Dance competition

Today we caught a few minutes of the Tahitian dance competition in Kona.  They have several divisions of competitions.  We saw one pair compete, and then a team of little girls that were all dressed the same.  Quite entertaining, although we were viewing it through a vendor's booth.

After they took a break from dancing for lunch, the Tahitian band that had been accompanying the paired dancers relocated to a shady area and just started playing for themselves, in a little circle.  They were quite good, and seemed happy to be able to sing and play together.

Also in the shade, we enjoyed a Tahitian drum band.  They were quite good as well.

I bought a small souvenir: a piece of cow bone carved into a humpback whale letter opener.