International Waikiki Hula Conference
Join other dancers and fans of hula from Hawaii and around the world in a 3-day conference at the world class Hawaii Convention Center, November 13-15, 2008 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
For visitors, the International Waikiki Hula Conference offers the rare opportunity to come to Hawaii to learn, share and experience the hula firsthand, with a variety of respected hula masters, many of whom do not travel outside Hawaii to teach. For our local hula dancers, it is a chance to meet dancers and kumu hula from afar, and enrich their hula experience from many sources at one event.
The conference package includes:
- Three full days of workshops and seminars. You may choose from among 128 classes offered by 42 noted kumu hula and Hawaiian cultural experts. Classes will cover all aspects of hula — modern and ancient dance, costume, lei-making, Hawaiian language, chant, history, songs, music and implement-making.
- The opportunity to perform your hula on various stages in Waikiki
- Opening Ceremonies
- Luncheon music and hula programs
- Closing Concert at “Sunset on the Beach” (alternate location if inclement weather)
- Hawaiian Vendor Mall – featuring Hawaiian-made products and crafts, including hula implements, costumes, clothing, accessories and gifts.
Conference Fee Schedule:
- Individual: $350 per person.
- Group of 10 or more: $300 per person.
Groups can be a group of friends, a club, or hula halau.
You define it, you name it, and sign up as a group.
- Kama`aina (Hawai`i resident): $250 per person.
Kama`aina must have local address on credit card used to pay, and must show Hawai`i ID at the door.
Class Selection:
Conference Fee includes the following class selections: You may select a class for every available time slot over the three days (8 total, plus general opening session). You may select up to FIVE hula and/or skill workshops. You may select as many seminars as you wish. You may also leave a period blank, if you want free time.
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A non-profit project of the Waikiki Improvement Association