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Thursday, April 8, 1999 By Ken Sakamoto, Star-Bulletin Everybody comes to me to be calm and cool and collected, George Naope says. It's my job to be nice to everyone. George Naope brought the festival to life By Cynthia Oi Star-Bulletin The idea came to George Naope under pressure. The Hawaii County government had sent him to Maui to check out that island's whaling spree in hopes that the Big ...

Monday, September 14, 1998 By Ken Sakamoto, Star-Bulletin At dawn, the halau Na Hula O Puamana gathers at the Kualoa Ranch beach for an uniki ceremony. In a rare graduation ceremony called uniki, a dancer's dedication and skill are rewarded By Linda Aragon Special to the Star-Bulletin AS the red and yellow streaks of the dawn peaked over the ocean's horizon, members of the hula halau Na Hula O ...

Tuesday, April 6, 1999 By George F. Lee, Star-Bulletin Kumu hula Leina'ala Kalama Heine The dance is the part you see, but at the core is the soul of a culture for kumu hula Heine Judging: It's a tough job By Cynthia Oi Star-Bulletin THE front door of the tidy white house on a cul-de-sac in Waimanalo swings with the comings and goings of children. Hi, auntie, Morgan says, elongating the vowels ...