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2024 KANI KŪOLA MUSIC FESTIVAL AT UH MAUI COLLEGE GALLERY
A great time was had by all yesterday at the Kani Kūola Music Festival at University of Hawai’i Maui College. If you missed it, you missed out. Mahalo again to all of our mentors, support staff, and attendees, including Mailelauli’i Naki who flew in from Honolulu to help support the event, the mentors, and feed our attendees. We don’t know where Kani Kūola will be next year, but it will be great.
It was also special for us to host Kimié Miner’s MeleCraft program with her mentors Henry Kapono, Paula Fuga, and Anuhea who worked with youth 14-22 with aspirations of a music career. There was some serious talent there!
Also to Brian Kohne and his Academy of Creative Media Maui team at UHMC for showcasing their cutting edge program and showing Maui the opportunities about for those wanting to get into the field.
Mahalo to Stephen Fox for the great photos! Also to Mayor Richard Bissen for opening up with some mana‘o on the role music has played in his life. Last but certainly not least, mahalo piha to the hardest working crew yesterday – Deanna Kamake‘e‘āina-Reece, her husband Jim, and her students. They were the first there yesterday to set up, stayed all day to run audio, record the event for posterity, and they were the last to leave at the end of the show.
Setup and ready to go!
Crowd at the opening of Kani Kūola
Mayor Richard Bissen sharing mana‘oo and mele during our opening
Mayor Richard Bissen sharing mele and mana‘o at our opening
First Lady Ka‘ihi Bissen perfoming hula
First Lady Ka‘ihi Bissen sharing hula
Wahine in mele panel - Paula Fuga, Kimie Miner, Hulu Lindsey, Liz Morales, Auhea
Wahine in Mele panel featuring Kimie Miner, Paula Fuga, Hulu Lindsey, and Anuhea
Mentor Joel Katz teaching steel guitar
UHWO professor John Magnussen teaching songwriting
Menor Kenneth Makukāne teaching songwriting
Mentor Thomas Goedecke teaching vocal skills using hands
Mentor Joel Katz teaching engineering in our ‘Apo Leo Learning Studio
Attendees in Thomas Goedecke's vocal workshop
Ron Moss teaching the business of music
Music industry insider Ron Moss teaching the business of music
Ron Moss teaching the business of music
Attendees at the Wahine in Mele panel
Kenneth Makuakāne onstage during the mentor kani ka pila
Jon Magnussen onstage during the mentor kani ka pila
UHWO professor of music Jon Magnussen onstage during the mentor kani ka pila
Mentor Kenneth Makuakāne onstage during the mentor kani ka pila
Incoming UHMC music instructor Thomas Goedecke onstage during the mentor kani ka pila
Jon Magnussen and Thomas Goedecke onstage during the mentor kani ka pila
Jon Magnussen onstage onstage during the mentor kani ka pila
Thomas Goedecke onstage during the mentor kani ka pila
Mentor Liz Morales onstage during the mentor kani ka pila
Mentor Kenneth Makuakāne and Jon Magnussen onstage during the mentor kani ka pila
IHM faculty coordinator Dr. Keola Donaghy
Some folks lasted all the way to the end of Kani Kūola
Mentor Tarvin Mākia onstage during the mentor kani ka pila
Mentor Tarvin Makia onstage during the mentor kani ka pila
Ha‘ina Ko Wehi student Mehra Park performing for the songwriting contest
Contestant performing for the songwriting contest
Songwriting contest winner performing for the songwriting contest
Songwriting contest winner performing for the songwriting contest
Songwriting Contest Contestants
Songwriting contestant Riley
Students from Kimie Miner's "MeleCraft" program performing at the end of the day.
Students from Kimie Miner's "MeleCraft" program performing at the end of the day.
He pono nō kou i mea unuhi ‘ōlelo nou me ke kāki ‘ole, koe no nā polokalamu a i ‘ole nā kumu e pono ai ka mākaukau ma ka ‘ōlelo Pelekānia no ke komo ‘ana i ka hana.
Mabalin nga addaan ka ti karbengan nga makaala ti tagaipatarus nga awan gastos kanyam, malaksid para kadagiti programa wenno dissu nu ayanna nga ti kinalaing iti Ingles ket kasapulan para ti pannakipaset.
May karapatan kang magkaroon ng interpreter nang walang bayad, maliban kung para sa mga programa o larangan kung saan kinakailangan ang kahusayan sa English para sa paglahok.
Lagmit nga duna kay katungod sa usa ka interpreter nga walay bayad, gawas sa mga programa o area diin ang kahanas sa English gikinahanglan para sa pag-apil.
Emaroñ wõr aṃ jiṃwe im maroñ bwe en wõr juon aṃ riukok kwõjjab kõļļã oṇãn, ijellokun wõt ñan bũrookraaṃ ak wãween kan me juon ej aikuj jeļã Kajin Pãlle bwe en maroñ pãd im bõk kuṇaaṃ ie.
Podrá recibir de forma gratuita los servicios de un intérprete, salvo para los programas o las áreas en las cuales se requieran conocimientos avanzados de inglés para participar.
'Oku ‘i ai ho’o totonu ki ha fakatonulea ta’etotongi kia koe, tukukehe ‘a e ngaahi polokalama pe ngaahi ‘ēlia ‘oku fiema’u ‘a e poto he lea Faka-Pilitānia ke kau ki aί Kātaki 'o click heni.
