Kaleo Carvalho said the “Wai” and “Limu” shirts designate support for the kaikamahine, or wahine, and keikikane, or kane performers because the kaikamahine danced about water and the keikikane danced about seaweed.
Kaleo Carvalho said the “Wai” and “Limu” shirts designate support for the kaikamahine, or wahine, and keikikane, or kane performers because the kaikamahine danced about water and the keikikane danced about seaweed.
There were numerous shirts showing among the large crowd that included two school principals, Leila Kobayashi and Tommy John Cox (congratulations on his daughter earning the 2023 Miss Keiki Hula honor!) welcoming the halau home from the Queen Lili‘uokalani Keiki Hula Competition that was held at Brigham Young University campus, and Kaleo Carvalho went to support his goddaughter.
Kudos and congratulations, Kumu Hula Leina‘ala Pavao Jardin and the halau for the tremendous strong showing at the competition!
“We’re all ‘Pavao,’” said Rylee and Jaedyn Pavao of Nyla and Company that were one of nearly 50 vendors in the two crafter tents available at the Koloa Plantation Days park celebration.
Kudos to Arryl Kaneshiro and his organizing committee members on pulling together the 10-day celebration of the plantation era days and Koloa town. Kudos, too, to Rev. Dr. Alan Akana and the Koloa Union Church centennial committee on the 100th anniversary of the church that started its growth in the town that was considered a commerce center on the island at one point in Kaua‘i’s history.
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Dennis Fujimoto can be reached at 245-0453 or at dfujimoto@thegardenisland.com.
