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Topic: Hula Hawaiians

	Aloha Healing Philosophy on Maui Hawaii (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Hawaiian culture focused on a spiritual connection between nature and humans as "caretaker and sacred guardian" of the land and the spirits of our ancestors.
		Hawaiian society was not perfect, no society is, but here the soft trade winds brought rains which grew the rain forest, warm breezes tempered the soul and the oceans were loaded with fish.
		Hawaiians were an enlightened race who found and lived the aloha...they found the secret to long life and peace.
	www.hanaaloha.com /466983.html (1012 words)

	P.O.V. - American Aloha . Film Synopsis \| PBS
		Hawaiians — wherever they live — are challenging misconceptions to redefine the evocative storytelling art of the hula dance across the American mainland.
		Hawaiians were discouraged from being proud of their ancestry and soon even the language was banned.
		With the disappearance of pure Native Hawaiians predicted within a generation, today's revival of the ancient art of hula is a creative response to the challenges of cultural survival.
	www.pbs.org /pov/pov2003/americanaloha/about.html (858 words)

	Hula
		In Hawaiian culture Hula is a reflection of life, it’s a way of retelling history, it’s an expression of joy, it’s a piece of moving art.
		But the sacred Hula dances in their many forms, different styles and family traditions were kept alive by the kapuna (elders) and were passed down as a gift through many generations.
		A Kumu Hula is a much revered Hula teacher, and each Kumu Hula, will have spent many years studying the art and ceremony of the ancient art of Hula, as well as developing a deep understanding of all the other aspects of Hawaiian tradition and culture.
	www.spiritofaloha.co.uk /hula.html (707 words)

	Preserving and celebrating Hula and Hawaiian Culture - Ka`imi Na`auao O Hawai`i Nei.
		That hula has been part of Hawaiian culture since ancient times, perhaps even from before there were people living in the islands now called Hawaiian, is clear from the multiplicity of traditions about its origin.
		While it is true that they openly disapproved of hula (and, indeed, other forms of dance) as both a licentious and idle pastime, they had not the authority to enact laws.
		With the end of the Hawaiian monarchy came the end of hula as part of official government protocol for almost a century.
	www.kaimi.org /history_hula.htm (1861 words)

	tranceformations
		The hula kahiko or ancient form of the dance were and still are performed in traditional costume, accompanied by chanting and traditional percussion instruments, whilst the hula ‘auana or modern version of the dance is accompanied by the traditional instruments as well as more modern ones such as the ukelele and slack key guitar.
		In both the hula and the chants are recorded the cultural history of the Hawaiian people, with legends, traditions, genealogies and history being preserved and passed down.
		Hula provided, as it continues to provide today, a source of pleasure and more importantly a means of educating both Hawaiians and non - islanders, in the mythic ideology and the ideals that provided Hawaiian culture with meaning and continuity.
	www.tranceformations.com.au /article4.htm (1651 words)

	Paul Waters' Hawaiian Learning Center: Hula
		The dance known as hula was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by their original Polynesian settlers, who migrated there by outrigger canoes from southeastern Pacific islands beginning in the fifth century CE.
		The pahu appears not to have been used in hula ku'i, evidently because its sacredness was respected by practitioners; the ipu (a gourd, Lagenaria sicenaria) was the indigenous instrument most closely associated with hula ku'i.
		The organization of foot motifs by phrase or verse in song-accompanied hula ku'i remains conceptually the same as in older hula, despite the replacement of ipu and pahu accompaniment by guitar and ukulele.
	www.paulwaters.com /hulaenc.htm (1689 words)

	TAP Program Notes 1999: Hula Dance from Moloka'i (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		In the beginning, according to Hawaiian mythology, the goddess Hi'iaka danced for her older sister, the volcano goddess Pele, and thus the first hula was born.
		Mele hula were rhythmic chants that accompanied percussion instruments and sacred hula dances performed at temple rituals to honor deities, priests (kahunas), and chiefs, as well as for important events such as a royal birth, the completion of a canoe house (halau wa'a) or the consecration of taro fields (lo'ikalo).
		The 20th century saw the hula parodied into green-cellophane-skirted shimmy-and-shake kitsch on the vaudeville circuits of the 1920s, exploited and distorted by Hollywood (re-member Elvis Presley in "Blue Hawaii!"), and commercially stereotyped to pander to tourist perceptions of the exotic.
	www.calacademy.org /research/anthropology/tap/archive/1999/1999-06--hula.html (1335 words)

