Kelly: A KEIKI HOOLAULEA IS
HITTING PEARLRIDGE CENTER.
ONE OF THE MAIN EVENTS, A CONCH
BLOWING CONTEST JUST FOR KIDS.
JOINING US WITH DETAILS IS
DIANE, MARKETING DIRECTOR FOR
PEARLRIDGE, AND 6-YEAR-OLD LIE
YOUNGEST CONTESTANT.
THANKS FOR COMING.
YOU'RE IN FIRST GRADE.
YOU WANT TO SAY HI TO YOUR
TEACHER QUICKLY?
HI.
Kristine: WHAT'S YOUR
TEACHER'S NAME?
MRS. CASTILLO.
Kristine: AND WHAT SCHOOL?
OUR LADY OF --
Kristine: SAY HI.
YOU'LL BE AT SCHOOL RIGHT AFTER
THIS.
RIGHT.
WE HOPE SO.
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE
HOOLAULEA?
YEAH, SO THE PEARLRIDGE
CENTER'S KEIKI HOOLAULEA IS ONE
OF THE LONGEST OHANA EVENTS
RUNNING FOR ALOHA FESTIVALS.
ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, WE ADDED
THIS M COMPONENT.
CONTESTANT.
THERE'S TWO CATEGORIES.
HE WAS SO YOUNG AT THE TIME, HE
WASN'T SUPPOSED TO COMPETE.
NOW HE'S A PRETTY STRONG
CONTENDER FOR THIS YEAR'S
CONTEST.
AND BASICALLY, IT'S AGES
ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 16.
WE'VEHWE'VE HAD CONTESTANTS OF THOSE
AGE.
YOU CAN SIGN UP AT ALOHA
FESTIVALS.com.
THIS IS HAPPENING AT SUNDAY,
SEPTEMBER 14 AT WAI MAKAI,
PEARLRIDGE CENTER.
Kristine: YOU'RE
PREPARATION FOR THIS CONTEST.
HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU
STARTED?
FOUR.
Kristine: AND NOW YOU'RE
SIX.
HOW TAUGHT YOU HOW TO DO THIS?
MY GRANDPA.
Kristine: WHAT DID HE SAY
ABOUT HOW TO DO IT?
BUZZ IN YOUR LIPS.
Kristine: BUZZ IN YOUR
LIPS.
LOOK IN THE CAMERA AND SMILE.
YOU'RE MISSING SOME TEETH.
DOES IT HELP YOU OR DOES IT NOT
HELP YOU?
HAD IT HELPS ME.
Kristine: HOW DOES IT HELP
YOU?
GET MORE BREATH.
Kristine: MORE AIR FOR YOUR
TEETH.
OKAY.
YOU'VE BEEN PRACTICING REAL
HARD.
CAN WE GET A SNEAK PEEK?
CAN YOU SHOW US HOW TO DO IT?
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Kristine: THAT'S GOOD,
LION.
THAT IS REALLY GOOD.
DO YOU KNOW THAT A LOT OF ADULTS
CAN'T DO THAT?
ARE YOU EXCITED?
YOU'RE EXCITED?
OKAY.
DIANA, YOU'RE LOOKING FOR MORE
PEOPLE.
ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 16 YEARS
OLD.
THEY'RE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE.
PLEASE GO AHEAD AND GO TO ALOHA
FESTIVALS.com FOR MORE
INFORMATION.
THERE'S GOING TO BE TONS OF
ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS KEIKI
HULA.
COME DOWN AND HAVE A GREAT TIME.
Kristine: A PARTY AND
CELEBRATION JUST FOR KIDS.
ADULTS GET IT ALL THE TIME, BUT
THIS ONE'S JUST FOR KIDS.
LION, IF THERE ARE OTHER KIDS
WATCHING AND THEY WANT TO DO
WHAT YOU DO, WHAT WOULD YOU TELL
THEM?
DO IT?
WOULD YOU GIVE THEM ADVICE?
WHAT KIND OF ADVICE WOULD YOU
GIVE THEM?
HE'S NOT GOING TO GIVE AWAY THE
VOTE.
THAT'S WHY HE'S GOING TO BE
THE WINNER.
Kristine: IF IT'S BASED ON
CUTENESS, YOU WOULD WIN.
YOU WANT TO SHOW US ONE MORE
TIME HOW IT'S DONE?
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING
HERE.
IF YOU WANT TO CATCH LION, IF
PEARLRIDGE KEIKI HOOLAULEA WILL
BE SEPTEMBER 14 FROM 10:00 TO
4:00.
CENTER COURT.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.