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Zuttermeister judged various hula competitions, including the Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo, the King Kamehameha Traditional Hula and Chant Competition, and the Queen Lili'uokalani Trust's Hula Kahiko Amateur Contest. [4] In 1983, she was recognized as a Living Treasure of Hawaii by the Honpa Hongwanji Mission. [2]
Hula Kahiko was developed prior to contact with European cultures. [2] Hula Auana reflects European/American influences and is performed with musical instruments (like guitars) that do not originate from the Hawaiian Islands. The annual Merrie Monarch Festival celebrates Hula and gathers Hula Halau from across the world.
According to present-day māhū kumu hula Kaua'i Iki: [3] Māhū were particularly respected as teachers, usually of hula dance and chant. In pre-contact times māhū performed the roles of goddesses in hula dances that took place in temples which were off-limits to women.
Fabianne Pomaialoha Wong Dalire, known professionally as Aloha Dalire, (June 22, 1950 – August 6, 2014) was an American Hawaiian kumu hula, or master hula teacher. She won the first Miss Aloha Hula as Aloha Wong, in 1971, the same year that the Merrie Monarch Festival was established. [1]
Nalani Kanakaʻole (born March 19, 1946) is an American Hawaiian kumu hula (hula teacher) at Hālau o Kekuhi, the dance company. [1] The daughter of Edith Kanakaʻole, she leads Hālau o Kekuhi along with her niece Huihui Kanahele-Mossman. [2]
Kanakaʻole is first Native Hawaiian woman to be featured on a U.S. quarter, when she became one of five women to be depicted on an American Women quarter in 2023. [20] In a press release announcing the honor, the United States Mint stated that Kanakaʻole's " moʻolelo , or stories, served to rescue aspects of Hawaiian history, customs and ...
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 .
She is known for her work as a kumu hula ("hula teacher"), as a filmmaker, artist, activist, and as a community leader in the field of Kanaka Maoli language and cultural preservation. She teaches Kanaka Maoli philosophy and traditions that promote cross-cultural alliances throughout the Pacific Islands . [ 8 ]