HONOLULU (KHON2) — The 47th Annual Prince Lot Hula Festival will take place on July 20, at the Frank F. Fasi Civic Ground Park in Honolulu from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The annual events honors Prince Lot Kapuāiwa, an advocate of traditional Hawaiian practices.
“Our mission is to honor and perpetuate the rich cultural heritage of Hawai‘i,” said Michael Pili Pang, Executive Director of the Moanalua Gardens Foundation. “The Prince Lot Hula Festival is a vibrant testament to Prince Lot Kapuāiwa’s legacy and his unwavering dedication to preserving our traditions. We are excited to welcome the community to this year’s festival and to continue sharing the beauty of hula with the world.”
The Prince Lot Hula Festival was founded in 1978. It attracts over 10,000 attendees every year making it the largest non-competitive hula festival in Hawai‘i. The festival highlights the unique styles of hula by kumu hula and their hālau.
This year’s, participating hālau:
Hālau I Ka Wēkiu
Nā Pualei O Likolehua
Hālau Nā Kamalei O Līlīlehua
Hālau Hula ‘O Kaleipuaimilia
Hālau Kilipohe Na Lei Lehua
Pua Aliʻi ʻIlima
Ka Pā Nani ‘O Lilinoe
Hālau Hula Kamamolikolehua
Hālau Hula o Kukunaokalā
Hālau Hula Ka Noʻeau
Hālau Hula Maunalei
Ka Hale I O Kahala
Fore more information, visit princelothulafestival.org.