LIHUE (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Kauaʻi community gathered to celebrate the life of kumu hula Leināʻala Pavao-Jardin Saturday.

Hundreds packed into Kilohana Plantation Lū’au Hale to honor and remember her.

Pavao-Jardin died last month at the age of 51 after complications from pancreatic cancer.

She led Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leināʻala to victory at the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival and is also the kumu of the reigning Miss Aloha Hula.

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