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79th Annual Na Hula Festival

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Young dancers of Halau Hula o Nawahine performed to “Hawai‘i Aloha” at the 79th Annual Na Hula Festival at the Kapiolani Park Bandstand on Sunday.
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Kumu hula Puanani Alama, 89, joined her dancers of the Puanani Alama Hula Studio, dancing to “Kealoha” at the 79th Annual Na Hula Festival at the Kapiolani Park Bandstand on Sunday.
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The event featured performances by Hula Halau o Pua ʻAʻala Hone, Nalau Hula o Nawahine, Puanani Alama Hula Studio, Na Pupuna o Ko‘olau, Hula Hui o Kapunahala and a visit and hula by 2019 Lei Queen Nicole Nakamatsu and First Princess Brittanie-Kristina Corpus.
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Women of the Puanani Alama Hula Studio dance to "Hanohano Wailea" at the 79th Annual Na Hula Festival at the Kapiolani Park Bandstand on Sunday.
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Women of Halau Hula o Nawahine dance to "Hawaii Aloha" at the 79th Annual Na Hula Festival at the Kapiolani Park Bandstand on Sunday.
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Women of Halau Hula o Nawahine dance to "Hawaii Aloha" at the 79th Annual Na Hula Festival at the Kapiolani Park Bandstand on Sunday.
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The crowd looks on as dancers from the Puanani Alama Hula Studio perform at the 79th Annual Na Hula Festival at the Kapiolani Park Bandstand on Sunday.
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Kumu hula Puanani Alama, 89, joins her dancers of the Puanani Alama Hula Studio, dancing to "Kealoha," a song she used to dance with her sister, Leilani, at the 79th Annual Na Hula Festival at the Kapiolani Park Bandstand on Sunday. She has participated in every one of the Na Hula Festivals.
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First Princess Brittanie-Kristina Corpus of the 2019 Lei Queen's Court performs a hula at the 79th Annual Na Hula Festival at the Kapiolani Park Bandstand on Sunday.
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Dancer Makaleka Yamauchi of the Puanani Alama Hula Studio dances to "Puanani," which was composed by Genoa Keawe about Puanani Alama, at the 79th Annual Na Hula Festival at the Kapiolani Park Bandstand on Sunday.
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Women of the Puanani Alama Hula Studio use their puili in the performance of "A Kona Hema" and "Alekoki" at the 79th Annual Na Hula Festival at the Kapiolani Park Bandstand on Sunday.
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Women of the Puanani Alama Hula Studio begin their program at the 79th Annual Na Hula Festival at the Kapiolani Park Bandstand on Sunday.
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Women of the Puanani Alama Hula Studio begin their program at the 79th Annual Na Hula Festival at the Kapiolani Park Bandstand on Sunday.