ELEELE — Christmas Eve usually sees numerous people flocking to churches and other public spaces for prayers.
ELEELE — Christmas Eve usually sees numerous people flocking to churches and other public spaces for prayers.
St. John’s Episcopal Church in Eleele was not an exception as an overflow audience enjoyed the evening with Kahu Kerry Holder Joffrion.
“This is a story of history,” said one of the four angels from Kumu Ola Children’s Choir.
“We talk about the stars,” said another angel.
“And we talk about Jesus,” said yet another who got help from director Joe Moore before the overflow audience that found a spot for Joffrion to park and view the pageantry that was performed in Olelo Hawaii, and for those unfamiliar with the Hawaiian language, in English.
Moore opened the evening with a solo rendering of “O Holy Night.” That set the tone for the remainder of the night, which was filled with the children’s rendering of familiar Christmas carols sung with the accompaniment of the group’s kupuna, who joined in with her ukulele.
The small size of the building that was built and constructed by students of the Kalaheo Vocational School in the 1940s lent itself to the overall presentation by the children of many races that gather at the small Episcopal church in Eleele.
Following the presentation of “E Po Hemolele: O Holy Night,” “A Journey of Hope,” and “The Wisemen’s Journey,” everyone adjourned to the church’s social hall for a dessert reception for the Christ Child.
The Kumu Ola Children’s Choir make regular fundraising appearances at the weekly Friday Night Art in Hanapepe Town with its offering of unique food presentations.
