Welcome to Hawaiian Skies, the in-flight video magazine of Hawaiian Airlines. In our latest edition, we visit two very different museums…hear top pianists in action…go bouldering without a rope…experience the beauty of hula…catch a windsurfing competition at the sport’s spiritual home…meet the family that sets the standard for ukulele making…and witness artists doing what they do best.
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There is no larger stage for hula than the Merrie Monarch Festival. This annual competition, held in the town of Hilo on the Big Island of Hawai‘i, brings together the finest dancers and halau, or schools of hula, that the Islands have to offer.
Hawai‘i is blessed with an abundance of sun, waves and wind, potential sources of alternative energy that can help keep the Islands clean and green. In this story, we meet some of the people dedicated to making Hawai‘i a better place by taking advantage of our renewable natural resources.
There’s surfing, and then there’s surfing. For those who search out the biggest waves and the greatest challenges, the name “Jaws” has a special place in their hearts. Jaws is the nickname for a spot on the north shore of Maui, where mammoth waves provide the surfing thrills of a lifetime.
“Hiki no” means “can do” in Hawaiian, and this story illustrates the can do spirit of Hawaii’s young generation as they work on the nation’s first statewide student news network.
The dance form Hawai‘i is most associated with is, of course, hula. But dance is taking several fascinating new directions here as well, exemplified by Tau Dance Theater. A blend of ancient stories and contemporary tools and techniques, these productions are at once utterly new and eternal.
Viewers of Hawaiian Skies were recently treated to a special edition of Hawaiian Skies featuring a true musical treasure, singer Emma Veary. Over the course of a long and distinguished career, Veary has performed many of Hawaii’s favorite songs at a number of iconic venues.
