KEAKA 2024
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Piha
Ma kekahi ao holoʻokoʻa kaulike, kahi i loaʻa ʻole ke kahuli aupuni Hawaiʻi, e noho ana ʻo Punikawā, kekahi haumāna o ke kula kiʻekiʻe ʻo Queen, me ka ʻiʻini e kau ma luna o ke kime Pōpaʻipaʻi Lāhui Hawaiʻi a e loaʻa i ka mekala kula. I ka noe ʻana o kāna ipo iā ia e kōkua aku i kona kaikuahine, lawe aku ʻia ʻo Punikawā i ka wā kahiko a nānā pono ʻo ia i nā pilikia a hoʻokaeʻili ma Hawaiʻi ma ke kenekulia ʻumikūmāiwa. Kū i ka hōʻāʻā e hoʻi i kona wā pono ʻī, kū nā pilikia he nui i mua ona. Hoʻokahi o kēia mau pilikia ʻo ia ke koho o ke Kamawahine ʻo Pauhi i kahi āna e male ai. Ke noi ʻia ʻo Punikawā no ka haʻi aʻo, pono ʻo ia e koho ma waena o ka ʻōlelo hoʻopono ʻole ʻana a hoʻi ʻo ia i ka hale me ka palekana a i ʻole ka haʻi ʻoiaiʻo ʻana a ʻaʻole ʻo ia e ʻike hou paha ana ʻo ia i kona mau hoa.
Ua hōʻikeʻike mua ʻia ʻo Pūnikawā ma ka Hōʻike ma ke kula o Kamehameha ma 2012. ʻO Punikawā ka hoʻomaka ʻana ʻo ke kakaʻina ʻopela Hawaiʻi ma Ke Kula Kiʻekiʻe o Kamehameha.
Ke Kime Hana Keaka
Haku 'ia e Eric Stack
Ho'opuka 'ia e 'Alohi Gronquist
Hakulau Kahua na Mike Dombroski
Hakulau Kukui na Sarah Lee
Kani Keaka na Herb Mahelona
Hoʻopaʻa Kiʻi na Herb Mahelona
He hana keaka o kēia au, na ka papa 11 o Ke Kula ʻō Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu, e ʻāwili ana I ke mele uhau, ke mele Hawaiʻi, a me nā moʻolelo I haku ʻia no kekahi mau hihia I ʻike ʻia ai ma ke ola o ka Hawaiʻi. Hoʻopili ʻia ia mau hihia I ka wā o ka hoʻōla mauli Hawaiʻi, the “Hawaiian Renaissance” o nā Makahiki 1970, I mea e hoʻāhuwale ai I ke koʻikoʻi o ka mōaukala o kēia wā a me kono pili I ko kākou kuleana ma ka hoʻomau ʻana I ia mau hana e ola ai ka ʻōlelo a me ka moʻomeheu.
E Huliāmahi is a contemporary play created and performed by the 11th grades of Ke Kula ʻō Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu that will use slam poetry, Hawaiian music, and vignettes to share poignant snippets into the Hawaiian Renaissance of the 1970s. A lingering lesson being that our history is a continuation of the past for the future generations to prosper from and advance into their new future which they must define for themselves.
