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Hawaiian theater goes to New Zealand for festival shows

COURTESY HEZEKIAH KAPUA‘ALA
                                Kaula Kauikeaokea Krug (Kupuna) plays a Hawaiian bandleader of the Territorial Era in the UH-Manoa Kennedy Theatre production of “Puana.”
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COURTESY HEZEKIAH KAPUA‘ALA

Kaula Kauikeaokea Krug (Kupuna) plays a Hawaiian bandleader of the Territorial Era in the UH-Manoa Kennedy Theatre production of “Puana.”

COURTESY HEZEKIAH KAPUA‘ALA
                                Kawohi (Joshua “Baba” Kamoani’ala Tavares), front, feels the spiritual presence of his kupuna (Kaula Kauikeaokea Krug) in a pivotal scene in the UH-Manoa Kennedy Theatre production of “Puana.”
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COURTESY HEZEKIAH KAPUA‘ALA

Kawohi (Joshua “Baba” Kamoani’ala Tavares), front, feels the spiritual presence of his kupuna (Kaula Kauikeaokea Krug) in a pivotal scene in the UH-Manoa Kennedy Theatre production of “Puana.”

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                                Three young Native Hawaiians, Hale (Brennan Ikaika Mendez, left), Nae (Kaneikoliaika‘iukapuomua Baker, front center) and Kawohi (Joshua “Baba” Kamoani‘ala Tavares, front right) perform with Hawaiian band leader Kupuna (Kaula Kauikeaokea Krug) and his Hawaiian orchestra in the UH-Manoa Kennedy Theatre production of “Puana.”
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COURTESY HEZEKIAH KAPUA‘ALA

Three young Native Hawaiians, Hale (Brennan Ikaika Mendez, left), Nae (Kaneikoliaika‘iukapuomua Baker, front center) and Kawohi (Joshua “Baba” Kamoani‘ala Tavares, front right) perform with Hawaiian band leader Kupuna (Kaula Kauikeaokea Krug) and his Hawaiian orchestra in the UH-Manoa Kennedy Theatre production of “Puana.”

COURTESY HEZEKIAH KAPUA‘ALA
                                Kaula Kauikeaokea Krug (Kupuna) plays a Hawaiian bandleader of the Territorial Era in the UH-Manoa Kennedy Theatre production of “Puana.”
COURTESY HEZEKIAH KAPUA‘ALA
                                Kawohi (Joshua “Baba” Kamoani’ala Tavares), front, feels the spiritual presence of his kupuna (Kaula Kauikeaokea Krug) in a pivotal scene in the UH-Manoa Kennedy Theatre production of “Puana.”
COURTESY HEZEKIAH KAPUA‘ALA 
                                Three young Native Hawaiians, Hale (Brennan Ikaika Mendez, left), Nae (Kaneikoliaika‘iukapuomua Baker, front center) and Kawohi (Joshua “Baba” Kamoani‘ala Tavares, front right) perform with Hawaiian band leader Kupuna (Kaula Kauikeaokea Krug) and his Hawaiian orchestra in the UH-Manoa Kennedy Theatre production of “Puana.”