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Congratulations to the HKIHA team who won the first prize overall and the second prize for the best costume at the Central and Western District Spring Festival Cheer-leaders competition held on the 15 February.
Hundreds lined up the streets as they watched our team dance to the tune of ancient Hawaiian chant. The judges were most impressed by our ohana spirit in addition to the choreography to award us the first prize.
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Our membership continues to expand on two sides of the Pacific Ocean with Tony joining us from Toronto, Canada, and Joshua from Sydney, Australia.
Joshua is our youngest member at 10 and knows the advantage of starting to hula young. Way to go, Joshua!
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New beginners' class at Central
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We received very positive response from our new class at Central. All the participants indicated that they would recommend it to others.
Apart from Hong Kong, we had participants from Canada and the Philippines joining the class thus fulfilling our mission of being a platform for the sharing of hula across continents.
Our next beginners' class will be taught by a kumu from Hawaii on 21 and 28 March. Please enroll soon as space is limited! To enroll, please click here.
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| HKIHA won first prize |
| New members |
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New beginners' class at Central
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| Announcement |
Merrie Monarch FestivalHilo, Hawaii
The week-long festivities will begin with a Ho'olaulea (music festival) at the Afook Chinen Civic Auditorium on April 12, 2009 and continues all week with free entertainment at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel and Naniloa Volcanoes Resort.
On Wednesday, there is a free exhibition night at the Edith Kanaka'ole Tennis Stadium that begins at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday is the solo Miss Aloha Hula Competition, Friday and Saturday are the group Kahiko (Ancient) and 'Auana (Modern) hula competitions.
The big Merrie Monarch Royal Parade winds through downtown Hilo at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.
If you wish to attend any of the events, please join us by sending an email to HKIHA@cnconsultants.com or call (852) 66020201.
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Members' corner
Our International Member, Susanna, from Sydney Australia found a good supplier of flower leis. If any of you needs lei from that area, let us know and we shall promptly forward the information to you.
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