Performers from Kaua‘i’s Na Kane o Keoneloa hula halau performed kahiko (ancient) hula in the ki‘i kane style, led by Kumu Hula Charles Ka‘upu. Ki‘i kane hula was banned for over a hundred years and is being revived today as
Performers from Kaua‘i’s Na Kane o Keoneloa hula halau performed kahiko (ancient) hula in the ki‘i kane style, led by Kumu Hula Charles Ka‘upu. Ki‘i kane hula was banned for over a hundred years and is being revived today as representative of the Native Hawaiian culture.
Stone carver Hoaka Delos Reyes demonstrates the Native Hawaiian tradition of stone carving to local youth at the Hawaiiana Festival last weekend at the Grand Hyatt Kaua‘i Resort and Spa. Margy Parker/
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