About Town 11-16-13

Hula festival
winners announced

Winners of the eighth annual Moku O Keawe International Hula Festival were announced Nov. 9 at the Hilton Waikoloa Village in Waikoloa Beach Resort.

Awards were presented for makua solo (women age 36 to 54), wahine solo (age 13 to 45) and wahine group divisions. Wahine groups performed the ancient hula kahiko Nov. 7 and modern hula auwana Nov. 9 and scores were combined to determine overall winners. Kupuna group and solo winners (age 46 or older) were announced Nov. 8.

The top-scoring wahine group, with 1,177 points, was Halau Pukamaikala, kumu hula Yukiko Toyama from Japan. In second place was Waimea’s Beamer Solomon Halau O Poohala, kumu hula Hulali Solomon Covington, who placed in every category of the festival.

Altogether, 19 halau from Hawaii and Japan competed in the three-day event, which also featured Hawaiian cultural workshops and a made-in-Hawaii marketplace. For more information, visit mokif.com.

Winners of the 2013 Moku O Keawe International Hula Festival are:

c Kupuna Wahine Group Division: first place, Halau Hula O Ka Moku Opio O Ka Lani, kumu hula Kosuke Watanabe; second place, Beamer Solomon Halau O Poohala, kumu hula Hulali Solomon Covington; third place, Hula Studio Na Lei Hoku, Kumu Hula Mineko Ichihara

c Kupuna Wahine Solo Division: first, Beamer Solomon Halau O Poohala, soloist Maile Ann Daniels Zsupnik; second, Hula Halau O Kawananakoa, kumu hula Alberta K. Nicolas, soloist Lee Ann Lindsey; third, Halau Hula O Kawaimaluhia, kumu hula John Keoni Jenny, soloist Wilma Place

c Makua Solo Division: first, 552 points, Beamer-Solomon Halau O Poohala, soloist Nohea Lee; second, 551 points, Halau Kalihilihilehua O Hopoe Kuikanani, kumu hula Kaui Dalire, soloist Momoko Sato; third, 541 points, Na Lei Aloha Kau I Ka Wekiu, kumu hula Takako Kagami, soloist Michiko Hiramatsu

c Wahine Solo, Miss Hula Pakahi Division: first, 1,105 points, Halau Kalihilihilehua O Hopoe Kuikanani, kumu hula Kaui Dalire, soloist Sonny-Jean Preston; second, 1,100 points, Beamer-Solomon Halau O Poohala, soloist Lipoa Richards; third, 1,092 points, Halau Hula O Kiiwailehua, kumu hula Kirumi Kikuchi, soloist Kinuyo Mimura

c Wahine Group Division: first, 1,177 points, Halau Pukamaikala, kumu hula Yukiko Toyama; second, Beamer-Solomon Halau O Poohala; third, Hui Hula Naleikalakupua, kumu hula Yukiko Hanayama.

12 to be inducted into Paniolo Hall of Fame

Twelve cowboys will be inducted into the Paniolo Hall of Fame during the the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council Annual Convention at noon Saturday at King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel.

The members of the Paniolo Hall of Fame are among the generations of Hawaiian cowboys who have stood out in their contributions to cattle ranching throughout all the islands.

The 2013 Paniolo Hall of Fame inductees are: Johnny Correia Jr., 1927-1994, Kukaiau and Jack Ramos 77 ranches, Hawaii; James S. “Jimmy” Greenwell, Palani Ranch, Hawaii; Robert L. “Bobby” Hind Jr., 1921-1988, Puuwaawaa and McCandless ranches, Hawaii; William F. Jacintho, ,Jacintho Ranch, Maui; Peter Kalahoolewa Kainoa Sr., 1890-1966, Kahua Ranch, Hawaii; William Miki Kalaniopio Sr., 1926-1991, Hana Ranch, Maui; Frank Aola Ke Sr., 1925-1981, Hawaiian Ranch, Hawaii; George R. “Keoki” Kealoha Sr., 1928-2008, Kukaiau Ranch, Hawaii; Paul H. Kealoha, 1927-2003, Kukaiau Ranch, Hawaii; Francis Napua Poouahi, Kaupo Ranch, Maui; Walter “Wala” Stevens, 1931-1994, Parker Ranch, Hawaii; and Matsuichi Yamaguchi, 1895-1936, Parker Ranch, Hawaii.

All 116 members of the Paniolo Hall of Fame are listed at hicattle.org.

Aloha Quilters
meeting today

Aloha Quilters of Kona will hold its monthly meeting at 9:30 a.m. today in Wallace Hall at Christ Church Episcopal in Kealakekua.

The quilters work in both traditional and Hawaiian styles. The group meets informally on the third Saturday of each month to share techniques and promote the art of quilting. New members and novice quilters are welcome.

For more information, call Eileen at 328-8027 or Lana at 329-3723.

VFW auxiliary
meeting today

The Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 12122, meets at 11:30 a.m. today at the Veterans Center. Future activities will be discussed.

For more information, contact Beverly Skarnes at 329-6261.

Community garage sale planned this weekend

The Villages of Laiopua Homestead Association will hold its annual communitywide garage sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Youth Christmas
craft class offered

Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation is holding a Christmas craft class for youths 8 to 14 years old from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Dec. 3 and 17 at Kekuaokalani Gym in Kailua-Kona. Participants will make a Christmas decoration, cards and more.

Registration will be from Sunday to Nov. 22 at the Parks and Recreation office at the gym. Call Diego Padillio or Wesley Sermons at 327-3553 for more information and registration forms.