Hula Kahiko continues Saturday in Volcano

The Volcano Art Center’s 2016 Hula Kahiko series continues at 10:30 a.m. Saturday with a performance by hula practitioner Noe Noe Kekaualua and ohana.

Born and raised in Hilo, Kekaualua has a love and passion for Hawaiian culture that has taken her around the world. She began studying the art of hula at age 4.

The free performance is part of a year-round series sponsored by the center. For the series, hula halau from across Hawaii are invited to perform each month in a one-of-a-kind outdoor setting at the kahua hula (platform) in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. These performances are presented authentically in an outdoor setting, rain or shine without electronic amplification. Audience members are encouraged to bring sun/rain gear and sitting mats.

Held in conjunction with this performance, native Hawaiian culture specialist Loke Kamanu and ohana will share “Na Mea Hula” (all things hula) on the lanai of the Volcano Art Gallery. Kamanu will share a variety of instruments, implements and lei styles that play an integral role in the life of the hula practitioner.

Info: www.volcanoartcenter.org.