Hui O Hula

On Feb. 3, Jojo Weingart and Kaye Huff taught “The Hukilau Song” and “Pearly” Shells to the enthusiastic Neptune District Sea Scouts and their family members at the base on Alamitos Bay in Long Beach. Sea Scouts aged 14-20 enjoy weekly activities. Most units are co-ed and have a venturing theme.

The club thanks Albert Guerra for his invitation to hula. The club also welcomes his parents—Raul and Gina Guerra—who have recently become LW residents in Mutual 12.

In LW, Hawaiian dance lessons are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Both classes meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday’s class is given upstairs in Clubhouse 6, and Thursday’s class is held at the Veterans Plaza, inside if the weather is unfavorable. Everyone is welcome. Dancers should wear comfortable clothes and bring soft booties or socks in case the floor gets cold in the winter.

The current class subject is “He Aloha No O Honolulu,” a song and dance about the composer’s journey, from Honolulu to Oahu to Kona on the Big Island, on board the ship Mauna Loa.

The club wishes happy birthday to dancers Genie Tran, Hyung Lee, Leona Hasegawa and Kathy Insook Kim. Leona will become a centenarian on Feb.19. Dancing—including the Hawaiian hula— must be good for longevity.

—Jojo Weingart