‘ULU‘ULU PRESENTS: HAWAI‘I PONO‘I 1970

''In August of 1970 a ho‘olaule‘a, a musical get-together, was held in Hana on the island of Maui and the best of the authentic old style musicians were brought there to sing, play and dance for each other. At the end of the day, the Hawaiian national anthem, Hawai‘i Pono‘i, was sung. And by that time of that particular day, it suddenly seemed as if it is not so much a song as a spirit.'' So begins HAWAI‘I PONO‘I, the newly restored 1970 film, a visually stunning and poetic meditation on music, the gods in the Hawaiian pantheon and the mystique and ancestry of Hana, Maui. Called ''Hawai‘i''s answer to Woodstock,'' the festive Ho‘olaule‘a O Hana Maui featured artists ‘Iolani Luahine, the Farden Sisters, Gabby Pahinui, Ka‘upena Wong, and Eddie Kamae. A panel discussion with filmmaker Myrna Kamae, Bishop Museum historian Desoto Brown, and archivist Janel Quirante follows the screening.