	New Page 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		In ancient time, hula was performed in honor of the Gods to show thanks and appreciation.
		Hula is interesting and entertaining as well as educational because it tells stories of Hawaii's past.
		Hula kept me buisy when I was young and through it I have met many important people.
	www2.hawaii.edu /~shalia/dance.htm (303 words)

	Hawaiian Traditions - Hawaii
		To Hawaiians, hula or Hawaiian dance, is as much a celebration of life as it is a proud statement of cultural identity.
		Hula was the method in which ancient Hawaiians passed along the stories and legends of their culture to subsequent generations.
		Hula auwana, or modern hula, is the dance form most people are familiar with, combining dance and music for a more playful, joyous and spirited recounting of contemporary life in the islands.
	www.bellaonline.com /ArticlesP/art29025.asp (1189 words)

	Carmen on hula
		Although Carmen does not teach chanting or hula kahiko, she encourages her students to at least learn about it, since it is the beginnings of all hula.
		Yet, that is something that has become very necessary in the performance of hula by large numbers of dancers, who, for the sake of the competition, are expected to be precise, perfect and perform in an exact sameness as the dancers on either side.
		Although Hawaiians today are largely Christians and no longer worship the old gods, feelings of respect for Laka are still taught, and some of the rituals, particularly those for dressing, may still be observed.
	www.hawaiiansong.com /coh.html (2911 words)

	KTWU Television Schedule (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		For Hawaiians, the hula is not just a dance but a way of life - even for those who no longer live on the islands.
		Following three kumu hula, or master hula teachers, the film celebrates the perpetuation of a culture - from the very traditional to the contemporary - as it evolves on distant shores.
		With more Native Hawaiians living on the mainland than in the state of Hawai'i, the revival of Hawaiian pride that began in the 1970s on the islands continues for future generations through the hula.
	ktwu.washburn.edu /schedules/ds113086.htm (163 words)

	Music and Hula
		So for the history of the Hula prior to the arrival of Europeans in Hawai`i, we are entirely reliant on descriptions of the first European visitors to Hawai`i and on some early accounts written by Hawaiians who learned to write.
		Fortunately for the hula and for all of us, King Kalakaua (1874-1891) loved the hula and was responsible for a revival that continues today.
		There are heroic chants celebrating Hawaiian monarchs such as King Kalakaua as well as common songs for the "common people." Each song is accompanied by an explanation of it's history.
	www.hawaiibooks.com /musicand.htm (462 words)

	Moanikeala Hula Festival - Polynesian Cultural Center
		Hula kahiko is also usually accompanied by pahu or drums of various sizes and types.
		Some percussion instruments and implements traditionally associated with hula kahiko are also used in the modern form of the dance, including ipu or hollowed gourds used somewhat like a drum by the dancers and chanters, puili or bamboo rattles, and uliuli or feathered gourd rattles that are usually shaken.
		Hula auana, the modern form of the dance, is characterized by more fluid, graceful motions — often based on and inspired by their origins in hula kahiko.
	www.polynesia.com /hawaii_festival/hula.htm (740 words)

	SURFING FOR LIFE -- Hawaiian Music & Hula
		Hawaiian music was rooted in old religious chants and hymns, which the native Hawaiians then mixed with the musical rhythms, sounds and instruments they heard from international visitors, immigrants and missionaries.
		Hawaiian musicians, notably Gabby Pahinui, Tao Moe, the Sons of Hawai'i, helped transform Hawaiian music and its unique styles from a music closely guarded by families (the 'ohana) to one which was openly shared by Hawaiians with the world.
		Hawaiian music continues to be an evolutionary art form, a blend of old and new Hawai'i that has left its uniquely beautiful, melodious and heart-felt imprint on world music.
	www.surfingforlife.com /music.html (3923 words)

	books about: hula (sisterchicks perspectives commentaries) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Carla Golembe's The Story Of Hula is a picturebook with a narrative audio CD all about the meaning and expression of the Hawaiian hula dance.
		Ono Ono Girl's Hula ia a "loco moc" brew of mongrel identity politics, more or less, emanating as much from the grounds of cultural political struggle in contemporary Hawai'i as much as from the verbal flux of the diasporic Pacific Rim and the ethnic opportunism of California.
		So for the history of the Hula prior to the arrival of Europeans in Hawai`i, we are entirely reliant on descriptions of the first European visitors to Hawai`i and on some early accounts written by Hawaiians who learned to...
	www.very-clever.com /books/hula (825 words)

