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Hula kahiko performance in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Hula in Hawaii. Kumu hula Frank Kawaikapuokalani Hewett performs during a ceremony transferring control over the island of Kahoʻolawe from the U.S. Navy to the state. Hula (/ ˈ h uː l ə /) is a Hawaiian dance form expressing chant (oli) [1] or song .
Luahine was born in 1915 in the village of Nāpoʻopo'o, near Captain Cook, Hawaii.Her given name was Harriet Lanihau Makekau, and she was the youngest of five daughters in a pure Hawaiian family that traced its genealogy to dancers and keepers of ancient Hawaiian rituals and chants.
Lyricist for the national anthem and state song "Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī" (Hawaii's Own), honoring Kamehameha I (Henri Berger wrote the music). The last reigning king of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Helped restore the hula. The Merrie Monarch Festival is named in his honor. [9] [10] Liliʻuokalani (1838–1917) Last reigning monarch of Hawaiian Kingdom.
Kini Kapahu Wilson (March 4, 1872 – July 24, 1962) was a Hawaiian hula dancer, musician, and singer. In 1893–94, she toured the United States, Europe and Russia, performing for heads of state such as Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsar Nicholas II. She married Honolulu Mayor John H. Wilson and was recognized as the "Honorary First Lady" of Hawaii. [1]
In a Hālau Hula though, it is organized so information from the Kumu Hula is directly given to the students. Students of the Hālau Hula are expected to pass down this information that they are given from a specific lineage of Kumu Hula to the next generation. [8] In 1972, Ma’iki advertised for a public Kumu Hula class. This was the first ...
Beamer was briefly expelled in 1937 from the Kamehameha Schools for performing a standing hula. [2] When Kamehameha Schools was established through the 1883 will of Bernice Pauahi Bishop, [7] the original trustees of the Bishop Estate were Charles R. Bishop, Charles McEwen Hyde, Samuel M. Damon, Charles Montague Cooke, and William Owen Smith, who were either missionaries, or had ties to those ...
Kanakaʻole was a Hawaiian dancer, chanter, teacher, and kumu hula. [4] She began composing oli (Hawaiian chants) in 1946, and songs in 1947. [4] She choreographed hula to go with many of her chants. [1] In 1953, after her mother had a stroke, she trained her daughters Nalani and Pualani to eventually take over the hālau. [6]
In Hawaiian religion, Hiʻiaka is a daughter of Haumea and Kāne. Hiʻiakaikapoliopele is the Hawaiian patron goddess of hula dancers, chant, sorcery, and medicine. Born in Tahiti and brought by her sister to Hawaii Pelehonuamea, Hi'iaka is also known as the goddess of hula. She played a significant role in the story of Lohi'au, where she ...