• Halau opens studio, gift shop Halau opens studio, gift shop By The Garden Island PORT ALLEN — Kumu hula Doric Yaris got a lot of help from his halau’s hula parents and dancers as his hula ‘ohana celebrated the
• Halau opens studio, gift shop
Halau opens studio, gift shop
By The Garden Island
PORT ALLEN — Kumu hula Doric Yaris got a lot of help from his halau’s hula parents and dancers as his hula ‘ohana celebrated the grand opening of the Menehune Plantation gift shop at the Port Allen Marina recently.
Hula halau special celebrations such as the grand opening are big affairs, and the opening of the gift shop and adjacent hula studio was no exception, as Yaris threw a day-long celebration filled with hula performances from his halau students as well as local-style entertainment that kept the shopping center buzzing until the sun started settling over the small boat harbor.
One of the features of the combined facility is an upstairs loft area, which Edee Bandmann said the halau will utilize as a place to sew their costumes while the leaders can still keep an eye on the gift shop below.