie Monarch Festival Hula Kahiko [1989]
The broadcast recording of the 26th annual Merrie Monarch Festival hula kahiko night. The 1989 contest mele are: "Noʻenoʻe Ke Aloha" for the kane division and "Noʻenoʻe Ke Aloha" for the wāhine division. Hosted by Kimo Kahoano and Honolulu Skylark [Jacqueline Leilani Rossetti], the program's lineup for the wāhine includes performances by: Nā Wai ʻEhā ʻO Puna under the direction of Kumu Thaddius Wilson [Thaddeus Wilson] and Kumu O'Brian Eselu [O'Brien Eselu], Hula Hālau ʻO Kuuleinani under the direction of Kumu Esther Correa, Healani's Hula Hālau under the direction of Kumu Beverly Muraoka, Hālau ʻO Nā Maoli Pua under the direction of Kumu Alicia Smith, Halau ʻO Kawailiʻulā under the direction of Kumu Chinky Mahoe, Pukalani Hula Hale under the direction of Kumu Nina and Kumu Hiilei Maxwell, Nā Pua Me Kealoha under the direction of Kumu Sissy Kaio, Hula Hālau ʻO Kahikilaulani under the direction of Kumu Ray Fonseca, Hālau Hula Olana under the direction of Kumu Olana Ai and Kumu Howard Ai, Hula Hālau ʻO Ka Ua Kani Lehua under the direction of Kumu Johnny Lum Ho, Hālau Mōhala ʻIlima under the direction of Kumu Māpuana de Silva, Kaulana Nā Pua ʻO Hawaii under the direction of Kumu Ehulani Lum, Hui Hoʻoulu Aloha under the direction of Kumu Cy Bridges, Pukaikapuaʻokalani Hula Studio under the direction of Kumu Ellen Castillo, Kealiʻikaʻapunihonua Keʻena Aʻo Hula under the direction of Kumu Leimomi Ho and Kumu Tony Conjugacion, Keolalaulani Hula ʻŌlapa ʻO Laka under the direction of Kumu Aloha Dalire, Ladies of Kahanakealoha under the direction of Kumu Frank Palani Kahala, and Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela under the direction of Kumu Paleka Leinaʻala Mattos. The program's lineup for the kane includes performances by: Hula Hālau Ka Ua Kilihune under the direction of Kumu Al Barcarse, Hui Hoʻoulu Aloha under the direction of Kumu Cy Bridges, Gentlemen of Maluikeao under the direction of Kumu Frank Palani Kahala, Nā Kamalei under the direction of Kumu Robert Cazimero, Nā Pua Me Kealoha under the direction of Kumu Sissy Kaio, Hula Hālau ʻO Kahikilaulani under the direction of Kumu Ray Fonseca, Hula Hālau ʻO Kawailiʻulā under the direction of Kumu Chinky Mahoe, and Hula Hālau O Ka Ua Kani Lehua under the direction of Kumu Johnny Lum Ho. Also included are clips from wāhine and kāne hula ʻauana with performances by Hula Hālau ʻO Kuuleinani under the direction of Kumu Esther Correa, Healani's Hula Hālau under the direction of Kumu Beverly Muraoka; highlights from the Miss Aloha Hula competition, including Miss Aloha Hula 1989 Piʻilani Smith of Hālau ʻO Nā Maoli Pua; and special appearance by the King's Guard.
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