Flying High at the Library

Youth theatre presents Maui’s Kite.

Over 50 keiki attended the performance of “Maui’s Kite.”

June 3, 2008, The Molokai Dispatch
By Jennifer Smith

Keiki were invited to go on a journey with Maui and his kite last week Tuesday. The adventure took place at the Molokai Public Library during the Honolulu Theatre for Youth’s (HTY) performance of “Maui’s Kite.”

“Winds, winds, come out and play,” HTY actor Junior Tesoro said, as he used rhymes to engage the young audience. Having created “a sting ray that flies in the sky,” Tesoro, or Maui as he is called in the play, searches for the perfect amount of wind to send his kite flying.

Tesoro began his performance by introducing hula movements and Hawaiian words that the keiki could use to