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Courtesy Dora Martinez
Dora Martinez wears one of her leis.
This year's festival theme is He Makana O Na Lei Nani, or a gift of beautiful lei. "Leis have remained a precious universal gift of aloha," said Lurline Kawainui, president of the 2000 Aloha Festivals.
Martinez has been succeeded by three generations of lei makers to ensure that tradition continues.
Aloha Festivals is a 54-year-old multicultural celebration with events statewide over a two-month period. According to the Aloha Festivals office, more than 1 million people are expected to attend some 300 events beginning in September.
For more information, call 589-1771.
Kuramoto, who was born in Hawaii, has been with KITV since 1993 after stints with television stations in San Diego and San Francisco.
Mary Zanakis, who joined the KITV4 news staff this week, will be the station's new crime reporter.
The following movies are scheduled to begin their Oahu run on Friday:
EMPEROR AND THE ASSASSIN
Rated R
A romantic tale in feudal China in the 2nd century B.C. which centers around the story of Ying Zheng, a power-hungry heir to the throne of the kingdom of Qin, whose bloodthirsty goal is to conquer the other six kingdoms existing in China and merge them into his own, under his rule. Gong Li, Li Xuejian, Zhang Fengyi, Sun Zhou.
MOONGLOW
Not rated
The-made-in-Hawaii film starring Milo O'Shea, Joanna Cassidy, Ione Sky, Eileen Brennan and KHON anchor Joe Moore about a middle-aged man going through a night of personal crisis.
SCREAM 3
Rated R
Parker Posey joins the cast of Wes Craven's latest comic slashathon. David Arquette, Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox return.
TOPSY-TURVY
Rated R
William Schwenck Gilbert is the librettist writing the words; Arthur Sullivan is the composer writing the music. Gilbert is the very model of the 19th-century gentleman, an overtly proper married man certain that he knows the best. Allan Corduner, Dexter Fletcher, Sukie Smith.
American Dance Festival Hold Auditions: The American Dance Festival will hold auditions for Young Artist Tuition Scholarships at nine sites across the country for students interested in attending the ADF Six Week School from June 8-July 21 on Duke University's campus in Durham, N.C. The audition locations are: Harrison, Va., March 5; Wichita, Kan., March 18; Brockport, N.Y., March 19; Salt Lake City, Utah, March 19; Gainesville, Ga., March 19; New York City, N.Y., March 26; Long Beach, Calif., April 1; and Durham, N.C., April 16.
Each audition consists of an hour-long technique class and a solo no longer than a minute-and-a-half in length.
The scholarships are offered to promising students who have a high level of technical ability and creative potential with experience in performance, choreography or both. Full and partial scholarships are awarded for tuition only.
Students need to send application forms and a $30 application fee to ADF prior to the audition.
Students unable to attend an audition may submit a VHS tape containing two minutes of technique and a 1-1/2 minute solo by April 1.
For an ADF catalog, application or more information, contact the ADF School Office by calling 919-684-6402; e-mailing school@AmericanDanceFestival.org or visiting the Web site http://www.AmericanDanceFestival.org.
