Kū I Ka Mana - KS Hawaiʻi Hoike 2018

This is an edited version of the Lehua TV live broadcast. Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi’s Hōʻike 2018, “Kū I Ka Mana,” shares the drama and political intrigue behind the election of 1874 between King David Kalākaua and Queen Emma Rooke, after the death of King William Charles Lunalilo left the Kingdom of Hawai‘i without an appointed successor to the throne. “Kū I Ka Mana” dramatizes in music and dance the events leading up to the election of 1874. In the running are Queen Emma (played by senior Leiana Clark), beloved by the people, and the charismatic David Kalākaua (played by senior Jameson Sato). In this telling, Bernice Pauahi Bishop also considers being part of the election, having second thoughts about refusing the crown when it was offered to her by Lot (Kamehameha V) before his death. The results of the election would have lasting repercussions on the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, setting the stage for many of the events that have shaped the history of the state. For more information on the production, visit http://www.ksbe.edu/imua/article/ks-h...