Saturday, July 20th, 2024 at 7PM
Sunday, July 21st, 2024 at 2PM
Tenney Theatre, Honolulu Theater for Youth
229 Queen Emma Square in Honolulu
In partnership with the Māhea Uchiyama Center for International Dance / Hālau Ka Ua Tuahine based in Berkeley, California, HPS invites you to a celebration of Hula Kiʻi in this story adaptation of ʻAukele, a legendary Hawaiian folk hero who faces many challenges including a perilous sea voyage and his jealous brothers.
Hula kiʻi features the use of carved or crafted images in the story telling and movements of hula. Due to Western influences in the 19th Century, the hula kiʻi and other indigenous traditions were suppressed almost out of existence.
Kumu Hula Māhealani Uchiyama of Hālau Ka Ua Tuahine, in association with Kumu Hula Kiʻi Mauli Ola Cook (holder of the lineal tradition of Kumu Nona Beamer and Kauaʻi alakaʻi of Kumu Hula Victoria Holt Takamine), Kumu Hula Maile Loo-Ching who leads the non-profit Hula Preservation Society, and Kumu Hula Auliʻi Mitchell of Hālau ʻo Kahiwahiwa who is an expert in carved forms and kiʻi innovation, will present this unique art form in Honolulu through a project sponsored by a 2021 Choreography Award and 2024 Touring Grant from the Gerbode Foundation.
The project that led to this production encompassed the research of classical themes, the construction of hula puppets, and the development of a dedicated practice from the kiʻi traditions of Nona Beamer within Hālau Ka Ua Tuahine.
Ticketing
General Admission $20
Senior (65+) and Youth (18 and under) $10
Hālau Rate (10 or more from hālau & ʻohana) $15 per person
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Check out this news coverage on Wai Ola!
June 14, 2024
The revival & practice of Hula Kii to be showcased
KHON2
Featuring Mauli Ola Cook, Mahealani Uchiyama, & Maile Loo-Ching with Kamaka Pili
June, 16, 2024
The Hula Preservation Society has helped to digitally document 100’s of hours of talk story sessions
Sunrise on Hawaii News Now
Featuring Maile Loo-Ching with Billy V
June 26, 2024
Rare form of hula to be performed on Oʻahu next month
Hawaii Public Radio
Featuring Mahealani Uchiyama