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The teacher of hula is the kumu hula. Kumu means "source of knowledge", or literally "teacher". Often there is a hierarchy in hula schools - starting with the kumu (teacher), alaka'i (leader), kōkua (helpers), and then the 'ōlapa (dancers) or haumana (students). This is not true for every hālau, but it does occur often. Most, if not all ...
Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka is Greig's primary hālau. The hālau was originally founded in 1996 with her sister kumu hula Kahulu Maluo-Huber. The hālau is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Currently, the hālau serves over 200 hula students on the island of Maui ages 5 and up.
A hālau is Hawaiian word meaning a school, academy, or group. Literally, the word means "a branch from which many leaves grow." Today a hālau usually describes a hula school (hālau hula). The teacher at the hālau is the kumu hula, where kumu means source of knowledge, or literally just teacher.
Wong-Kalu was the subject of the feature documentary film Kumu Hina, directed by Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson. [15] [16] Kumu Hina premiered as the closing night film in the Hawaii International Film Festival in 2014 and won several awards including best documentary at the Frameline Film Festival and the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary.
The same sentiment goes for Leilani Kupahu-Marino Kaho‘ano, an Oahu-based nurse and kumu hula (hula teacher) who has been making leis for over 50 years since she was a young child.
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 ...
Oct. 3—There is a saying that kumu hula Cody Pueo Pata often refers to : "Strike while the iron is hot." And when it comes to preserving and protecting Hawaiian culture and hula, Pata said he ...
The practice of hula is sacred but was once banned. Hula O Na Keiki is a children's hula competition that proves the art is far from dead. Hula was once banned in Hawaii, this competition fosters ...