Dance lessons held on Mondays and Tuesdays

HUI O HULA

Hui O Hula the LW Hawaiian dance group, holds hula dance lessons on Mondays, upstairs in Clubhouse 6, and on Tuesdays, outdoors at Veterans Plaza.

If weather is unfavorable on Tuesdays, the class moves inside to Clubhouse 3. Both classes start a 1 p.m. All are welcome. For more class information, call 562-431-2242.

The current hula subject is medley “Mahina O Hoku/Aloha Wau Ia ‘Oe.” Dancers have fun learning the lyrics as well as the hula either hula by taking turns and switching their lines.

There will not be new and formal hula lessons in the month of April.

However, everyone is welcome to attend all practices. Senior dancers Susan Cucci, Keiko Kawamoto Yo Kishi will lead the class while other senior dancers help by showing the moves.

This month, Hui O Hula family wishes hula brother Roland Phillips a happy birthday. Known for his signature hula “Ulupalakua” about upcountry Maui, Phillips brings a lot of energy and aloha to class and his audiences. Phillips has been looking after his mother Lyndell Phillips in Mutual 12 for over a decade.

Thanks to good genes and Phillips, Lydell will be 102 this August. Phillips is also an avid golfer. He stays active by exercising and golfing daily.

Jojo Weingart