Academy of Hawaiian Arts E-Newsletter | October 2005 : Vol. 1

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Academy dancers perform a hula in honor of the shark god, Kamohoali'i as part of Monterey Bay Aquarium's "Sharks: Myth and Mystery" exhibit.

WINNER! Sharks exhibit wins two national awards
AHA's hula featured at museum and online

"Sharks: Myth and Mystery," the exhibition at the Monterey Bay Aquarium that features a specially commissioned chant and hula by Kumu Mark Ho'omalu and the Academy of Hawaiian Arts, wins two top national awards.
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Target joins AHA on the Voyage
AHA Awarded $2000 Target arts grant
Academy of Hawaiian Arts (AHA) has been awarded a grant of $2000 by the San Leandro store of Target Corporation. The award will allow students of local schools to attend 'Alua on Sunday, November 20, 2005. Read more

AHA dancers performing a mele in honor of Kaua'i at San Francisco's Aloha Festival (left); Kalalau Valley on Kaua'i (right).		 Huaka‘i Ka‘apuni Kaua‘i
Traveling To Kaua‘i - From the San Francisco Presidio to Po‘ipu Beach
On August 7, I couldn't help experiencing an odd kind of double thrill: to be performing at San Francisco's renowned Aloha Festival, as AHA presented a suite of songs dedicated to the island of Kaua‘i. The second was to know that 24 hours later, I would be able to visit the places we were honoring in song and dance – I was finally going to Kaua'i! Read on

Sundee Amantiad, keiki hula instructor, assists an AHA keikikane (boy) with a hula noho (seated hula).		 What We Hand Down to Our Keiki...Our Intentions
It is often said that our keiki are the hula dancers of the future, therefore their hula is influenced by our teachings. So what exactly are we handing down to our keiki? Most obvious answers would be the dances of Hawaiian stories, culture and traditions but before that, what we are really passing on are our intentions.
Read more about our Keiki program

The Road to Merrie Monarch:
Dance by invitation only
How does a hula halau get invited to perform at the Merrie Monarch Hula Competition? At the Kamehameha Hula Competition, you will see halau from Japan and other countries, but not at the Merrie Monarch... Read Part 2 of this series of Merrie Monarch articles



DOWNLOAD Flyers

'Alua Flyers Available For Download

Want to let your friends, family, co-workers or community know about the upcoming Academy of Hawaiian Arts event, 'Alua featuring the Makaha Sons? Now you can download printable flyers (PDF) that you can hang up or hand out. Flyers can be printed in color or black and white.

Help us spread the word about this opportunity to experience some of the best Hawaiian music and dance from Hawai'i to Northern California.
Buy 'Alua Tickets Today!

Kanitha Soukhamthath
Editor in Chief
Kamali'i Bingham
Publisher
Rox Landaker
Vicki Wong
Copy Editors
Writers:
Kamali'i Bingham
Lynn Dix
Jessica Joson
Brendan McDougall
Patricia Ravarra

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Keiki Quiz
See the answers to last month's 'Olelo Hawai'i quiz...
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