Admission: $7/day – Gates open at 9 a.m.
Children 12 and under free
Saturday
10 a.m. — M.C. Cathy Teri‘ipaia: opening prayer, introduce committee, judges, house drummers
10:15 – 11:30 — Solo competition junior division, ages 4 to 12
11:30 a.m. — 12:30 p.m. exhibition – Te Vai Ura Nui (audience dance contest)
12:30 — Junior division dance-off
12:45 to 1:30 — Lunch break
1:30 to 3 — Solo competition senior division, ages 13 tp 40+
2 p.m. Close silent auction
3 p.m. – Senior division dance-off
3:10 – 3:30 Exhibition – fire knife dance – Michael Drake ohana
3:30 to 4 — Competition — Ahupurotu – To‘a Here Tahitian Revue
4:00 to 4:30 — Competition — Ahupurotu — Lokelani’s Rhythm of the Islands
5 p.m. – Close
Heiva I Kauai Committee: President Tepairu Manea, Vice President Stella Miyoshi, Treasurer Shirlee Ozaki, Secretary Jo Manea, Food Coordinator Olinda Higashi, Media Coordinator Pat Finberg, Gatekeeper Valerie Saiki, Financial Advisor Ray Carpenter, Auction Coordinator Patty Kaliher. Additional committee members; Agnes and Deo Haohao, Lena Robertson. Judges: Director of Judges Camelia Temanaha; Judges Pualani Avaeoru, Wallis Punua. Judging Coordinator Monica Ka‘auwai. Auditors: Jade Boyd, Gigi Chock, Lena Robertson, Terrilyn Amorin. Solo dance coordinators: Rhoda Libre, Agnes Haohao.
Sunday
10 a.m. — MC Cathy Teri‘ipaia, opening prayer. Introduce Ra‘atira and groups.
10:15 to 11 — Exhibition – Tamatea Nui O Kauai
11 a.m. to noon — Exhibition – Te Vai Ura Nui
Noon to 12:45 — Lunch break
12:45 to 1:45 Competition – senior overall otea and aparima, senior drumming, youth otea and aparima, youth drumming — Lokelani’s Rhythm of the Islands
1:45 to 2 p.m. — Exhibition — Ori Uvira
2 p.m. — Close silent auction
2 to 3 — Exhibition, fire knife dance and coconut husking contest, Michael Drake ohana
3 to 3:30 — Drummng circle – Tepairu Manea
3:30 — Awards and Closing
— TGIFR!DAY
