Capping off a busy spring season of performances our Kula Kiʻekiʻe Hōʻike a Haʻi performing arts club will stage a special Hawaiian language play, Punikawā for two shows May 17-18 in the William Charles Lunalilo Center. 

Living in a parallel universe where the overthrow was averted, Punikawā, a student at the Queen’s High School, dreams of playing on the Hawaiian National Volleyball team and winning the Olympic gold medal. When her boyfriend asks her to help his sister overcome a crisis, Punikawā is transported into the past where she is confronted with the problems and prejudices of 19th Century Hawaiʻi. Desperate to return to her own time, Punikawā encounters many obstacles, one of which deals with young Princess Pauahi’s decision on whom to marry. When asked for her advice, Punikawā is split between being disingenuous and returning home safely, or being honest and perhaps never seeing her friends again.

Originally presented as a school Hōʻike in 2012, Punikawā featured the very beginnings of what would become the KS Hawaiʻi High School’s Hawaiian Opera series.

Punikawā will have two showings on Friday, May 17 and Saturday, May 18, starting at 7 p.m.

Tickets are just $5 with a $25 VIP Early Admission package and can be purchased via the Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi GoFan page. 

Get your tickets for Punikawā!
 

Punikawā is asked to help a young Princess Pauahi with her decision on whom to marry.

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