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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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
The hula competition, which runs April 4-6, features the best hālau hula, or hula schools, from across the country, and this year performers will pay special tribute to Maui with dances and songs ...
Miss Aloha Hula is hula's top solo wahine, or women's, honor. [16] Originally known as Miss Hula, the title was later changed to Miss Aloha Hula. [16] Aloha Dalire, a kumu hula and hula dancer, won the first Miss Aloha Hula under her maiden name, Aloha Wong, in 1971. [16] [17] The Miss Aloha Hula competition began in 1971.