A few photos of our hula weekend with the ladies of Naleilehuaikapoli. We couldn't be prouder of their performance. They were just beautiful. Our hula weekend is extending into the early part of this week, so we'll be posting more photos of the performance and preparation soon!
Taken at the Kahala Mall in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Group Photo
After the performance we went outside and took a zillion photos :-) Here we are with my Kumu Hula, Frank Kawaikapuokalani Hewett - he noted his bag matched our costumes and it sure did!
Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF-S10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Autofocus Lens
Hula Hairpiece
Hula student, Hideko modeling our hula hairpiece. The hairpiece was really a collaborative effort. Many thanks to all those who contributed - the hinahina was gathered by Noa and myself; Noa taught the students how to clean and make the hairpieces; the students helped clean the other flowers; Melanie Samiano did their hair and I created the hairpiece.
Canon EOS 7D, Canon EF-S10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Autofocus Lens
Kumu Noa
Noa is my hula brother and dear friend for over 12 years. He's young, but very knowledgeable. Our other hula brother used to tease Noa that he's a 64 year old man in a 24 year old body, but when you consider how akamai Noa is about the hula and culture, he really does seem like a 64 year old in a 30 something year old body :-) The ladies of Naleilehuaikapoli are pictured here with Noa -- he is teaching them how to clean the hinahina we picked earlier that day. These ladies are amazing -- they arrived from Japan in the morning, checked into their hotel at 3PM and by 6PM they were cleaning hinahina.
Sony SLT A35, Sony DT 50 mm f/1.8 Mid-Range Prime Lens
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