Hoboken Ohana Festival

Ohana Festival

Join us at Hoboken's Ohana Festival at Maxwell Place Park! This festival will feature events for people of all ages including music, hula, crafts and more!

Hula Performances

Watch a variety of Kahiko (traditional) and 'Auana (modern) hula performances from Pua Aliʻi ʻIlima o Nūioka under the guidance of Kumu Hula Vicky Holt Takamine and Jeffrey Takamine.

Pacific Island Cultural Tent

Participate in a variety of Polynesian-themed and environmentally-aware arts and crafts for the entire family including tapa cloth making, lei making, hula lessons and canoe lessons.

Cultural Tent
Hula Performance

Cultural Tent Schedule

SATURDAY 6.21
10:00AM to 2:00PM

- Tapa Cloth Making . Learn how to make tapa cloth, a valuable cultural artifact that reflects the traditions and history of Pacific Island communities.
- Lei Making . Use ti leaves, a symbol of protection for wayfinders, to make a simple hilo-style bracelet.
- Hula Lessons . Learn how to tell stories through hula.
- Learn about the Outrigger Canoe . See how the wayfinders and sailers traveled between the Pacific Islands in outrigger canoes.

Hula Performances

SATURDAY 6.21
Pua Aliʻi ʻIlima o Nūioka is the New York City extension of Pua Aliʻi ʻIlima, the hālau hula founded by Kumu Hula Vicky Holt Takamine in 1977. Pua Aliʻi ʻIlima o Nūioka is a resident company of La MaMa Theatre's Indigenous Initiative. The hālau has performed at the Prince Lot Festival on Oʻahu, the Queen Emma Festival on Kauaʻi, the La MaMa Moves Festival, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Millennium Stage, Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out Festival, the New York Botanical Gardens and various New York City venues.
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12:00PM . Kahiko (Traditional Hula)
- O Kāua Pele . Chant for Pele
- Holo Mai Pele . Pele Travels
- Ke Haʻa La Puna . Puna's Dance
- Nani Wale Ka Piko o ka Mauna . Beautiful are the Summits of Mountains

12:30PM . 'Auana (Modern Hula)
- He Aloha no ʻo Honolulu . Dearly Loved is Honolulu
- Holo Waʻapā . A Canoe Ride
- Moku Kia Kahi . One Masted Schooner
- Wahine ʻIlikea . Fair-Skinned Woman
- Hilo Hula . Hula for Hilo