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With his combined Armies of Maui, Molokai and Oahu, Kalau set sail for the island of Kauai with the three captive kings in his train. At this time Kukona was the sovereign of Kauai. Kalaunuiohua landed on the coast of Koloa, and in battle outside Ka'ie'ie'waho was met by Kukona and all the Kauai chiefs.
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 .
Hulegu Khan, also known as Hülegü or Hulagu [n 1] (c. 1217 – 8 February 1265), was a Mongol ruler who conquered much of Western Asia.As a son of Tolui and the Keraite princess Sorghaghtani Beki, he was a grandson of Genghis Khan and brother of Ariq Böke, Möngke Khan, and Kublai Khan.
Hula dancers in a Luau in Lāhainā, in traditional kī leaf skirts. Four deities of this name can be differentiated: [2] (1) Ku-ka-ohia-LAKA, male patron of the hula-dance [3] Ku-ka-ohia is the god of Hula dancing and canoe building. He is married to Hina-lula-ohia. In temple, he is shown as a feather god and worshiped with the other Ku gods.
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. Often you will find that there is a hierarchy in hula schools - starting with the kumu (teacher), alaka'i (leader), kokua (helpers), and then the 'olapa (dancers) or haumana ...
A hālau hula (Hawaiian pronunciation: [haːˈlɐw ˈhulə]) is a school or hall in which the Hawaiian dance form called hula is taught. The term comes from hālau, literally, "long house, as for canoes or hula instruction"; "meeting house" [1], and hula, a Polynesian dance form of the Hawaiian Islands.
The Berke–Hulagu war was fought between two Mongol leaders, Berke Khan of the Golden Horde and Hulagu Khan of the Ilkhanate.It was fought mostly in the Caucasus Mountains area in the 1260s after the destruction of Baghdad in 1258.
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 Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka, she arranges traditional Hawaiian music as well ...