Here is a video of our class dancing I love Kauai & Hanalei Moon at the Hoi'ke last Saturday. I finally figured out how to compress it enough to upload it onto blogger... thank you Jason for the help! This was my favorite new costume this year... rather difficult to sew, but they turned out beautiful!
Monday, May 24, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Kehulili O Kailani Ho'ike 2010
Aloha! This past weekend was my hula halau's annual ho'ike & potluck luau. We've been working hard all year long learning the choreography to new songs and sewing our costumes, and it was so special that we were able to perform as a group in front of all of our family & friends! It was a wonderful aloha-spirit filled afternoon. Here are a couple of photos of the day!
Sammy & I before the show started
All ready to begin... Sammy & Andrew are enjoying some of the luau food!
Our class - the Alaka'i - performing the kahiko chant Maika'i Kaua'i Hemolele I Ka Malie
This dance featured feathered gourds called uli uli - they are Sammy's favorite things to play with!
Here's my little keiki waiting for the next song to begin
I loved this dress! Such a pretty song. We had live musicians perform "I love Kauai" and "Hanalei Moon" for us in this costume.
We also performed a couple of maori numbers, and then finished with this Tahiatian Otea. This one was very lively and fun to perform!
If you'd like to see this one on video, check out my facebook page! :)
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Fire Truck Fun!
As a result of Sammy's exposure to fire fighting from his Uncle T (Adam) living with us during his fire academy, we decided to take Samuel & our nephew Stryder to our local fire station this morning. They were happy to show us around the station and let us see the fire trucks. The boys were given Junior Firefighter stickers and fire safety coloring books, and we had a great time meeting and talking to the station's Fire Captain.
The Captain showed us all around the fire station - we saw their big kitchen (with 4 refrigerators!) & eating area, their lounge room with comfy recliners and a big TV screen & their classroom (pictured below). 
Before we left we each took a picture with the Captain in front of the big fire trucks. Sammy really loved seeing the big fire trucks so close! What a fun morning!
Here is Andrew & Sammy sitting in the front seat of the fire truck.
And here is Stryder taking his turn in the big fire truck!
The Captain showed us all around the fire station - we saw their big kitchen (with 4 refrigerators!) & eating area, their lounge room with comfy recliners and a big TV screen & their classroom (pictured below). Before we left we each took a picture with the Captain in front of the big fire trucks. Sammy really loved seeing the big fire trucks so close! What a fun morning!
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