26th Merrie Monarch Festival Hula ʻAuana [1989]
The broadcast recording of the 26th annual Merrie Monarch Festival hula ʻauana night. Hosted by Kimo Kahoano and Honolulu Skylark [Jacqueline Leilani Rossetti]. The 1989 program's lineup for the wāhine includes performances by: Hālau ʻO Nā Maoli Pua under the direction of Kumu Alicia Smith, Hālau ʻO Kawailiʻulā under the direction of Kumu Chinky Mahoe, Pukalani Hula Hale under the direction of Kumu Nina Maxwell 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 O 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, Nā Wai ʻEhā ʻO Puna under the direction of Kumu Thaddius Wilson [Thaddeus Wilson] and Kumu O'Brian Eselu [O'Brien Eselu], 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 Pahala Kalani, Hālau 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.
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