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Emma Kapiʻolani Farden Sharpe (1904 – 1991) was a Hawaiian hula performer and kumu hula (hula teacher). Sharpe was a musician who released several singles with her sisters as well as leading her own musical troupe; she was also a composer and a producer of professional Hawaiian shows.
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.
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 ...
Kumu hula [81] Thaddius Wilson: c. 1952–2004 2015 Kumu hula [82] Sonny Chillingworth: 1932–1994 2014 Slack-key guitar, vocalist [83] Lani Custino: 1932–1998 2014 Hula dancer, vocalist, daughter of Vickie K. I'i Rodrigues [84] Edith Kawelohea McKinzie: 1925–2014 2014 Author, genealogy, hula and chant expert, professor of Hawaiian studies ...
Aug. 30—Hawaii's renowned kumu hula and cultural practitioners are leading a daylong vigil Friday to provide spiritual healing from the devastating loss caused by the Maui fires. All Hawaii ...
Rae (or Ray) Fonseca (November 17, 1953 – March 20, 2010) was an American hula dancer and hula master. [1] Fonseca established the Halau Hula O Kahikilaulani in 1980, [2] a Hilo-based halau. [1] Fonseca was a student of kumu hula master George Na'ope, [1] who gave Fonseca the name, Kahikilaulani. [2]
In a Hālau Hula though, it is organized so information from the Kumu Hula is directly given to the students. Students of the Hālau Hula are expected to pass down this information that they are given from a specific lineage of Kumu Hula to the next generation. [8] In 1972, Ma’iki advertised for a public Kumu Hula class. This was the first ...
Jayda Lum Lung will dance a traditional hula in honor of Lahaina wildfire victims at Hawaii’s biggest hula competition of the year. Her hand movements will flow gracefully to symbolize the winds ...