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City & County of Honolulu Department of Parks & Recreation

2017 Annual Lei Day Celebration

89th Annual Lei Court Selection Event

What: 89th Annual Lei Court Selection Event

When: Saturday, March 4, 2017, 9:00 a.m., to 3:00 p.m.

Where: McCoy Pavilion at Ala Moana Regional Park

1201 Ala Moana Boulevard, Honolulu, HI 96814

Background Information:

The first Lei Day was in 1927 and celebrated in downtown Honolulu with a few people wearing lei. From that it grew and more and more people began to wear lei on May 1. We are told that the first celebration and exhibit of lei was at the Bank of Hawai‘i. In 1928, the first lei queen was Nina Bowman. Mayor Charles Arnold crowned Lei Queen Nina Bowman here in Honolulu.

SCHEDULE

Each year, the lei court is selected from one of the four rotating groups:

18-30 years Nā ‘Ōpio (The Youth)

31-45 years Nā Mākua (The Adults)

46-60 years Nā Mākua ‘Ō‘ō (The Elders in Training)

61 and over Nā Kūpuna (The Elders)

This year (2017) is the year of Nā Mākua ‘Ō‘ō. One lei king/queen and up to two lei prince/princesses will be selected.

Each contestant vying for top honors will be scored on:

  • Kumuhana o ka lei (lei making skills - they have one hour to make a lei on site);
  • Kūlana Lei (poise and personality);
  • ‘Ōlelo Pelekane and ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i (speaking in both English and Hawaiian); and,
  • Hula ‘Auana (modern hula).

The schedule for the day is as follows (times approximate and subject to change):

  • 9:00 a.m., Opening/Welcome
  • 9:30 a.m., Kūlana o ka Lei (lei making)
  • 10:45 a.m., Kūlana Lei (poise, personality, speaking in English and Hawaiian.
  • Noon, break for lunch on your own.
  • 1:00 p.m., Hula ‘Auana
  • 2:30 p.m., Announcement of 2016 Lei Court.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information about the 89th Annual Lei Court Selection Event and the 90th Annual Lei Day Celebration, you may visit www.honoluluparks.com or call (808) 768-3041.

For more information about the 90th Annual Lei Day Celebration, you may visit www.honoluluparks.com or call (808) 768-3041.

Information subject to change.

RELATED LINKS

Department of Parks and Recreation LeiDay Main Page

http://www.honolulu.gov/cms-dpr-menu/site-dpr-sitearticles/1685-lei-day.html

HISTORY (321 KB PDF)

Lei Making Workshop Information

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