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

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Academy dancers will perform hulas in honor of the Hawaiian fisherman in 'Alua in November.

Exclusive 'Alua Preview:
Hawaiian Fishing Tradition Honored in Hula

Let's all mend our fishnets, sharpen our spearpoints, and polish our fishing lures... The Academy of Hawaiian Arts takes you fishing in the upcoming production, 'Alua.
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AHAmele performing in Berkeley.
 AHAMele Performs in October
AHA's music ensemble debuts
AHA's music ensemble was started in April of 2004 with a few AHA dancers who wanted to learn to play Hawaiian music. The group has recently made their musical debut in the Bay Area. Read more

Offerings left at the hula heiau at Ke'e Kaua'i.		 Halau at Ke'e, Kaua‘i
Traveling to the Hula Heiau
I had been longing to visit the hula heiau since first learning of its existence in Hula, Historical Perspectives. It had once been considered the most prestigious of all the hula hālau in the Hawaiian islands, and is still considered a sacred site for hula dancers to this day.
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Melinda and Danilo Manuel with keikis Nina and Ryan.		 AHA's Hula 'Ohanas:
Meet the Manuels
Being part of AHA is like being part of a family. We all play our parts and pull our weight for the prosperity of the halau. Within this dynamic household and among the many hula brothers and sisters, there exists an actual dancing family: The Manuels.
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Na Mele Hula 'Ohana take the stage at Merrie Monarch 1998.
 The Road to Merrie Monarch:
Judging the Hula
When each performance is near perfect, how does a judge begin to evaluate the performances of the hula halau at the Merrie Monarch Hula Competition? What criteria affect the scores...
Read Part 3 of this series of
Merrie Monarch articles



'Alua ad on the Southland Mall
videotron in Hayward, CA.

Watch for 'Alua ad on Hwy 880

The word is getting out about 'Alua, the upcoming November performance featuring Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu, the Academy dancers and the Makaha Sons. Watch for the videotron ad for 'Alua appearing as you drive past the Southland Mall on Hwy 880 in Hayward, CA from Nov. 5th through the performance date on Nov. 20th. Hurry! Get your tickets for 'Alua today

Need to let someone know about 'Alua:
Download printable flyers (PDF)

Buy 'Alua Tickets Today!

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

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'Olelo Hawai'i Activity
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