Keauhou, Cazimero to Headline Hawaiian Airlines May Day 2022 The annual Lei Day celebration premieres online and on KFVE on May 1st

Keauhou, Cazimero to Headline Hawaiian Airlines May Day 2022
The annual Lei Day celebration premieres online and on KFVE on May 1st

Hawaiian Airlines May Day 2022, presented by the Hawaiian Islands continues the annual Lei Day tradition by the Brothers Cazimero with Keauhou, the 17-time Nā Hōkū Hanohano award winning group, returning to headline the concert experience alongside special guests, Robert Cazimero and his Hālau Nā Kamalei o Līlīlehua, Manu Boyd, Kainani Kahaunaele, Kamalei Kawaʻa, various hālau hula, and host, Billy V.

The concert experience will return as a broadcast special live from the lawn of Bishop Museum. The broadcast will premiere statewide on Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 7:00 pm on KFVE, and via Facebook Live, by Kāhuli Leo Leʻa and various partnering organizations. The program will also be re-broadcast on May 7 on KGMB at 1:00pm and on KFVE at 7:00pm, and on May 8 on KHNL at 1:00pm.

As a production of nonprofit organization, Kāhuli Leo Leʻa, the concert will feature performances of mele, hula, and moʻolelo that will not only serve to entertain, but to educate. Producer and Kāhuli Leo Leʻa executive director, Zachary Lum says, “while we strive to advance our philosophy of ʻāina to our visitors, we must not forget to maintain aloha ʻāina within our own communities.” Lum adds, “to celebrate our ʻāina, May Day will honor the ingenuity of the ahupuaʻa: an enduring system of land management that prioritizes the symbiotic relationship between people and environment. By featuring ʻāina and practitioners from across Hawaiʻi, May Day will be a celebration of our island home and the beauty we must maintain in aloha ʻāina.”

The broadcast will be another memorable chapter in the series of May Day concerts with the joint support of co-title sponsors, Hawaiian Airlines and the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority (through the Community Enrichment Program), and sponsors, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Musuem, the Hawaiʻi Visitors and Convention Bureau, Okinakalani Ltd., Studio Saki, Walmart, The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikīkī Beach, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Piano Planet, the Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts and Kanileʻa ʻUkulele.

“We’re pleased to once again extend our aloha to our May Day audience in Hawai‘i and abroad by showcasing the beauty of our island home through song, dance and storytelling and sharing with them the importance of caring for this special place,” said Robert Sorensen Vice President Marketing and E-Commerce at Hawaiian Airlines.

Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority’s Chief Brand Officer, Kalani Kaʻanāʻanā also adds: “May Day has and will always be an opportunity to celebrate who we are by honoring where we are. Our community, natural resources, Hawaiian culture come together in this annual event to remind us of the special place we call home. We hope you join us as we maintain our collective commitment toward a future rooted in aloha ʻāina.”

For more information and updates, visit wearalei.org and follow Kāhuli Leo Leʻa on Facebook and Instagram (@kahulileolea).

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About May Day
Hawaiʻi’s cultural phenomenon is best explained in the simple words of Leonard Hawk: May Day is Lei Day in Hawaiʻi. Since 1927, May Day has hosted countless kamaʻāina and malihini who joined in the annual celebration of the flower lei and all things Hawaiian. Besides the making, wearing, and giving of lei, May Day celebrations eventually became synonymous with music, hula, crafts, and so many cultural practices.

In 1977, the celebration expanded further with the first May Day concert by the Brothers Cazimero at the Waikīkī Shell. This annual tradition would last decades and become the dependable beacon and culmination of this lei celebration. After what seemed to be the last May Day in the early 2000’s, Robert Cazimero approached Keauhou, the group consisting of Jonah Kahanuola Solatorio, and brothers, Nicholas and Zachary Lum, to see if they would be willing to carry the torch forward – continuing the immense legacy of music, hula, and, of course, lei. Keauhou humbly accepted this kuleana and began a new chapter of this celebrated tradition on May 1, 2019, at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center. In 2020, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing cultural/educational programming, Kāhuli Leo Leʻa, took on the mantle of producing the annual spectacle in partnership with Keauhou and with the support of other community partners.

About Kāhuli Leo Leʻa
Kāhuli Leo Leʻa is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to catalyze aloha ʻāina through the education, composition, and presentation of mele and other cultural practices. For more information about Kāhuli Leo Leʻa, visit us at kahulileolea.org, or follow us on Facebook and on Instagram (@kahulileolea). Contact us at info@kahulileolea.org.

About Hawaiian Airlines
Hawaiian® has led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for each of the past 18 years (2004-2021) as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation and was named No. 1 U.S. airline by Condé Nast Traveler’s 2021 Readers Choice Awards. Consumer surveys by Travel + Leisure and TripAdvisor have placed Hawaiian among the top of all domestic airlines serving Hawaiʻi.

Now in its 93rd year of continuous service, Hawaiian is Hawaiʻi’s biggest and longest-serving airline. Hawaiian offers approximately 130 daily flights within the Hawaiian Islands, daily nonstop flights between Hawaiʻi and 16 U.S. gateway cities – more than any other airline – as well as service connecting Honolulu and American Samoa, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea and Tahiti.

The airline is committed to connecting people with aloha by offering complimentary meals for all guests on transpacific routes and the convenience of no change fees on Main Cabin and Premium Cabin seats. HawaiianMiles members also enjoy flexibility with miles that never expire. As Hawai‘i’s hometown airline, Hawaiian encourages guests to Travel Pono and experience the islands safely and respectfully.

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About the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority
The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority is the state agency responsible for holistically managing tourism in a sustainable manner consistent with community desires, economic goals, cultural values, preservation of natural resources, and visitor industry needs. HTA works with the community and industry to Mālama Kuʻu Home – care for our beloved home. For more information about HTA, visit www.hawaiitourismauthority.org or follow @HawaiiHTA on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

For more information about Hawaiian Airlines May Day 2022, contact Zachary Lum, Executive Director of Kāhuli Leo Leʻa at Zack@kahulileolea.org.