MERRIE MONARCH HULA FESTIVAL, 2007
ALOHA! These are pictures of the April 11 ho'ike (in essence, a show or exhibition) from the 44th annual Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo, April 8 to April 14, 2007. I have many lovely pictures here for you to enjoy — to see them all, just click the "hula" category tab in the sidebar to the left.
We experienced examples of both Tahitian dance and 'auana (" 'auana" means to wander, to drift, or to go from place to place), or modern, song-accompanied hula, as performed by the Japanese ensemble, Halau O Mehanaokala:
Halau O Mehanaokala portrays the freedom and humor characteristic of the modern style of hula. Hawaiian dance or Tahitian, it's all beautiful. BELOW: the musicians, always an integral part of the experience.
I will continue to post my photos from this year's Merrie Monarch Festival, so please check back, or sign up for email updates (using the sidebar element beneath my picture and bio) to see what's new.
[last updated: 2007.04.15, 8:00 a.m. Hawaii time]
Wishing you a beautiful day,
Bill Brent
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