Mar. 11, 2025
Originally performed by the Hawaiʻi Youth Opera Chorus in 2014, ʻEMALANI: Scenes from the Life of Queen Emma is an opera written by kumu Herb Mahelona and will be this year's Kula Kiʻekiʻe Hōʻike.
The opera spans the entire life of Queen Emma and highlights many significant events in her life and in the history of Hawaiʻi. It is presented in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi and English. It is our high school's sixth original Hawaiian opera performance. Senior Brooklynn Lumanlan will portray Queen Emma with senior Jhayden Mata portraying King Kamehameha IV Alexander Liholiho.
Hōʻike is a special tradition of the Kamehameha Hawaiʻi high school, sharing moʻolelo from our history in dynamic and entertaining ways. Hōʻike 2025 will be presented to the public twice, on Thursday, March 13 and Friday, March 14 in our Koaiʻa Gymnasium. Shows will start at 6 p.m. Tickets are now available on our Kamehameha Hawaiʻi GoFan page.
For the second year in a row, Hōʻike will also feature a class competition which includes the singing of a mele and staging of a hula within the performance. The reigning champions are our current senior class, Kaʻiwahoʻokelewaʻa, the class of 2025. The class competition winner will be announced following the Night 2 performance.
General admission tickets are available for $10:
Kālua Pig Presale
We now have a Kālua Pig Bowl available for pre-order/pre-purchase on the night of each performance. Plates are available via presale only and presale will close on 3/12 at 8 a.m.. Each plate is $10.50 and consists of 2 scoops rice, and a generous 6oz portion of kālua pig. No drinks will be available for purchase. All proceeds from the plate sale will support our haumāna traveling to New York and Scotland. Pick-up will be from 4:30pm-5:30pm.
Please use this link to pre-purchase your Kalua Pig Bowl.
Please note that you will need to select which night`s performance you would like to pre-purchase your bowl for. Mahalo for your support of Hō'ike A Ha'i Performing Arts Club.
Join us for a beautiful story of resilience and servant leadership. Additional information on the cast and production team is available below or you can see the show program online with the full credits of everyone involved in the production.
| PRODUCTION TEAM | |
| Producer | Phil Aganus |
| Director | ʻAlohi Gronquist |
| Music Director | Herb Mahelona |
| Set Designer | Eric Stack |
| Costume Designer | Lee Dombroski |
| Costume Assistant: | Lucas Godoy |
| CAST | |
| Emma Rooke (Kaleleonālani) | Brooklynn Lumanlan |
| Alexander Liholiho (Kamehameha IV) | Jhayden Mata |
| Fanny Kekelaokalani Young | Aaliyah Koyanagi |
| Grace Kamaʻikuʻi Young | Taylor Mendoza |
| Amos Starr Cooke | Makoa Kuehu |
| Juliette Montague Cooke | Bella Paekukui-Jackson |
| Dr. Thomas Charles Byde Rooke | Kaekukai Keliʻikuli |
| Rev. Ephraim W. Clark | Hope Arthur |
| Teen Emma | Veda Lee |
| Teen Alexander Liholiho | Ayzn Ha-Ahu |
| Young Emma | T.B.D. Kula Haʻahaʻa |
| William Synge | Malina Martinson |
| Bishop Thomas N. Staley | Kaʻehu Kahele |
| Palemo | Elena Dinkel |
| Kealakai | Marley Osorio |
| Sister Catherine Chambers | Isabela Dela Cruz |
| Lady Franklin | Jaci Morales |
| Miss Cracroft | Julie Nacionales |
| Rev. Canon Boyd | Azyn Ha-Ahu |
| Mother Lydia Sellon | ʻAwapuhi Kalima-Martin |
| Sister Beatrice | Pūlama Lafaele |
| Sister Albertina | Kahua Dunton |
| Eldress Phoebe | Clara Ahuna |
| David Kalākaua | Ryder Furukado |
| Paul Nahaolelua | Makoa Kuehu |
| Dr. Rober McKibbin, Jr. | Lilinoe Klask |
| George Nāʻeʻa | Brayden Keanu |
| Rev. Hoapili Kaʻauwai | Alohilani Kalaola-Maruquin |
| Mary Ann Kiliwehi | Carmen Mangibin |
| Albert Edward Kauikeaouli | Anya Gronquist |
| Ensemble | Kilinahe Ehrhorn |
| Ensemble | Isabel Hutchins |
| Ensemble | Cinnamon Gorai-Lau |
| Ensemble | Michaela Schubert |