The World Invitational Hula Festival or WIHF is a 3 day event that perpetuates Hawaiian culture as a celebration of the artistic rendering of the Hawaiian hula dance. The festival is in its 18th year of production and is the largest and farthest reaching event of its kind.
Thousands of participants from 16 countries have honed their hula skills throughout the years and participated in hundreds of events to secure travel to Hawaii each November. Hula artists from American Samoa, Canada, Germany, Guam, Holland (Netherlands), Iran, Japan (14+ cities), Korea, Marianas, Mexico, Namibia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Sweden, U.S. continental (12+ cities), Western Samoa, and of course Hawaii participate in this on-going celebration of Hawaiian culture, art, music, dance, language, history and all natural things in the Hawaiian environment.
The unique World Invitational Hula Festival, held at the Waikiki Shell, is an ongoing celebration of Hawaiian culture, art, history, language and the people's relationship to nature. Artists perform in both 'Olapa (traditional) and 'Auana (contemporary) styles. Participants come from all over the world to celebrate Hawaiian culture through performance of the hula. Halau hula (hula groups) and haumana. Competition divisions include Combined (male & female), Kane (male), Wahine (female), Kane solo and Wahine solo. Judging is done by 21 Hawaiian masters, experts in every aspect of hula, music, language, leis and adornments and costumes.
The World Invitational Hula Festival has had participants from the mainland USA, Alaska, Easter Island, Holland, Germany, France, Mexico, Central America, the Orient, Pacific Basin, the Middle East, Africa, and New Zealand and offers those who love and respect our unique Hawaiian culture through the art of hula an opportunity to "Return to the Source", Hawai'i, to learn more about hula and Hawaiian traditions as well as to experience "Love of the Aina" (Earth) through preservation... Then return to their homeland and, in turn... teach what they have learned.
There are twenty-one judges in seven categories who make constructive remarks on their scoring sheets. Everyone invited to participate becomes a member of the E Ho'i Mai Ohana and may be invited back at a future time. Achievement awards are given in fourteen categories. Workshops are available and a special Ho'olana Hula Workshop is conducted at the Kamehameha Schools the Sunday before the performances for all judges and participants. Together, the openning ceremonies are created in a spirit of comraderie, cooperation, and fun.
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