January 20, 2020:
E Kanikapila Kakou 2020 – “Hula, Mele & Moolelo” featuring the Malie Foundation Community Hula Night. “Hula, Mele & Moolelo” — opens its 37th season on Monday, January 20, from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. with the Community Hula Night, a crowd favorite, hosted by the non-profit Malie Foundation under the leadership of Maka Herrod and Nathan Kalama. Four dynamite kumu hula will be teaching hula to guests during the first hour; all will be able enjoy two hours of show-your-stuff hula as all groups take turns dancing the hula they learned earlier. It’s a true delight for dancers and onlookers. The Jasmine Ballroom of the Kauai Beach Resort will be hopping with hundreds of hula dancers. All EKK gigs are held in the Jasmine Ballroom of the Kauai Beach Resort from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. A suggested donation in the calabash of $10 -$15 treats you to an unforgettable evening of aloha from the heart. A no-host bar and food concession in the ballroom operates throughout the event. All EKK events are open to the public. If you have a disability and need assistance please email Carol Yotsuda. E Kanikapila Kakou 2020 Hawaiian Music Program is funded in part by Hawaii Tourism’s through the Community Enrichment program, supported by the County of Kauai Office of Economic Development, the Kauai Beach Resort, and the Garden Island Arts Council and EKK supporters.