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Kahiko-Lua-Mea (better known simply as Kahiko) is a god in Hawaiian mythology, who was once a chief on the Earth and lived in Olalowaia. He is mentioned in the chant Kumulipo and in the Chant of Kūaliʻi. Kahiko is also mentioned in The Legend of Waia. [1] The legend is that there was a head figure that had the ability to speak.
Hula kahiko performance at the pa hula in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Hula kahiko, often defined as those hula composed prior to 1894 which do not include modern instrumentation (such as guitar, ʻukulele, etc.), encompasses an enormous variety of styles and moods, from the solemn and sacred to the frivolous.
The Miss Aloha Hula competition began in 1971. Each hālau may submit one contestant who is 18 to 25 years old and unmarried. Each contestant performs a hula kahiko and hula 'auana. For kahiko, they must perform an oli, ka'i, mele, and ho'i in the 7 minute time limit. No microphones are used for the oli and minimal makeup is applied.
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Margaret Maiki Souza Aiu Lake (28 May 1925 – 19 June 1984) was a hula dancer, kumu hula, hula teacher, and influential figure in the second Hawaiian Renaissance [1] [2] because of her revolutionary teaching techniques. [3]
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Jayda Lum Lung will dance a traditional hula in honor of Lahaina wildfire victims at Hawaii’s biggest hula competition of the year. Her hand movements will flow gracefully to symbolize the winds ...
The second phase was a time of celebration: hula dancing, of paʻani kahiko (sports (iko. These contests, such as mokomoko (boxing), heʻe hōlua (sledding), and kūkini (foot racing) wrestling, sliding on sleds, javelin marksmanship, bowling, surfing, waʻa races, and swimming), of singing and of feasting. Some of these games were physical sports.