MERRIE MONARCH 2010 WINNERS!!!

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE UNFAMILIAR WITH HILO, HAWAI'I ANNUAL "MERRIE MONARCH" EVENT.  THE MERRIE MONARCH FESTIVAL IS A WEEK-LONG CULTURAL FESTIVAL THAT TAKES PLACE ANNUALLY IN HILO HAWAI'I.  IT HONORS THE KING DAVID KALAKAUA, WHO WAS CALLED THE "MERRIE MONARCH" FOR HIS PATRONAGE OF THE ARTS.  HE IS CREDITED WITH RESTORING MANY HAWAIIAN CULTURAL TRADITIONS DURING HIS REIGN, INCLUDING THE HULA.  MANY "HALAU HULA" (SCHOOLS), INCLUDING SOME FROM THE U.S. MAINLAND AND JAPAN, ATTEND THE FESTIVAL EACH YEAR TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FESTIVAL EXHIBITIONS AND COMPETITIONS, WHICH ARE CONSIDERED THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS OF ALL HULA CONTESTS.  SIMPLY PUT, THE "OLYMPICS" OF HULA COMPETITIONS.

IF YOU EVER HAVE A CHANCE TO ATTEND THIS EVENT YOU MUST PLAN VERY EARLY AS TICKETS WILL SELL OUT WITHIN HOURS AFTER IT GOES PUBLIC.

HERE ARE THE "MERRIE MONARCH 2010 WINNERS" IN EACH DIVISION:

NOTE:  THE HULA DANCES ARE JUDGES IN 2 DIFFERENT CATAGORIES:

KAHIKO - ANCIENT HAWAIIAN TRADITIONAL DANCE
'AUANA - MODERN HAWAIIAN DANCE

KANE KAHIKO (ANCIENT): Ke Kai O Kahiki



KANE 'AUANA (MODERN): Ke Kai O Kahiki


WAHINE KAHIKO (ANCIENT): Halau Kealaokamaile



WAHINE 'AUANA (MODERN): Halau Kealaokamaile


MISS ALOHA HULA KAHIKO (ANCIENT):
Mahealani Mika Hirao-Solem


MISS ALOHA HULA 'AUANA (MODERN):
Mahealani Mika Hirao-Solem



I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED THESE PERFORMANCES ON VIDEOS.

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

UFC 112 IN BETHEL, ALASKA ON APRIL 10TH AT 0900 IN THE MORNING!!!

AFTER WORKING A GRAVESHIFT FROM 0000 - 0800, I WENT STRAIGHT HOME AND STARTED PREPARING BREAKFAST FOR MY OHANA & FRIENDS BECAUSE WE ALL GETTING READY TO SEE "BJ PENN" SCRAP!!! WELL LET ME TELL YOU, SEVERAL UNEXPLAINED OCCURENCES STARTED TO HAPPEN AS WE WERE GETTING CLOSE TO BJ'S FIGHT, AND UNBELIEVABLY, MY CABLE TV STARTED TO GET FUZZY AND THE PICTURES AND SOUND WAS ALL DISTORTED!!! NOW I GOT AROUND 13 PEOPLE HANGING AT MY PLACE AND THIS "BOGUS THING" HAS TO HAPPEN!!! NOW IT GETS EVEN BETTER, FOR NEALRY 30 MINUTES, I'M ON THE PHONE WITH "GCI TECH SUPPORT" AND OF COURSE THEY REALLY CAN'T DO ANYTHING BUT SAY, "WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVIENCES, SIR, WE'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE THE EVENT OFF YOUR BILLING AND NOT CHARGE YOU". YEAH RIGHT TELL THAT TO MY GUESTS!!! IT GETS EVEN MORE INTERESTING, MY CABLE SERVICES SUDDENLY GETS RECEPTIONS AND SOUND AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, IT'S ALL BACK UP AND RUNNING, BUT THE "BJ PENN VS FRANKIE EDGAR FIGHT" IS OVER AND SHOCKINGLY, WE'RE ALL WATCHING FRANKIE EDGAR WEARING THE BELT!!! HOW SAD IS THAT???!!! I FELT LIKE ALL "BJ PENN HATERZ" WERE ALL DOING WEIRD RITUALS JUST TO SABOTAGE "BJ PENN'S LEGACY"

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT??? BRADA GOIN' COMEBACK AND GIVE FRANKIE THE BEATING OF HIS LIFE WHEN THE REMATCH HAPPENS. A DAY AFTER THE EVENT, IT WAS REVELAED THAT BJ PENN SUFFERED A FEVER AND SINUS INFECTION AND WAS UNDER ANTIBIOTICS ALL TOGETHER. IF YOU ASK ME, FRANKIE DID NOT FIGHT AGAINST A 100% BJ PENN AS HE WE WERE ABLE TO SEE THE REPLAY AND IT WAS VERY OBVIOUS THAT BJ WAS NOT HIMSELF AND INDEED HE LOOKED "ILL" AND "UNFOCUSED" AS THIS WAS NEVER THE CASE IN THE PAST. BUT LIKE I SAID BEFORE, HE' GOIN' COMEBACK AND SHOW THE WORLD AGAIN, WHO "BJ PENN" IS AND ALL ABOUT!!!

BUT ALL IN ALL EVERYONE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME AT MY PLACE AND ENJOYED EACH OTHER'S COMPANY AND MORE TO COME IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA

DA ALEXIE OHANA MEETS DA WAIPA OHANA...

MAHALO TO GIFF, ROY, AND SUNNY FOR MAKING THE TIME TO STOP IN HILO, HAWAI'I TO MEET MY DAD. A MESSAGE FROM MY DAD TO YOU 3, SHOULD YOU DECIDE TO COME BACK TO HILO, HAWAI'I, HIS HOME IS OPEN TO YOU FOLKS AND PLAN ON STAYING FOR AT LEAST WEEK NEXT TIME.

AWWWRITE!!!

WAIPA