Kauai Mokihana Festival Launches in Kapaa

Event Description

Kauai’s 34th annual Mokihana Festival, a week-long celebration of Hawaiian culture, with music, hula and floral competitions plus cultural presentations, launches in Kapaa on Sunday, September 22nd.  A special Hawaiian church service at the historic Kapaa First Hawaiian Church, features hula, music and song, in both English and Hawaiian. Festival organizers and church members welcome the public to this meaningful celebration. After the service, all are invited to join in refreshments. See the full six-day list of events on the Mokihaha Festival website. Enjoy music and hula competitions, composers contest, flowers and lei contest and cultural lectures throughout the island. Kapaa First Hawaiian Church was founded by Queen Deborah Kapule in 1879. Photo by The Garden Island.