The Projector: Hula, Hookele, Hemp and a Dash of Ethics

Sunday in the Gardens Spectators find their spots beneath the landmark trees gracing Moanalua Gardens for the Prince Lot Hula Festival, held in honor of Prince Lot Kapuaiwa, who reprised the once-forbidden hula in the district of Moanalua.
Celebration of Hula Dancers from Pua Alii Ilima, under the direction of kumu hula Vicky Holt Takamine and Jeffrey Kanekaiwilani Takamine, perform during the 38th annual festival.
Outreach Hawaii's largest non-competitive hula event attracted dancers such as these from Halau Hula Kamamolikolehua, under the direction of kumu hula Pohai Souza.
Kumu Joins In Kumu Vicky Holt Takamine, second from right, dances with her halau at the festival, which was expanded to two days this year.
The Gavel is Passed Outgoing Hawaii Board of Education Chair Don Horner prepares to pass the gavel to the new chair, Lance Mizumoto, left, during a meeting Tuesday at the soon-to-open Hookele Elementary School in Kapolei.
Checking Out State's Newest School Hawaii First Lady Dawn Ige joins BOE members and other officials Tuesday on a tour of the new school. The first day of classes for first- through fifth-graders is next Wednesday.
The Playground Awaits Hookele means 'navigator' in Hawaiian, and students will soon be navigating their way around brand new playground equipment.
Senatorial Slide State Sen. Mike Gabbard tries out the new slide at the Hookele Elementary School playground during the Tuesday tour.
City Ethics Commission Honolulu Ethics Commission Executive Director Chuck Totto faces the commissioners during a meeting Thursday to discuss a new media policy to replace the stricter one the panel had recently adopted. The commission voted 4-3 to dump the previous policy in favor of the new one that allows Totto to speak freely on commission matters.
Bringing in the Hemp Lawmakers turn out in force Thursday for the first harvest of the University of Hawaii’s Industrial Hemp Research Project in Waimanalo. From left are Reps. Chris Lee, Marcus Oshiro, Lynn DeCoite and Cynthia Thielen, and Sen. Mike Gabbard.
A New Export? Rep. Thielen checks out the product. Three varieties of industrial hemp are being studied by Dr. Harry Ako: temperate zone hemp, tropical seed hemp, and tropical fiber hemp.

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