STUDENTS FROM KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS
HAWAII, ARE GETTING READY
TO SHARE A SPECIAL
PERFORMANCE...
IT WILL FEATURE THE DRAMA BEHIND
AN
ELECTION THAT HAPPENED IN THE
ISLANDS.....BACK IN THE 1800S.
WE'LL SEE A SNEAK PEEK IN JUST A
MOMENT, BUT JOINING ME NOW TO
TALK ABOUT IT...IS SENIOR,
LEIANA
CLARK.
KRIS
WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT HOIKE?
LEIANA
HOIIKE IS ONE OF THE SPECIAL
MOMENTS IN THE YEAR WHEN OUR
ENTIRE SCHOOL COMES TOGETHER TO
DELIVER A PERFORMANCE THAT
SHARES A MO?OLELO FROM HAWAI?I'S
HISTORY AND CULTURE. EVERYONE
PARTICIPATES IN SOME SHAPE OR
FORM, WHETHER THEY ARE ACTING,
PLAYING IN THE BAND, DANCING
HULA
OR PART OF A BACKUP CHOIR OR
PART OF THE PRODUCTION.
KRIS
WHAT IS THIS YEAR'S SHOW ALL
ABOUT?
LEIANA
K? I KA MANA IS SET IN 1874,
AFTER KING WILLIAM CHARLES
LUNALILO DIED
LEAVING THE KINGDOM OF HAWAI?I
WITHOUT A SUCCESSOR TO THE
THRONE. IN THAT CHAOS ARISES TWO
CHALLENGERS, DAVID KAL?KAUA AND
QUEEN EMMA ROOKE. IN THIS
TELLING,
BERNICE PAUAHI BISHOP ALSO
CONSIDERS A RUN, HAVING HAD
SECOND
THOUGHTS ABOUT TURNING DOWN THE
THRONE WHEN KAMEHAMEHA V LOT
ASKED HER TO SUCCEED HIM. THE
STORY SHOWCASES THE DRAMA AND
INTRIGUE THAT CAME OUT OF THIS
REALLY CONTENTIOUS ELECTION,
WHICH
KING KAL?KAUA ENDED UP WINNING.
KRIS
AND IT'S A ROCK OPERA?
LEIANA
YES, IT'S OUR SCHOOL'S FIRST
ROCK OPERA AND IT'S DESIGNED
AROUND A STEAMPUNK THEME IN
KEEPING WITH THE GENRE OF MUSIC.
IT'S ALSO TOLD IN A MIX OF
??LELO HAWAI?I AND ENGLISH.
KRIS
WHEN IS EVERYTHING TAKING PLACE
AND HOW DOES ONE GET
TICKETS?
Koaia
LEIANA
WE HAVE TWO PERFORMANCES THIS
THURSDAY MARCH 15TH AND FRIDAY,
MARCH 16TH. BOTH SHOWS START AT
6 P.M.; DOORS OPEN AT 5:30 P.M.
TICKETS ARE JUST $5 AND ALL
PROCEEDS HELP US BRING SHOWS
LIKE THIS AROUND THE WORLD TO
PLACES LIKE SCOTLAND FOR THE
WORLD'S LARGEST PERFORMING ARTS
FESTIVAL, THE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL
FRINGE. YOU CAN CALL
808-982-0734 OR VISIT
KSBE.EDU/KSHHOIKE TO BUY TICKETS
ONLINE OR FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT
THE SHOW.
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RON:
COMING UP NEXT... A QUICK CHECK
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