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Hula is taught in schools or groups called hālau. The teacher of hula is the kumu hula. Kumu means "source of knowledge", or literally "teacher". Often there is a hierarchy in hula schools - starting with the kumu (teacher), alaka'i (leader), kōkua (helpers), and then the 'ōlapa (dancers) or haumana (students).
Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu. Hinaleimoana Kwai Kong Wong-Kalu, [1] (born May 15, 1972 [2]) also known as Kumu Hina, is a Native Hawaiian māhū – a traditional third gender person who occupies "a place in the middle" between male and female, [3][4][5][6] as well as a modern transgender woman. [7] She is known for her work as a kumu hula (" hula ...
Historically, the term māhū referred to people assigned male at birth (AMAB), [2][page needed] but in modern usage, māhū can refer to a variety of genders and sexual orientations. According to present-day māhū kumu hula Kaua'i Iki: Māhū were particularly respected as teachers, usually of hula dance and chant.
In 2000, he began intensive traditional studies with hula master Mae Kamāmalu Klein in Hawai‘i and, after three years, achieved the recognized status of kumu hula. This achievement culminated in a traditional ‘uniki ‘ailolo graduation ceremony, connecting Makuakāne to a hula lineage stretching back for generations.
Hālau. A hālau is Hawaiian word meaning a school, academy, or group. Literally, the word means "a branch from which many leaves grow." 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 ...
Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka is Greig's primary hālau. The hālau was originally founded in 1996 with her sister kumu hula Kahulu Maluo-Huber. The hālau is a registered 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. Currently, the hālau serves over 200 hula students on the island of Maui ages 5 and up. Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka has won awards ...
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 ...
Hawaiian religion is polytheistic, with many deities, most prominently Kāne, Kū, Lono and Kanaloa. [6] Other notable deities include Laka, Kihawahine, Haumea, Papahānaumoku, and, most famously, Pele. [6] In addition, each family is considered to have one or more guardian spirits known as ʻaumakua that protected family.