Kauai Polynesian Festival 2010
The 9th annual Kaua`i Polynesian Festival will be on Memorial Day weekend May 27-30. The festival kicks off with a Grand Polynesian Lu`au Celebration and fashion show at the Grand Hyatt Kaua`i Resort & Spa on May 27. The evening will offer a luau dinner, fashion show, and exciting Polynesian entertainment. May 28 through 30 enjoy Tahitian, Maori, Samoan, and Hawaiian entertainment, Polynesian arts and crafts, solo and group dance competitions, food booths, and workshops. All Kaua`i residents and visitors are welcome.
The festival is presented by the Kamanawa Foundation, a Kaua`i-based non-profit organization. Its mission is to preserve, promote and perpetuate the Native Hawaiian culture, including the language, social values, arts, crafts and music, primarily through the study of hula. And this festival will prove to be an exciting weekend filled with entertainment and various Polynesian dance competitions, workshops, exhibition, hands-on cultural crafts and dance, food, arts & crafts, and fun.
Participate in hands-on cultural crafts & dance activities. Learn weaving techniques, how to husk a coconut, and how to dance the hula. Watch halau hula dance presentations, dance competitions, exhilarating Fire Knife dance competitions, and FAB4 – an Oahu group sharing energetic and heartwarming tunes. Entrance fee is $25 for three days or $10 per day. Children below the age of 5 are free. How to find Vidinha Stadium.
