Le Kaua Ailao Fireknife Competition returns

Swipe left for more photos

Toa Milford competes in Saturday's second annual Le Kaua Ailao Fireknife Competition at King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel. (Tom Linder/West Hawaii Today)
A youth competes in Saturday’s second annual Le Kaua Ailao Fireknife Competition at King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel. (Tom Linder/West Hawaii Today)
Kailua-Kona’s Carmine Taetuna-Fautanu competes in Saturday’s Le Kaua Ailao Fireknife competition at the King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel. (Tom Linder/West Hawaii Today)
Subscribe Now Choose a package that suits your preferences.
Start Free Account Get access to 7 premium stories every month for FREE!
Already a Subscriber? Current print subscriber? Activate your complimentary Digital account.

The second annual Le Kaua Ailao Fireknife Competition drew a crowd Saturday evening.

The event, part of the fifth annual Hawaii Kuauli Pacific & Asia Cultural Festival that wrapped up Saturday, is hosted by Island Breeze Productions and the Siva Afi Company. It is the only fireknife competition on Hawaii Island and a qualifier for the National Fireknife Competition.