Our FIFTH ANNUAL HO`IKE
was on Saturday, June 28
at the Grinstead Amphitheatre
in the Sonoma Town Plaza
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Below are pictures from our fourth annual Ho`ike, last June in the Grinstead Amphitheatre in Sonoma’s Central Plaza. Videos from that Ho`ike are on the Ho`ike Videos page. Click here to watch them.
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A Standing-Room-Only crowd enjoyed Hula Mai’s Fourth Annual “Hula in the Plaza.” Two dozen dancers and six band members got cheers and enthusiastic applause for their most sophisticated program yet.
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And we couldn’t have been more proud of our special guest artist, Patrick Landeza, who had just returned from Honolulu where he won the Na Hoku Hanohano award for the best slack key guitar album of the year, "Slack Key Huaka`i." This is one of the most coveted awards in the Hawaiian music world, and nobody from outside of the State of Hawaii had ever one one in its 36 year history. We were also proud that the Mayor and the City Council chose to declare the day of our Ho`ike “Hula Mai Day in Sonoma.” And Mayor Ken Brown, himself, was there to quote from the City’s Proclamation – “that Hula is good for the body, mind, and soul!!”
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We are very proud of the progress we have made—and the hula has helped us connect with each other and everything around us. It isn’t just a “Hawaiian thing” – it’s an everybody thing!How good does it get?? Watch the Ho`ike yourself and find out!!! You can watch the video of the show by clicking here.Enjoy the pictures below and read what people had to say about the show!
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"I love being a part of the show and love all the ladies and their closeness and consideration for each other.....It feels like an honor to be there and I am also extremely proud of these wonderful women." - VW
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"We are so fortunate to have become a part of this community of women and men who exude the aloha spirit and have become an ohana that cares for each other and looks out for each other." - TG
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"From the dawn's first glimmer yesterday to the high moon at midnight it was a Spectacular Day! Spectacular!!
Everyone, including each of us, will be talking about it all for days, and the glow that aloha brings will be with us forever, shout Yes!" - BH
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| Nellie, Toni, Carolyn, Lois |
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"So many people came up and genuinely thanked us for a wonderful evening. There were many comments like, 'I can't believe how lucky we are to have this in Sonoma.' It was standing room only, people were swaying to the music, serene smiles all around." - ML
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"What a weekend! What a Life ! What a Hula Mai
sister-brotherhood!" - FB
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