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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.
He recorded his best known material 1933 to 1938, as Sol Hoopii's Novelty Trio, [4] Novelty Quartette and Novelty Five on Decca Records and Brunswick Records labels, like the famous Hula Girl, [5] Ten Tiny Toes, and many more brilliant Hawaiian hula and hapa-haole songs penned by the best Hawaiian composers like Johnny Noble and Sol Bright.
Hiʻiaka is the patron goddess of hula dancers, chant, sorcery, and medicine. [1] [2] Owls are her messengers and are sacred to her.Conceived in Tahiti, Hiʻiaka was carried in the form of an egg to Hawaiʻi by her sister Pele, who kept the egg with her at all times to incubate it.
Indonesian slang vernacular (Indonesian: bahasa gaul, Betawi: basa gaul), or Jakarta colloquial speech (Indonesian: bahasa informal, bahasa sehari-hari) is a term that subsumes various urban vernacular and non-standard styles of expression used throughout Indonesia that are not necessarily mutually intelligible.
"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 ...
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 ...
Malia Ann Kawailanamalie Petersen is a Hawaiian hula dancer of Norwegian and American descent. [1] Malia attended Saint Patrick School in Kaimuki, and the University Laboratory School in Mānoa. Malia Ann Kawailanamalie Petersen is a Hula Halau 'O Kamuela dancer and won the 2002 Miss Aloha Hula contest of The 39th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival ...
Nalani Kanakaʻole (born March 19, 1946) is an American Hawaiian kumu hula (hula teacher) at Hālau o Kekuhi, the dance company. [1] The daughter of Edith Kanakaʻole, she leads Hālau o Kekuhi along with her niece Huihui Kanahele-Mossman. [2]