LOVELY HULA HANDS #aloha #hula

WELCOME TO A HULA PRESENTATION FROM THE PO'IPŪ SHOPPING CENTER ON KAUA'I. THESE LOVELY DANCERS ARE MEMBERS FROM THE HĀLAU HULA (HULA SCHOOL) THAT PLACED 1ST IN THE 2022 MERRIE MONARCH HULA COMPETITION & PLACED 3RD IN 2023. THE MERRIE MONARCH FESTIVAL IS THE "SUPER BOWL" OF HULA COMPETITION. THEY DANCE FOR HĀLAU HULA KA LEI MOKIHANA O LEINĀ'ALA WITH KUMU HULA LEINĀ'ALA JARDIN PAVAO. IN 2009, KUMU LEINĀ'ALA USED A CHANT I COMPOSED FOR THEIR OPENING CHANT. KUMU LEINĀ'ALA DANCED FOR THE LATE RAY FONSECA FROM HĀLAU HULA O KAHIKILAULANI FROM HILO. KUMU FONSECA'S HĀLAU IS ALSO A MULTI-AWARD WINNING HĀLAU.