	Anthropology Review Database
		Hawaiian and Fijian chiefly genealogies, which form the basis of leadership claims, have always been manipulated to suit the claimantÆs needs.
		Even today the recovery of Hula narratives published in Hawaiian language newspapers in the 19th century is hampered by the lack of indexing.
		The article is written from a clearly partisan Hawaiian point of view seeking the reinstatement of sovereignty, and recognizing the limits and lack of promise within American law.
	wings.buffalo.edu /ARD/showme.cgi?keycode=2248 (1218 words)

	Top 20 Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		All of the Hawaiian Islands were formed by volcanoes arising from the sea floor through a vent described in geological theory as a hotspot.
		The isolation of the Hawaiian Islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, and the wide range of environments to be found on high islands located in and near the tropics, has resulted in a vast array of endemic flora and fauna.
		Hawaiian Pidgin finds its origins in the sugarcane and pineapple plantations as laborers from different cultures were forced to find their own ways of communicating and understanding each other.
	encyc.connectonline.com /index.php/Hawaii (4808 words)

	StreetSwing's Dance History Archives - Hula Dance Page - Main1
		Out in the Hawaiian Islands, the Hula is recognized as an expression of life and love, of the stars and seasons, it is a dance of worship.
		The hula had lapsed for a time due to Missionary influence, however was not lost due to the secret dancing rituals.
		The hula is said to have originated with the beginning of time, when the race sprung from the gods.
	www.streetswing.com /histmain/z3hula1.htm (407 words)

	The Hawaiians @ nationalgeographic.com
		"Hula is life," Leimomi Ho told me the day her halau performed at the 39th Merrie Monarch Festival, an annual week-long celebration of hula held in Hilo on the windward side of the Big Island.
		Leimomi's halau was going to perform a hula that night in praise of King Kalakaua, who reigned from 1874 to 1891 and was called the Merrie Monarch for his exuberant lifestyle and his love of champagne and music.
		Hula is the traditional dance of Hawai'i and an important expression of its history and culture.
	magma.nationalgeographic.com /ngm/0212/feature1/index.html (762 words)

	P.O.V. - American Aloha . Behind the Lens . Ask the Filmmakers \| PBS
		Choosing a hula instructor and school that is right for you involves careful consideration and I would urge anyone thinking of going for the first time to figure out what kind of commitment they are willing and capable of making before signing up for any classes.
		And last but not least, the hula is one of the most amazing art forms in the world so I wish everyone a lot of luck and fun on their journey.
		The Hawaiian translation is "Kulia i ka nu'u" and this was the motto of Queen Kapi'olani, the beloved wife of King David Kalakaua.
	www.pbs.org /pov/pov2003/americanaloha/behind_ask.html (2234 words)

	Hawaii Hula
		Hula is the soul of Hawaii expressed in motion.
		Today, several hundred halau hula (hula schools) and less formal hula groups are active on every island and the mainland, teaching hula to thousands of students and keeping the old ways and traditional Hawaiian culture alive.
		Hula is the opera, theater, and lecture hall of the islands, all rolled into one.
	www.alternative-hawaii.com /hacul/hula.htm (635 words)

	Archives of Grace, by Roselle Bailey - Ka`imi Na`auao O Hawai`i Nei.
		The study of hula was neither frivolous nor was it dreary.
		Keahualaka is one of the locations in that wonderful Hawaiian epic concerning Pele (the volcano goddess), Hi`iakapoliopele (the youngest and favorite sister of Pele), and Lohi`au (Kaua`i’s handsome and talented prince).
		In addition to the hula practitioners, the sacred hall is used by mystics leaving crystals, money, burnt offerings, effigies, trinkets, and various kinds of food most of which decay quickly resulting in stench and vermin.
	www.kaimi.org /archives/archivesofgrace.htm (1295 words)

