Glitter in the PaʻakaiHe Hana Keaka Hou Me Nā Mele: A New Hawaiian Drama with Music
Written and Directed by Joshua “Baba” Kamoaniʻala Tavares
Feb., Mar., & May 2024

Cast:
Mom - Leleaʻe “Buffy” Kahalepuna-Wong
Hiapo - Pono Cummings
Kaʻōnohi - Kaipo Dudoit
‘Ānela - Noelani Montas
Alfie - Armando Molina Gómez

ʻOhana Ensemble:
Kāne (Hiapo†) - Elijah Apulu
Kaʻimi - Landon Ballesteros
Aunty Kuʻuipo - Mika Pualilelile Cox
Baby Kahaliʻaaloha - Andre Jr. Gaisoa
Nanea - Maile Kalama
Keoni (Alfie†) - Bryce Kekoapilialoha Linsangan
Uncle Geno (Kaʻōnohi†) - Ikaika Mendez
Wehi (‘Ānela†) - Wahinepōʻaimoku Nahale-a
Kauʻi - Pualalea Panaewa
Aunty Sherry - Christine “Tini” Paletu’a Shimasaki
Kaʻena - Anneliese Wirsching




Feb. 2024, Primetime Series, UHM Earle Ernst Lab Theatre


Production photos by Hezekiah Kapuaʻala


March 2024, Inaugural ANNO Conference, Outdoor Venue


Production photos by Greg Noir


May 2024, CAATA Conference, UHM Kennedy Theatre Mainstage


Production photos by Michael Voss