KIME HO‘OLAUKA‘I - PRODUCTION & ARTISTIC STAFF
Luna Kuhikuhi - Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kau‘i Kaina
Ho‘olauka‘i - Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ha‘amauliola Aiona
Hakulau Lole - Costume Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ha‘amauliola Aiona
Technical Assistants. . . . . . . . . Haunani Keamo & Kamalei Kalehuawehe
Hakulau - Set & Video Design, Poster, Program . . . Nelson Makua - Nā Mākua
Ho‘olauka‘i Mele - Musical Arrangement . . . . . . . . . .Mark Yamanaka
Haku Hula - Hula Choreography. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ha‘amauliola Aiona
Haku Wikiō - Video Design. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kapua Roback
Ho‘olauka‘i Kukui - Light Board Operator. . . . . . . . . Ariana Bassett
Ho‘olauka‘i ‘Enehana - Sound Board Operator. . . . . Apollo Harris
Manakia Kahua - Stage Manager. . . . . . . . . Kau‘i Kaina & Ha‘amauliola Aiona
Kāko‘o Manakia Kahua - Assistant Stage Manager . . .Keanokualani Perreira
Kāko‘o - Stagehands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kau‘ilani Rivera & Keola Dacayanan
NĀ HAUMĀNA HANA KEAKA - CAST
Kalaealoha Ahia • Mele Uhau “Let’s Reminisce” • Mele Uhau Jon Osorio
Kauluwena Aiona Hualani • Mele Uhau James Kaulia
Kahia‘ai Ahuna • Mele Uhau “Let’s Reminisce” • Mele Uhau Nainoa Thompson
Kunewa Alapa‘i-Cova Kahökülani • Mele Uhau Larry Kimura
Kahoeuli Anakalea • Mele Uhau “Let’s Reminisce” • Mele Uhau James Kaulia
Ka‘ohāli‘a Brandt • Mele Uhau “Let’s Reminisce” • Mele Uhau Nainoa Thompson
Ikaika Brown Kimo • Mele Uhau Nainoa Thompson
Kūpono Bueltmann Ka‘imiäkea • Mele Uhau James Kaulia
Keona Delaries Mele Uhau • “Let’s Reminisce” • Mele Uhau Nainoa Thompson
Keola Galima-Elvena • Mele Uhau “Let’s Reminisce” • Mele Uhau James Kaulia
Ka‘ōlino Glendon Nāhiku • Mele Uhau Larry Kimura
Kamakani Gustin Dukie • Mele Uhau James Kaulia
Nāʻi‘ipo‘aimoku Harman • Mele Uhau “Let’s Reminisce” • Mele Uhau Nainoa Thompson
Ka‘ilina Kahikina • Mele Uhau “Let’s Reminisce” • ”Mele Uhau Jon Osorio
Ka‘ohulani Kalama Kumu Kanani • Mele Uhau Larry Kimura
La‘aulu Kalauoka‘ae‘ae-Kahele Kahulale‘a • Mele Uhau James Kaulia
Kalikokūpuna Kealoha • Mele Uhau “Let’s Reminisce” • Mele Uhau Larry Kimura
Kau‘i‘olu Kepo‘o-DeConte Makalapua Ka‘awa • Mele Uhau Larry Kimura
‘Ehā Kiyuna Tūtū Man
Kai‘ōlino Kūali‘i Pila Wilson • Mele Uhau James Kaulia
Kamaha‘o Labra Larry Kimura • Mele Uhau Jon Osorio
Niu Lauano Tamati Reedy • Mele Uhau James Kaulia
Kahanuola Lindsey • Mele Uhau “Let’s Reminisce” • Mele Uhau Jon Osorio
Tinai Liusa ‘Ilei Beniamina • Mele Uhau James Kaulia
Leialoha Lomanario Kekaikupuna • Mele Uhau Jon Osorio
Kamakoa Loo-McDaniel Jonothan Osorio • Mele Uhau Larry Kimura
Kauahe Motta Nainoa Thompson • Mele Uhau Nainoa Thompson
Keku‘iapoiwa Navas-Colburn • Mele Uhau “Let’s Reminisce” • Mele Uhau Nainoa Thompson
Kīkaha Oshiro • Mele Uhau “Let’s Reminisce” • Mele Uhau Larry Kimura
Kāheanahe Pe‘a • Mele Uhau “Let’s Reminisce” • Mele Uhau James Kaulia
Keanokualani Perreira Kauanoe Kamanä • Mele Uhau Larry Kimura
Wai‘olukea Publico • Mele Uhau “Let’s Reminisce” • Mele Uhau Jon Osorio
Aoli‘i Santos Naupaka • Mele Uhau Jon Osorio
Leikiele Soller • Mele Uhau “Let’s Reminisce” • Mele Uhau Nainoa Thompson
Kanilau Tolentino-Perry James Kaulia • Mele Uhau Larry Kimora
Kaliko Uyeshiro • Mele Uhau “Let’s Reminisce” • Mele Uhau Nainoa Thompson
Kolonahe Walker • Mele Uhau “Let’s Reminisce” • Mele Uhau Nainoa Thompson
Kaʻiwa Ware Myron “Pinky” Thompson • Mele Uhau Jon Osorio
Lakai Weismann • Mele Uhau “Let’s Reminisce” • Mele Uhau Jon Osorio
Makualoʻi Young Kahuliāmahi • “Kahuli” Ulumahiehie
He ʻopela rock o Kū I Ka Mana e hōʻike ana i ka wā koho pāloka o 1874 ma waena ʻo Kalākaua a me ka Mōʻī Wahine o Emma Rooke, ma hope o ka make ʻana ʻo ka Mōʻī Kāne o Lunalilo.
