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Dancers perform at Na Hula Festival

Dancers performed at the 82nd annual Na Hula Festival on Sunday at Kapiolani Park.

By Craig T. Kojima

Aug. 6, 2023

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Keiki dancers from Halau Hula ‘O Nawahine performed at the 82nd annual Na Hula Festival on Sunday at Kapiolani Park.
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Lililehua Revilla of Halau Hula ‘O Nawahine.
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Puanani Alama Hula Studio dancers crowd around Kumu Hula Puanani Alama. Alama has attended each Na Hula Festival since 1941.
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Dancers of Halau Hula ‘O Nawahine performing their first hula.
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Puanani Alama Hula Studio’s Elise Miura, right, holds hand with Puanani Alama while praying.
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Dancers of Halau Hula ‘O Nawahine perform on Sunday,
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Kora Wilson, left, Lililehua Revilla and Foster Dummett of Halau Hula ‘O Nawahine.
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Tia-Marie Makainai, middle, of Halau Hula ‘O Nawahine works with a group of dancers.
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Kumu Hula Nawahine Kuraoka of Halau Hula ‘O Nawahine smiles as she bustles from group to group to make final adjustments.
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Royal Hawaiian Bandmaster Clarke Bright conducted the band on Sunday.
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Francine Young of Puanani Alama Hula Studio performs on Sunday,
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Puanani Alama Hula Studio dancers perform on Sunday.
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Dancers from Puanani Alama Hula Studio perform.
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Peggy Mau, left, Sandy Kinoshita, and Paulette Nakamura of Puanani Alama Hula Studio perform.
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Puanani Alama Hula Studio dancers perform on Sunday,
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Candace Saka, right, performs with Puanani Alama Hula Studio.
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Kumu Hula Puanani Alama, of Puanani Alama Hula Studio blows a kiss to a dancer.
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Kumu Hula Puanani Alama, of Puanani Alama Hula Studio, watched as her halau assembled and prepared for the festival. Alama has been attending every festival since 1941, when she was 11.
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Puanani Alama Hula Studio dancers gathered around Kumu Hula Puanani Alama just before going on stage.
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