Hawaiian Hula Workshops by Kumu Hula Leihi'ilani Kirkpatrick

LATE POST: SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 COMING TO YOU LIVE IN 2021 IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA...workshops and pa'ina...hula and arts workshops feature all Kumu Lei's favorites. Due to this year's world situation, we need to postpone our workshop and this celebration in San Diego. Lord willing we pray to hold this event while Kumu Lei is still 70! HAU'OLI LA HANAU E KUMU LEI!

As we pray for and plan to celebrate the 70th birthday of Kumu Leihiilani Kirkpatrick in San Diego, may we reflect on the powerful beauty of aloha through our hula. CONTINUING THE LEGACY OF HULA AND HO'OLA...HULA HEALS...HULA INSPIRES... when mana (spiritual power) and ha (divine breath) are embodied in hula.... Ka Wai Lehua Aala Ka Honua The lehua rain that awakens the earth Mele and hula by Lehua Hula Lehua Kawaikapuokalani Hewett danced by his haimana, Kumu Hula Leihiilani Kirkpatrick of Halau Ka Lei Kukui Hi'ilani under the Kukui Hawaiian state tree. Ke iho la ka ua Halihali n lehua o luna E, e, e Helelei pua i ke kai Hula lea n lehua i ka moana E, e, e He kupa la ka ua i ke kai Ke hoi hou e aloha mai E, e, e (English Translation) He mele nou e kuu lani Ka wai lehua aala ka honua E, e, e As the rain falls It bears lehua blossoms from above E, e, e The blossoms fall into the sea And dance playfully upon the waters of the ocean E, e, e The rain is well aquainted with the sea And as it returns to the sea, the two become one and the cycle is complete E, e, e This is my tribute to you, my Heavenly one The lehua rain that awakens the earth E, e, e CONTINUING THE LEGACY OF HULA AND HO'OLA...HULA HEALS...HULA INSPIRES... when mana (spiritual power) and ha (divine breath) are embodied in hula. Ka Wai Lehua Aala Ka Honua The lehua rain that awakens the earth Mele and hula by Lehua Hula Lehua Kawaikapuokalani Hewett danced by his haimana, Kumu Hula Leihiilani Kirkpatrick of Halau Ka Lei Kukui Hi'ilani under the Kukui Hawaiian state tree. Ke iho la ka ua Halihali n lehua o luna E, e, e Helelei pua i ke kai Hula lea n lehua i ka moana E, e, e He kupa la ka ua i ke kai Ke hoi hou e aloha mai E, e, e (English Translation) He mele nou e kuu lani Ka wai lehua aala ka honua E, e, e As the rain falls It bears lehua blossoms from above E, e, e The blossoms fall into the sea And dance playfully upon the waters of the ocean E, e, e The rain is well aquainted with the sea And as it returns to the sea, the two become one and the cycle is complete E, e, e This is my tribute to you, my Heavenly one The lehua rain that awakens the earth E, e, e

2019 HAWAIIAN HULA WORKSHOPS BY KUMU HULA LEIHI'ILANI KIRKPATRICK CELEBRATING THE HEART AND LEGACY OF KING DAVID KALAKAUA...He Pua Laha 'Ole...A Flower Not Common FRIDAY, JAN 19, 2019 - Part 2... The traditional welcome ceremony for Kumu Hula Leihiilani Kirkpatrick by her Mainland USA Extension of her Halau Ka Lei Kukui Hi'ilani led by Anake Kahanoa Floresca. See more

2019 HAWAIIAN HULA WORKSHOPS BY KUMU HULA LEIHI'ILANI KIRKPATRICK FINAL ORDER FOR SHIRTS BEING PLACED MONDAY, JAN 28 ONLINE ORDERS:... https://on.spingo.com/e/2019_hawaiian_hula_workshops/22502 Our shirt celebrates the heart and legacy of King David Kalakaua who exemplified HE PUA LAHA OLE...A FLOWER NOT COMMON. This is an 'olelo no'eau used as an expression of one who is as choice and highly prized as a very rare blossom. This phrase could be used to describe a special person, rare and hard to come by. (source: http://morningmanao.blogspot.com/2010//he-pua-laha-ole.html) Kalakaua was known as the Hawaiian Renaissance man who revived the hula, the arts, the culture and the traditons of his people. He passed away while on Mainland USA soil on January 20, 1891 while seeking help for people of Hawai'i. Let us honor what he did for is as hula people and challenge ourselve to be bold and diligent to follow suit in our own Mainland Hula Renaissance. MAHALO TO OUR TSHIRT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT TEAM! Auntie Kahanoa Floresca, Uncle Don "Kupono" Floresca and Paul Blackwell.

CELEBRATING THE HEART AND LEGACY OF KING DAVID KALAKAUA...He Pua Laha 'Ole...A Flower Not Common FRIDAY, JAN 18, 2019: The traditional welcome ceremony for Kumu Hula Leihiilani Kirkpatrick by her Mainland USA Extension of her Halau Ka Lei Kukui Hi'ilani led by Anake Kahanoa Floresca.