Kawananakoa school shares birthday with its prince
Photos by Bruce Asato
Advertiser Staff Photographer
| Jarred Yanagihara, left, sounds the pu , or conch shell, on the arrival of royal descendant Marquesa Esther Kapi'olani Kawananakoa Marignoli, at the 75th Kawananakoa Middle School Celebration, honoring the memory of Prince David Pi'ikoi. |  |
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ABOVE: Representing the eighth grade, Kaili Rattley, right, prepares to present ho'okupu (tribute) in the royal crypt at the Royal Mausoleum, or Mauna 'Ala. A portrait of Prince David is draped in maile. Helping are kupuna Lucia Davis, left, and retired Kawananakoa Middle School teacher Sharon Luke.
LEFT: Sixth-graders led by kupuna Davis, right, sing "Eia Makou." The Nu'uanu school was celebrating its founding in 1927 and the birthday of its namesake, Prince David La'amea Kahalepouli Kawananakoa Pi'ikoi. |
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