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  2. ʻIoane ʻŪkēkē - Wikipedia

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    ʻIoane ʻŪkēkē with four hula dancers including his wife and sister-in-law. Public performance of hula had been banned and heavily disparaged as heathen and lewd since the regency of Queen Kaʻahumanu due to the disapproval of the American Protestant missionaries. This changed during the reign of King Kalākaua (r. 1874–1891) who revived ...

  3. Hula was once banned in Hawaii, this competition fosters the ...

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    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 ...

  4. Hula - Wikipedia

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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 .

  5. Spanish colonization of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    Map of Spanish America c. 1800, showing the four viceroyalties (New Spain, pink), (New Granada, green), (Peru, orange), (Río de la Plata, blue) and provincial divisions During the early era and under the Habsburgs, the crown established a regional layer of colonial jurisdiction in the institution of Corregimiento , which was between the ...

  6. Edith Kanakaʻole - Wikipedia

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    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]

  7. 13 Foods Banned in Other Countries (but Not Here) - AOL

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    1. Ritz Crackers. Wouldn't ya know, a cracker that's all the rage in America is considered an outrage abroad. Ritz crackers are outlawed in several other countries, including the United Kingdom ...

  8. Slavery in colonial Spanish America - Wikipedia

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    In 1817 and 1835, Spain signed treaties with the United Kingdom which, in theory, made the Atlantic slave trade illegal. [6] [7] Spain did not enforce the ban until the mid-1860s, but these treaties increased the cost of slavery in the colonies significantly. Following the Haitian Revolution, Cuban planters also feared uprisings from large ...

  9. Prohibition of dying - Wikipedia

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    Map showing places where it is illegal to die, where it used to be illegal to die, and where there are attempts to make it illegal to die. Prohibition of dying is a political social phenomenon and taboo in which a law is passed stating that it is illegal to die, usually specifically in a certain political division or in a specific building.