First Photo: Tiana Nalani Manuel dances Monday evening at Iao Intermediate School in a last rehearsal session before Halau Kekuaokala'au'ala'iliahi departs today for Hilo to compete as the only Maui halau in the Merrie Monarch Festival, considered the Olympics of hula. Manuel, a freshman at the University of Hawaii Maui College, will vie on Thursday for the title of Miss Aloha Hula.
Second Photo: The men of Halau Kekuaokala'au'ala'iliahi rehearse Monday evening. They are: (front row left to right) Wade Choda-Kowalski Jr., Kamalei Kawaa, Keanu Vanderford and Kamaehu Kawaa; and (back row) Chalice Min, 'A'ali'i Dukelow, Ka'ala Foster and Keanu Cockett.
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Tiana Nalani Manuel dances Monday evening at Iao Intermediate School in a last rehearsal session before Halau Kekuaokala‘au‘ala‘iliahi departs today for Hilo to compete as the only Maui halau in the Merrie Monarch Festival, considered the Olympics of hula. Manuel, a freshman at the University of Hawaii Maui College, will vie on Thursday for the title of Miss Aloha Hula.
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