Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 3, Number 9, 1 September 1986 — Oahu's Aloha Week Court Selected [ARTICLE]

Oahu's Aloha Week Court Selected

Andrew Kapuakela Kipapa Jr., limousine and bus driver for Grayline Hawaii, and Irene Mokihana Akiona, listed as a home executive, are the 1986 Oahu Aloha Week king and queen who will reign over festivities Sept. 20-28 throughout Honolulu and Waikiki. Also named are the Aloha Week prince and princess— Walter Kana'auao Makaula and Keleie Kamala Kauwe. Makaula, 17, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Makaula Sr. and he has two brothers and two sisters. He is a teen model with Susan Page Fashion and a 1986 graduate of Kamehameha who will be attending the University of Hawaii.

Kauwe, 16, is a junior at Kamehameha. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Kauwe and there are two brothers and another sister in the family . She works part time at McDonald's of Waimanalo, is a member of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine program at St. George's Church and dances with Halau Mohala Ilima. She plans to attend college in Hilo or on the mainland, pursuing a career in pharmacology. Kipapa's racial background is Hawaiian and English. He is the father of four grown children and he is also currently working towards becoming a pastor in the Assembly of God Church. He stands an even six feet. Queen Irene is 5' 11" and is of Hawaiian and Portuguese extraction. She is the mother of two grown sons and a daughter and lists volleyball, spiritual reading, jewelry designing and flower arranging as her hobbies. She is also an active member of St. Ann's Church m Kaneohe.

Investiture ceremonies for the king and queen and their royal court are scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at the WaikikiShell where they will receive their symbols of reign with music, chants and hula from the kahiko era to the present. It will be performed by mem-

bers of the House of I. There will be two Ho'olaule'a — the first one on Friday, Sept. 19 in downtown Honolulu and the second on Friday, Sept. 26 on Kalakaua Ave. in Waikiki. The big Aloha Week parade is on tap Saturday, Sept. 27, at 9:30 a.m.

The finish of the Molokai to Oahu women's eanoe race is scheduled for 1 p.m. at the Hilton Hawaiian Village pier on Sunday, Sept. 28. Also on the same day starting at 7. a m. is the four-mile miracle fun run/walk sponsored by the Honolulu Fire Department to benefit Kapiolani Children's Hospital and the Young People's Support Center. Another event at 5 that evening is the 150th birthday party for the Royal Hawaiian Band whieh is a benefitfor the preservation of Kaniakapupu, summer plaee of King Kamehameha III. There is an admission fee but Aloha Week ribbon wearers get a $1.50 discount. The Jaycee 01dtimers of Hawaii 40 years ago in 1946 decided to find a way to preserve some of Hawaii's richest traditions. They organized a public celebration of Hawaii's music, dance and culture and thus Aloha Week was born.

The festival is funded through the sale of Aloha Week ribbons, appropriated funds from the state legislature and corporate ānd private donations. These ribbons may be purchased from many individuals and at a number of locations throughout the state. The ribbon is your passport to many of the festival events. Discounts are also available at events where there is an admission charge. T'ne two Ho'olaule'a are the anchor events of the festival whieh also includes a myriad of other activities, concerts, athletic competitions and cultural entertainment. The neighbor islands, too, participate with eontests, cultural activities and parades.