**Post by Kim**
Check out Kuanoni! He now holds the title of Master Hula o Na Keiki, 2005, Maui. He was wonderful. We all went to Maui to watch him perform. He won in every category...interview, oli, costume and dance. He did a kahiko number and an auana number. He dedicated the auana number to his Tutu Wahine. We cried.
He dyed the fabric for his malo. His kumu made his lei. In the background is the kukui tree, symbolic of the kumu, the source of enlightenment.
At the base is the young fern kupukupu, symbolic of the haumana. The judges were totally impressed with Kuanoni's interview, which he did all in Hawaiian. They were also touched by his stories of how he worked together with his hula sister, to learn their dances and how their families all worked together too with the halau. I believe Kuanoni also gave all the winnings to his kumu for the halau.
Story 1
For more about the competition, here are some other links some of which have more photos of Kuanoni:
Story 2
Story 3
Story 4
1 comment:
Kim, even if you hadn't put your bi-line at the top, we woulda known it was you. Your voice is so strong.
Maika'i no.
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