Molokai Ka Hula Piko
Annual hula festival
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History
The first festival was in 1991 by the Molokai Visitors Association and John Kaimikaua, a Kumu Hula. It is currently organized by the Halau Hula o Kukunaokala.[2]
It is held in annually in Kaana because according to Hawaiian legend, Laka, now regarded as the goddess of hula, created hula at Pu'u Nana, a sacred hill in Kaana, before spreading the art form across the islands.[3]
This festival went on hiatus in 2020.
Festival
The festival begins with an early-morning ceremony at Puʻu Nana.[4] It then continues with a ho'olaule'a, lectures, and other activities intended to educate and spread awareness of hula as an art form.[5]