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  2. Hula - Wikipedia

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    Everything Related To Hula Dancing, Hula History & Hula Theory; Hawaiian Music and Hula Archives; Hula Preservation Society; Merrie Mondarch Festival; European Hula Festival; Hula Dance fine art photography "Where Tradition Holds Sway" Article about "Ka Hula Piko" on Molokai, by Jill Engledow. Maui No Ka 'Oi Magazine Vol. 11 No.2 (March 2007).

  3. Hālau hula - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Culture of the Native Hawaiians - Wikipedia

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    Hula is more than a dance, but an art form that communicates the stories of Hawaiian politics, culture, and tradition. As hula is now practiced and recognized around the world, a very limited repertoire has been brought to mainstream culture.

  5. Maʻiki Aiu Lake - Wikipedia

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    For Ma’iki, learning hula was not only about the choreography, but the culture, rich history, and deep meaning of it as well. So as a Christian it was difficult for Ma’iki to comfortably study the art of hula and its goddess, Laka, but with the help of her tutu (grandmother), she overcame the conflict. [6]

  6. Hawaiian art - Wikipedia

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    Public collections of Hawaiian art may be found at the Honolulu Museum of Art, the Bishop Museum (Honolulu), the Hawaii State Art Museum and the University of Göttingen in Germany. In 1967, Hawaii became the first state in the nation to implement a Percent for Art law. The Art in State Buildings Law established the Art in Public Places Program ...

  7. Hālau - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Hooping - Wikipedia

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    Hooping (also called hula hooping or hoop dance) is the manipulation of and artistic movement or dancing with a hoop (or hoops). Hoops can be made of metal , wood , or plastic . Hooping combines technical moves and tricks with freestyle or technical dancing .

  9. Pahu - Wikipedia

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    "Hula" specifically referred to formalized dance performed by humans in non-sacred contexts. In contrast, " ha`a " was the term used for formalized movements performed in sacred or mourning contexts. " Ha`a " was also performed by deities and non-human entities, including personified natural forces like flowers, birds, trees, winds, or lava, as ...