Merrie Monarch Time!

A l o h a !

Courtesy: Dennis Oda

Fans of Hula ALL over the world are OVERJOYED!

  It is Merrie Monarch Hula Festival time

again in Hilo Hawaii.

Halau from all over Hawaii, the US AND Japan

are here in the paramount competition & display

of the cultural treasure.

The couple in the photo at top
thrilled us all on opening night:

"Outgoing Miss Aloha Hula leaves the stage engaged

by Nina Wu, Honolulu Star-Advertiser

HILO » It was a beautiful aloha performance

by Miss Aloha Hula 2010 Mahea­lani Mika Hirao-Solem.

Dressed in a shimmery gold dress, she was up on the Merrie Monarch stage dancing her farewell hula to a medley of songs, ending with a rendition of Sting's "Fields of Gold."

Little did she know that when she took her final bow as Miss Aloha Hula, her boyfriend and kumu hula Kau‘ionalani Kamana‘o would walk on stage, drop to one knee and propose marriage to her.

Spectators cheered and shrieked as Kama­na‘o presented a diamond ring, and watched her emotional reaction. Her answer was yes.

"I was super surprised," Hirao-Solem said afterward. "I was just focused on doing my dance."

Hirao-Solem and Kama­na‘o have been together for five years, she said. He is kumu hula of her halau, Hula Halau ‘o Kamu­ela of Kalihi and Wai­ma­nalo, along with Kunewa Mook.

Hirao-Solem, whom friends and family call "Mika," also offered a lei to her first kumu hula, Mapuana de Silva, during her performance last night.

Last year she took the Miss Aloha Hula title the first time she competed in it. The year went by quickly."

Happy SPRING Weekend to YOU!  cloudia

pedestals

A L O H A

              

 

Moloch 

whose mind is pure machinery!

Moloch whose blood is running money!

Moloch whose fingers are ten armies!

Moloch whose breast is a cannibal dynamo!

Moloch whose ear is a smoking tomb! 

Allen Ginsberg
  Howl and Other Poems

 

 

 

 

 "A School Boy in Hawaii"

Dr. Sun Yat-sen

Age 13

Artist: Chu Tat Shing, 2007

Gift to our city by the Dr. Sun Yat-sen Hawaii Foundation

"This is my Hawaii. . .

here I was brought up and educated,

and it was here that I came to know

what modern, civilized governments are like

and what they mean."

Dr. Sun Yat-sen

He came to the islands from Zhongshan

in 1879 at age 13.

His Revive China Society was founded here.

 

"A pedestal

is as much a prison

as any small, confined space. "

 
Gloria Steinem

)-(

What's on YOUR pedestal?

What do you REALLY

f e a r

&

s e r v e

?

Is your God 

unconditionally loving,

holding the door of forgiveness open

way past dark?

 Or rigid and correct,

tricking people

into messing up

for the pleasure of

judgment,

punishment?

All 

'rules cast in cement'

?

Is your belief

an IDOL

instead of

an inspiration

?

please leave a comment, 

        "Huh?" is acceptable :-) cloudia

How To Add Music to a You Tube Video

A l o h a ! 

Let's learn how

to add music

to your You Tube videos!

Music really enhances your videos.

Especially if you make a lot of slide shows
like I do.

click to enlarge!

 In the upper right side, after you've signed in,

you will see your name. (As above)

 

1) Click on the arrow by your name

and select 'My Videos.' You will see the

screen shown above.

2)Select the one you want

and click 'Edit' to it's immediate right side

as shown above.

 You will be taken to  the screen above. 

(click on the photo to enlarge)

Choose:

1) "I'm Feeling Lucky"

or  

2) search & choose a song that appeals to you,

then click on it to highlight. 

3)Then click on 'Preview' under your video as above.

4) If you like it, just click 'Publish.'

OR you can click 'Cancel' and try another song.

It's EASY! 

Now: Your Turn.

           Are you going to TRY it? Tell us in 'comments.' cloudia