Ke Kime Hana Keaka:
Haku 'ia e Eric Stack
Haku Mela na Herb Mahelona
Ho'opuka 'ia e 'Alohi Gronquist a me Eric Stack
Hakulau Kukui na Mike Dombroski
Hakulau Kahua na Eric Stack
Luna Kani Keaka na Remy
Hoʻopaʻa Kiʻi na Shaun Chillingworth
Hoʻoulu ʻŌlelo
(Hapa ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi)
na Joshua "Baba" Tavares, ma ke Kula Nui o Hawaiʻi ma Mānoa
After moving away nearly a decade ago, Kaʻōnohi reluctantly returns home to attend his nephew’s first birthday lūʻau in Hōnaunau, Kona. No longer separated by the vast distance, Kaʻōnohi must examine his fragile relationship with his family members who are struggling with their own precarious reality. Hula and mele are at the heart of this story, revealing the polarizing complexities of this Hawaiian ʻohana as they navigate loss, identity and healing.
Ke Kime Hanakeaka:
Assistant Director: Sheila Miles
Musical Director: Taisamasama Kaiminaauao-Eteuati
Hula/Mele/Language Alakaʻi (Leader): Ikaika Mendez
Hula Choreographer: Kumu Kuʻuipo Tavares
Stage Manager: Kekela Oku-Fernandez
Light Board Operator: Julian Myrland
Sound Board Operator: Laniakea Chun-Rivas
Head Electrician: Jill Jackson
First Electrician: Tyler Kanemori
Electrician: Carlee Kasadate
Electrics Crew: GAS Awardees and THEA 240 students
Stage Crew: Jace Kanae
Set Construction Crew:
Amalya Altman-Allen, Hannah Archer,Coen Bracilano, Cody Bryce Camacho, Neil Frankel, Antonio Hernandez, Bryce Linsangan, Kelly Nitta, Maggie Ryan
Costume Construction Crew:
Leah Aoki, Caitlin Chavis, Gabrielle Chiefe, Kathryn Nakagawa, Lisa Nilsen, Paige Thomas, Devin Walter
Dressers:
Christopher Boge, Jacy Cutitta, Victoria Kiana Dudoit
Faculty Consultants:
Haili‘ōpua Baker, Michelle A. Bisbee, Maile Speetjens
Photos by Hezekiah Kapuaʻala
CAST (in order of appearance):
MOM - Leleaʻe “Buffy” Kahalepuna-Wong
HIAPO - Pono Cummings
KAʻŌNOHI - Kaipo Dudoit
‘ĀNELA - Noelani Montas*
ALFIE - Armando Molina Gómez
‘OHANA ENSEMBLE (alphabetically by performer's last name):
KĀNE (HIAPO†) - Elijah Apulu
KAʻIMI - Landon Ballesteros
AUNTY KUʻUIPO - Mika Pualilelile Cox
BABY KAHALIʻAALOHA: Andre Jr. Gaisoa
NANEA - Maile Kalama
KEONI (ALFIE†) - Bryce Kekoapilialoha Linsangan
UNCLE GENO (KAʻŌNOHI†) - Ikaika Mendez*
WEHI (‘ĀNELA†) - Wahinepōʻaimoku Nahale-a
KAUʻI - Pualalea Panaewa
AUNTY SHERRY - Christine “Tini” Paletu’a Shimasaki
KAʻENA - Anneliese Wirschin
Educational Play Guide:
https://www.canva.com/design/DAF5nLxhasc/S5Tnvi9hdNn4aLPgX6cISg/edit