day two of the moku o keawe international hula festival had me documenting a huaka`i to kalahuipua`a and the kupuna night hula competition.  the huaka`i was an extremely unique opportunity to learn the mo`olelo of a place i’d honestly never had the chance to see, and the kupuna night was truly awe-inspiring…those aunties can move.

the fun of participating in a contest like this is mixed with the long hours behind the scenes.  at the end of each night we retired to moku o keawe media headquarters to have a few beers, enjoy the amazing cooking from our private chef/homie ryan, and edit photos, flickr, blog, and update moku’s website.  believe it or not although this sounds awesome and was pretty much super awesome, it was also a bit rougher than you’d think.  enjoy.

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[ click here to jump off to the kalahuipua`a workshop gallery! ]

[ click here to jump off to the full kupuna night gallery! ]