“Kila Kila O Moanalua”…Majestic is MoanaluaThe 37th Annual Prince Lot Hula Festival |
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“Kila Kila O Moanalua…Majestic is Moanalua,” is the theme of the 37th Annual Prince Lot Hula Festival which will take place at spectacular Moanalua Gardens on Saturday, July 19, 2014, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m, announced Moanalua Gardens Foundation (MGF), the festival’s presenter. The largest non-competitive hula event in Hawai‘i, the festival is held each year to honor Pri nce Lot Kapuāiwa who reprised the once forbidden hula in the district of Moanalua. An historic and cultural treasure, Moanalua Gardens is one of the most beautiful places in Honolulu on the island of O`ahu. Once a botanical garden, it is home to famous structures and rare trees, including the famous “Hitachi” tree. “Kila Kila O Moanalua” is a most fitting theme for next year’s festival because it talks about the grandeur of Moanalua which still amazes us today,” said Alika Jamile, MGF Executive Director and President. “The mele (song) was composed by Pililua after Samuel Mills Damon sank the first well in Moanalua and piped water to the gardens nourishing the ‘āina (land), our people, trees and flowers,” Jamile stated. There is no charge to attend the festival, however, a button donation to MGF is requested to raise funds to support the event. The public, and visitors, are welcome and encouraged to bring their beach chairs and mats and enjoy the fun, food and festivities under the shady monkeypod trees of Moanalua Ga rdens. No commercial photography is allowed.
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A non-profit organization founded in 1970, Moanalua Gardens Foundation (MGF) is committed to preserving and perpetuating the native culture, environment, and people of Hawai’i through education, celebration and stewardship of Kamananui Valley and Moanalua Gardens. MGF depends upon grants and donations to cover festival costs. To make a donation or become a member please visit www.moanaluagardensfoundation.org . Like us on facebook by clicking on the following Prince Lot Hula Festival link:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Prince-Lot-Hula-Festival-presented-by-Moanalua-Gardens-Foundation/128620033827351 |
Highlights from the 2013 Prince Lot Hula Festival
“Huaka`i o Kamananui”
The 36th Annual Prince Lot Hula Festival
Saturday, July 20, 2013