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In 2000, he began intensive traditional studies with hula master Mae Kamāmalu Klein in Hawai‘i and, after three years, achieved the recognized status of kumu hula. This achievement culminated in a traditional ‘uniki ‘ailolo graduation ceremony, connecting Makuakāne to a hula lineage stretching back for generations.
Puakea Nogelmeier is a kumu hula, linguist, scholar, researcher, writer and American composer of Hawaiian music and chant who is Professor Emeritus of Hawaiian Language at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and Executive Director of Awaiaulu. [1] Nogelmeier was Professor at the Kawaihuelani Center for Hawaiian Language at the University of ...
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 (/ ˈhuːlə /) is a Hawaiian dance form expressing chant (oli) [1] or song (mele). It was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Native Hawaiians who settled there.
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Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu. Hinaleimoana Kwai Kong Wong-Kalu, [1] (born May 15, 1972 [2]) also known as Kumu Hina, is a Native Hawaiian māhū – a traditional third gender person who occupies "a place in the middle" between male and female, [3][4][5][6] as well as a modern transgender woman. [7] She is known for her work as a kumu hula (" hula ...
1995-present. Labels. Pihana Productions, LLC. Website. NapuaMusic.com. Jaye Nāpua Greig-Nakasone[1] (born March 4, 1974), known professionally as Nāpua Greig, is a Hawaiian musician, vocalist, songwriter, record producer, kumu hula (hula teacher), and educator from Maui, Hawaii. Known primarily for her contributions as kumu hula of Hālau ...
Peter Charles Souza and Cecilia Pai’ohe Gilman Souza. 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] Because of her work she was recognized as the "Mother of Hawaiian ...
Author, genealogy, hula and chant expert, professor of Hawaiian studies. [85] Beverly Noa: c. 1933–2017 2014 Miss Hawaii 1952, hula dancer [86] Puakea Nogelmeier: 2014 Songwriter, Kumu Hula, and Associate Professor of Hawaiian Language at the University of Hawaii [87] Don Ho: 1930–2007 2013 Singer [88] Matthew H. Kane: 1872–1920 2013 ...