{"id":171170,"date":"2023-01-05T13:45:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T23:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=171170"},"modified":"2023-01-10T11:06:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T21:06:03","slug":"true-meaning-of-hula-through-ihula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/01\/05\/true-meaning-of-hula-through-ihula\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering the true meaning of hula through iHula"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_171174\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-171174\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/windward-paliku-theatre-ihula-1.jpg\" alt=\"4 female actors\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-171174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/windward-paliku-theatre-ihula-1.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/windward-paliku-theatre-ihula-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/windward-paliku-theatre-ihula-1-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-171174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reece Flores, Alysia Kepaa, Aren Iverson, Thomalin Sirivattha (Photo credit: Brad Goda)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/campus-life\/arts-entertainment\/paliku-theatre\/\">Palik\u016b Theatre<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/conservatory.windward.hawaii.edu\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Conservatory of Performing Arts<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/\">Windward Community College<\/a> present <em>iHula<\/em> written by <strong>Ryan &ldquo;Oki&rdquo; Okinaka<\/strong> and directed by <strong>Taurie Kinoshita<\/strong>, playing over two weekends, February 10&#8211;19, 2023.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_171177\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-171177\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/windward-paliku-theatre-ihula-4.jpg\" alt=\"1 actor with outstretch hands, 4 actors behind her\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-171177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/windward-paliku-theatre-ihula-4.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/windward-paliku-theatre-ihula-4-130x130.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-171177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clockwise from top left, Reece Flores, Thomalin Sirivattha, Aren Iverson, Leleae Kahalepuna Wong, Alysia Kepaa (Photo credit: Brad Goda)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hula, mele and aloha are interwoven into this story about cultural perpetuation and legacy, as four very different women try to overcome their fears, pride and insecurities to discover the true meaning of the hula.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a play about creating <span aria-label=\"ohana\">&#699;ohana<\/span>, beyond biological relations and the great honor and sometimes burden of perpetuating culture,&rdquo; said Kinoshita. &ldquo;Oki&#8217;s play is an unforgettable and moving experience. If you love hula, you cannot miss this play honoring its power.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Show dates and times:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Friday, February 10, 7:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Saturday, February 11, 7:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Sunday, February 12, 3 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Friday, February 17, 7:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Saturday, February 18, 7:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Sunday, February 19, 3 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ticket information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$25 General\n<\/li>\n<li>$20 Senior, <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> faculty\/staff and active military (with <abbr>ID<\/abbr>, up to two tickets)<\/li>\n<li>$10 Youth and college students with <abbr>ID<\/abbr><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Suitable for all ages; running time approximately 90 minutes.)<\/p>\n<p>For tickets and more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/paliku-theatre\/\">palikutheatre.com<\/a> or call 808-235-7315.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second professional production presented by the newly formed <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Conservatory of Performing Arts. The first was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/04\/paliku-theatre-live-audience-oriental-faddah-and-son\/\"><em>Oriental Faddah and Son<\/em><\/a> by Lee A. Tonouchi in spring 2022.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/09\/29\/hawaii-conservatory-of-performing-arts-windward-cc\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Conservatory of Performing Arts launches at Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr><\/a>, September 29, 2022<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_171176\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-171176\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/windward-paliku-theatre-ihula-3.jpg\" alt=\"1 male and 1 female actor\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-171176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/windward-paliku-theatre-ihula-3.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/windward-paliku-theatre-ihula-3-130x130.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-171176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kaipo Dudoit and Alysia Kepaa (Photo credit: Brad Goda)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Playwright Okinaka is a recipient of the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Conservatory of Performing Arts Emerging Island Artist program and a lecturer at Windward <abbr title=\"Community College\">CC<\/abbr>. He recently wrote Who You Again? which premiered at Kumu Kahua Theatre in 2022. <em>iHula<\/em> first premiered at Kumu Kahua Theatre in 2016 and was recognized for excellence in writing by the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> State Theatre Council. The show was presented online at Palik\u016b in 2021 when the theatre was temporarily closed due to COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>The cast features Reece Flores, Aren Iverson, Alysia Kepaa and Kevin Molina (all recently featured in Demigods Anonymous at Palik\u016b Theatre), Thomalin Sirivattha (from the 2021 version of <em>iHula<\/em>), Kaipo Dudoit (most recently seen in Who You Again? at Kumu Kahua Theatre), and Lelea\u02bbe Kahalepuna-Wong who was in the original cast of <em>iHula<\/em> at Kumu Kahua Theatre and now plays the role of the kumu hula.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Conservatory of Performing Arts and theatre classes offered at Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr>, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/conservatory.windward.hawaii.edu\/\">conservatory.windward.hawaii.edu<\/a> or contact Associate Professor Nicolas Logue at (808) 236-9138 or <a href=\"mailto:logue@hawaii.edu\">logue@hawaii.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_171175\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-171175\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/windward-paliku-theatre-ihula-2.jpg\" alt=\"2 female, 1 male actors\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-171175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/windward-paliku-theatre-ihula-2.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/windward-paliku-theatre-ihula-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/windward-paliku-theatre-ihula-2-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-171175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thomalin Sirivattha, Kevin Molina, Reece Flores (Photo credit: Brad Goda)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hula, mele and aloha are interwoven in a new <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Conservatory of Performing Arts production.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[334,130,71,66],"class_list":["post-171170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-paliku-theatre","tag-theatre","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171170"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":171314,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171170\/revisions\/171314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}