	Prince Lot Hula Festival
		One of his interests was to promote and preserve Hawaiian culture, especially the hula.
		In appreciation of Prince Lot's efforts to preserve Hawaiian culture, the Prince Lot Hula Festival was established in 1978.
		This festival also includes other Hawaiian activities and exhibits such as hand-stitched quilts, leaf-weaving demonstrations to make hats and baskets, instrument-making and lei-making (a lei is a necklace of flowers).
	www.americaslibrary.gov /cgi-bin/page.cgi/es/hi/hula_1 (216 words)

	Pacifika : New York Hawaii Film Festival
		For Hawaiians, the hula is not just a dance but a way of life — even for those who no longer live on the islands.
		Ka`ililauokekoa is the first narrative film produced entirely in the Native Hawaiian language, a landmark cultural project produced by `Aha Punana Leo (APL), a Native Hawaiian educational organization committed to reestablishing Hawaiian as a daily living language.
		The history of leprosy (Hansen’s disease) in the Hawaiian Islands centers on the remote colony of Kalaupapa, on the island of Moloka`i.
	www.hawaiiculturalfoundation.org /events/2003/pacifikafilmfest (1856 words)

	Hula - Hawaii Cultural Foundation
		In ancient times, hula was a sacred practice combining music, dance and poetry into Hawaiians' highest form of spiritual and artistic expression.
		Through intensive hula workshops in hula kahiko (ancient) and hula `auana (modern), visiting kumu hula share with the HCF community the rich heritage passed onto them over the generations.
		This introduction to traditional Hawaiian dance concentrates on basic hula ‘auana (modern) movements and aspects of the Hawaiian culture--language, songs, history, folklore and poetry.
	www.hawaiiculturalfoundation.org /programs/hula.html (486 words)

	Local Links: Hula links from hawaiianLinks.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Hawaiian Music and Culture in the New York City Hawaii-related concerts, events.
		Hawaiian Chants Bibliography One of the Special Collections at the Hamilton Library at UH Manoa; index to sources available online.
		Royal Hawaiian Band Commissioned by King Kamehameha III in 1836, the RHB has been a vital part of Hawaii's history.
	www.hawaiianlinks.com /hl/music.html (551 words)

	ITVS: at-a-glance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		For Hawaiians, the hula is not just a dance but a way of life.
		While most Americans know only the stereotype of grass skirts, the hula is a living tradition that tells of the history and spirituality of Hawai'i through music, language and dance.
		Following three kumu hula, or master hula teachers in California, the film celebrates the perpetuation of a culture as it evolves on distant shores.
	www.itvs.org /search/ataglance.htm?showID=851 (90 words)

	Destinations Network
		Hula was originally performed, mostly by men, in secret religious ceremonies.
		After World War II, hula was popularized, largely through movies, and performed to Hawaiian melodies sung with English words, a style known as hapa haole.
		Slack key has become another way for native Hawaiians to tell their story and pass the passion of the culture from one generation to the next.
	www.destinationsnetwork.com /destinations/hawaii_moreinfo.htm (596 words)

	E Komo Mai!
		he hula tradition is one that clearly demonstrates the nature of The Aloha Spirit.
		Ka po`e hula (people involved in hula) cherish each other and hold each other accountable, and The Hula Pages are a way to keep in touch, a way to remember and honor Hawaiian roots, Hawaiian heritage, Hawaiian ancestors, and each other.
		As the hula words become a part of your vocabulary and thinking, your hula skills are enhanced.
	www.geocities.com /~olelo/hulafor.html (436 words)

	Lisette Marie Flanary - Native Networks
		Flanary dances with hula master Michelle Akina and is currently producing a documentary about hula dancer Robert Cazimero.
		She was awarded a CPB Travel Fellowship to the international television gathering INPUT 2004 in Barcelona, Spain and a 1996 Excellence in Cinematography Award from New York University's First Run Festival.
		Being born and raised on the mainland, "American Aloha" was a testament to the growing number of Hawaiians who are now living away from the islands yet still continue to dance the hula to stay connected to home.
	www.nativenetworks.si.edu /eng/rose/flanary_l.htm (216 words)

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