Ka Lei Maile Ali'i play to be performed for Ka La Ku'oko'a

In celebration of Ka La Ku'oko'a -- Hawaiian Independence Day -- on Nov. 28 (the day in 1843 when France and the United Kingdom jointly recognized Hawaii's independence), Ka Lei Maile Ali’i Hawaiian Civic Club is sponsoring a performance of Ka Lei Maile Ali`i - The Queen's Women. The play, based on an article from the San Francisco Call, is a reenactment of an 1897 mass meeting in Hilo of the Hui Aloha `Āina o Nā Wāhine (the Women’s Branch of the Hawaiian Patriotic League) as part of the signature gathering for the Ku'e anti-annexation petition. The free performance will take place from 6-9 p.m. at Alu Like, Inc at 458 Keawe Street in Honolulu.

See the extended entry for the full flyer with all the details.

A “Re-enactment” of a Hui Aloha ‘Aina Meeting held in Hilo on September 16, 1897. This play is based on an article written in the San Francisco Call by reporter Miriam Michelson on September 22, 1897
Written by Helen Edyth M. Lincoln Lee Kwai Execuive Producer: Lynette Cruz Directed by: Annelle Amaral
Sponsored by: Ka Lei Maile Ali’i Hawaiian Civic Club

ALU LIKE, Inc.
Native Hawaiian Library
458 Keawe St.
(corner of Keawe and Pohukaina; one block mauka of Ala Moana Blvd.)
November 28, 2005, Monday, 6:00 – 9:00 pm
No charge for admission (1 performance only)

Ka Lei Maile Ali`i - The Queen's Women is taken from the story that appeared in the San Francisco Call in 1897, and is a re-enactment of a meeting in Hilo of the Hui Aloha `Āina o Nā Wāhine (the Women’s Branch of the Hawaiian Patriotic League). The Ku`e Anti-Annexation Petitions was the topic of discussion in this, and many other meetings where a hundreds of nationals of the Hawaiian Kingdom gathered in 1897.

In 1997, one hundred years later, Dr. Noenoe Silva returned the Ku’e Petitions to Hawai’i, from the National Archives of the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. It was on display at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu in 1998. The Ku’e Petitions has become known as the document all people of Hawaiian ancestry can point to that represents the unified voice of our people. It remains proof of the voices of our kupuna, their unity of mind and spirit, and the passion they demonstrated for their beloved Queen Lili’uokalani and the Hawaiian Kingdom.

Ka Lei Maile Ali`i – The Queen’s Women is our mo`olelo. It reminds us that:
• Our kūpuna did not want to be part of America.
• Our kūpuna had faith in the truth and meaning of being pono as a nation of people committed to the preservation of their independent Hawaiian Kingdom.

Join us to experience the spiritual, cultural, and emotional energy of that day in Hilo in 1897, when the people of the Hawaiian Kingdom collectively made their will known. Be in the audience; listen to the words spoken 107 years ago; live, if only briefly, the momentous events that tell us, we are who we were.

PLEASE CALL TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT(S)
LIMITED SEATING AVAILABLE

CONTACT: For reservations, Keikilani Meyer ~ 535-1357 or

Carol White ~ 535-1359
For inquiries on performances, Lynette Cruz ~ 284-3460

Posted: Wed - November 23, 2005 at 12:11 PM

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Ka Lei Maile Ali'i play to be performed for Ka La Ku'oko'a

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