May Day 2013...

May Day performances in Hawaii are a BIG deal.  There really 

isn't anything like it on the mainland. Not even Christmas shows.

Most schools do them every other year because they are such a huge deal.

So this was the year that Waialua Elementary put on their May Day.  

I've been to 4 at Waialua (and some at other schools) and this

was by far the best!

All of the practicing and work really paid off.

Mr. Moore, principal

Ms. Tumua, our "Tumua-of - All- Trades"

Kumu Sturm,

the lady who puts the whole thing together

 good to see old friends....

Mrs. Millwood waiting for the show to start

a color guard by our military partners

opening with a conch shell blowing

the Royal Court

a princess representing each island escorted by her father or grandfather

May Day King

May Day Queen and her dad.  I was so happy to see that she was wearing 

a crownflower crown...she looked so royal

some of the distinguished visitors.  Can only see the top of her crown, 

but it was Miss Hawaii USA, a Waialua grad

A-9 doing their "Auhe ami and slide" hula

these are the shirts they made on their field trip a few weeks ago.

the Royal Court up on the stage

(isn't the stage great!) It's things like this
that we wanted a stage.  Two years ago, I wrote
about it here.
It really was worth it.

to be continued...