Merrie Monarch: Hula ʻAuana

This is the last night of the Merrie Monarch Festival; the halau presented their hula ʻauana performances. This is the type of hula that tourists expect when they go to a hula performance; personally, I prefer hula kahiko.

The winners in the hula kahiko mens division are: 4th Kawaiʻulaokala, 3rd Hālau I Ka Wēkiu, 2nd Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua, 1st Kawailiʻulā.

The winners in the hula kahiko womens division are: 5th Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leinā‘ala, 4th Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e, 3rd Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi, 2nd Hālau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea, 1st Halau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua.

The winners of the hula ʻauana mens division are: 4th Ke Kai O Kahiki, 3rd Hālau I Ka Wēkiu, 2nd Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi, 1st Kawailiʻulā.

The winners of the hula ʻauana womens division are: 5th Hālau I Ka Wēkiu, 4th Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e, 3rd Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leinā‘ala, 2nd Hālau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea, 1st Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi.

The overall division adds the points from the kahiko & ʻauana performances; winners in the mens division are: 3rd Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua, 2nd Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi, 1st Kawailiʻulā.

The overall womens division winners are: 3rd Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e, 2nd Hālau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea, 1st Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi.

The final awards are for overall performance of the entire hālau: 3rd Hālau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea, 2nd Hālau Kekuaokalaʻauʻalaʻiliahi, 1st Kawailiʻulā.

This morning I picked some lau ʻuala for my proothie. Because the ʻuala plant is so large, I can be selective about the leaves that I use for my proothies. We grow Okinawan purple sweet potatos so the leaves have purple veins and more anthocyanins than regular sweet potato leaves, though not as much as the tubers.

Before lunch Scott & Wakana sent photos of Aunty Florence visitng with Aunty Daisy. Looks like they went an a field trip to Uwajimaya. 

(L to R) Wakana, Aunty Daisy, & Aunty Florence. (Photo by Scott)

(L to R) Aunty Daisy, Scott, & Aunty Florence. (Photo by Wakana)

(L to R) Wakana, Scott, & Aunty Daisy. (Photo by Aunty Florence)

I printed a copy of the Family Reunion album that Aunty Judy had made in 2001. I had mentioned it to Sarah when she was here in May, she was interested in having a copy especially for Kaia. Here are a couple pages of the nearly 50 page album.

For dinner I had the 2nd piece of Baked Wild Salmon that I got from Times along with a green salad.

This afternoon Luna was making a lot of noise, looking for her Boys; she wanted someone to play with her.She kept carrying her toys around, looking for someone to play with her. When I wouldn't, she went back to sleep in one of the carriers. Keala, in the meanwhile, was snoozing on the couch as usual.

She's annoyed that I won't grab the toy & play with her.

Someone, or multiple someones, put up a homemade "Trump 2021" banner up on Lēʻahi, apparently some time in mid-June. It was taken down yesterday by a State Parks department enforcement officer. I like what the parks administrator had to say about it, "There’s a time and place for everything and certainly given the natural and cultural importance of Lēʻahi, it is definitely not the place for making political statements or putting up signs." The sign is apparently in support of Trump's belief that he will be reinstated as president some time this summer.

The Aix weather app forecast that Honolulu would have rain through midafternoon; mmmm, not quite. There was drizzle but not enough to be measurable. It forecast more for Kapaʻau but it did not look like that from the webcams I can check.

At 10:02 a.m. when I went out to harvest lau ʻuala.

A minute or so later when I finished harvesting; a little more but that was about it.

Still a little misty in Kaimukī but with dry roads at 1:32 p.m.

Waikoloa, looking northerly, at 1:53 p.m.

CFHT looking northwesterly at 1:52 p.m.

Honomu, looking northerly, at 1:53 p.m.

There were 47 new cases of COVID-19 reported today, raising the number of total known cases up to 37,933. There were no new deaths reported so the death toll remains at 518; currently there are 596 cases considered active. The 7-day new case average on Oʻahu is 28 with a positivity rate of 1.5%.

Hauʻoli lā Hānau e Marvetta & Michael!