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 Subject :Re:Here\'s how to tie a malo... 25-04-2010 16:19:52 
noeleb
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Forum : Implements and Costumes
Topic : Here\'s how to tie a malo.

Hello, Thanks for this posting. very helpful. I just have a few questions... 1. How wide should the malo be? You mentioned that it should be 10 feet long... 2. Can you post the pictures for this instruction on how to tie a malo? Or can you email me? It would be most appreciated... Noel
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 Subject :Re:Merrie Monarch 2010.. 02-04-2010 15:24:07 
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Forum : Merrie Monarch Hula Competition
Topic : Merrie Monarch 2010

Here is a list of participating halau from the merriemonarch.com website.

Hālau and Kumu Hula - 2010

1. Hālau Hula ʻO Kaleimomi
Sheldeen Kaleimomi Kaleohano Haleamau
Las Vegas, Nevada

2.  Beamer-Solomon Hālau O Poʻohala
Hulali Solomon Covington
Waimea, Hawaiʻi

3.  Nā Pualei O Likolehua
Leinaʻala Kalama Heine
Kapālama, Oʻahu

4.  Nā Kāne O Nā Pua Me Kealoha (Kāne)
Sissy & Lilinoe Kaio
Carson, California

5.  Hālau O Ke Ānuenue
Glenn Kelena Vasconcellos
Hilo, Hawaiʻi

6.  Hālau Nā Mamo O Kaʻala
Tiare Noelani Chang
Waiʻanae, Oʻahu

7.  Hālau ʻO Lilinoe
Sissy & Lilinoe Kaio
Carson, California

8.  Hālau Ke Kiaʻi A O Hula (Kāne)
Kapiʻolani Haʻo
Kalihi & Kapālama, Oʻahu

9.  Ka Pā Hula O Ka Lei Lehua
Snowbird Puananiopaoakalani Bento
Honolulu, Oʻahu

10.  Hālau Hula O Pukaikapuaokalani
Ellen Castillo
Kailua & Waimānalo, Oʻahu

11.  Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka Lā (Kāne)
Kaleo Trinidad
Honolulu, Oʻahu

12.  Hālau Kealiʻi O Nālani
Kealiʻi Ceballos
Los Angeles, California

13.  Hālau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea
Kapua Dalire-Moe
Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu

14.  Hālau O Ka Ua Kani Lehua
Johnny Lum Ho
Hilo, Hawaiʻi

15.  Hālau I Ka Wëkiu (Kāne)
Karl Veto Baker & Michael Casupang
Pauoa, Oʻahu

16.  Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka
Nāpua Makua & Kahulu Maluo-Huber
Kula, Maui

17.  Keolalaulani Hālau ʻŌlapa O Laka
Aloha Dalire
Heʻeia, Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu

18.  Hālau Hula Olana
Olana & Howard Ai
Puʻuloa, Oʻahu

19. Hālau Hula ʻO Kahikilaulani (Kāne)
Rae K. Fonseca
Hilo, Hawaiʻi

20.  Ka Lā ʻŌnohi Mai O Haʻehaʻe
Tracie & Keawe Lopes
Kahauiki, Oʻahu

21.  Hālau Keʻalaokamaile
Kealiʻi Reichel
Wailuku, Maui

22.  Kawailiʻulā (Kāne)
Chinky Māhoe
Kailua, Oʻahu

23.  Hālau Mōhala ʻIlima
Māpuana de Silva
Kaʻōhao, Kailua, Oʻahu

24. Hālau Hula ʻO Kahikilaulani
Rae K. Fonseca
Hilo, Hawaiʻi

25.  Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu (Kāne)
William Kahakuleilehua Haunuʻu “Sonny” Ching
Kapahulu, Oʻahu

26.  Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela
Kauʻionālani Kamanaʻo & Kunewa Mook
Kalihi & Waimānalo, Oʻahu

27.  Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu
William Kahakuleilehua Haunuʻu “Sonny” Ching
Kapahulu, Oʻahu

28.  Ke Kai O Kahiki (Kāne)
O’Brian Eselu
Waiʻanae, Oʻahu
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 Subject :Re:Merrie Monarch 2010.. 02-04-2010 15:21:07 
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Forum : Merrie Monarch Hula Competition
Topic : Merrie Monarch 2010

Here is a full list of the participating halau, from the merriemonarch.com website. Hālau and Kumu Hula - 2010 1. Hālau Hula ʻO Kaleimomi Sheldeen Kaleimomi Kaleohano Haleamau Las Vegas, Nevada 2. Beamer-Solomon Hālau O Poʻohala Hulali Solomon Covington Waimea, Hawaiʻi 3. Nā Pualei O Likolehua Leinaʻala Kalama Heine Kapālama, Oʻahu 4. Nā Kāne O Nā Pua Me Kealoha (Kāne) Sissy & Lilinoe Kaio Carson, California 5. Hālau O Ke Ānuenue Glenn Kelena Vasconcellos Hilo, Hawaiʻi 6. Hālau Nā Mamo O Kaʻala Tiare Noelani Chang Waiʻanae, Oʻahu 7. Hālau ʻO Lilinoe Sissy & Lilinoe Kaio Carson, California 8. Hālau Ke Kiaʻi A O Hula (Kāne) Kapiʻolani Haʻo Kalihi & Kapālama, Oʻahu 9. Ka Pā Hula O Ka Lei Lehua Snowbird Puananiopaoakalani Bento Honolulu, Oʻahu 10. Hālau Hula O Pukaikapuaokalani Ellen Castillo Kailua & Waimānalo, Oʻahu 11. Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka Lā (Kāne) Kaleo Trinidad Honolulu, Oʻahu 12. Hālau Kealiʻi O Nālani Kealiʻi Ceballos Los Angeles, California 13. Hālau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea Kapua Dalire-Moe Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu 14. Hālau O Ka Ua Kani Lehua Johnny Lum Ho Hilo, Hawaiʻi 15. Hālau I Ka Wëkiu (Kāne) Karl Veto Baker & Michael Casupang Pauoa, Oʻahu 16. Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O Uka Nāpua Makua & Kahulu Maluo-Huber Kula, Maui 17. Keolalaulani Hālau ʻŌlapa O Laka Aloha Dalire Heʻeia, Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu 18. Hālau Hula Olana Olana & Howard Ai Puʻuloa, Oʻahu 19. Hālau Hula ʻO Kahikilaulani (Kāne) Rae K. Fonseca Hilo, Hawaiʻi 20. Ka Lā ʻŌnohi Mai O Haʻehaʻe Tracie & Keawe Lopes Kahauiki, Oʻahu 21. Hālau Keʻalaokamaile Kealiʻi Reichel Wailuku, Maui 22. Kawailiʻulā (Kāne) Chinky Māhoe Kailua, Oʻahu 23. Hālau Mōhala ʻIlima Māpuana de Silva Kaʻōhao, Kailua, Oʻahu 24. Hālau Hula ʻO Kahikilaulani Rae K. Fonseca Hilo, Hawaiʻi 25. Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu (Kāne) William Kahakuleilehua Haunuʻu “Sonny” Ching Kapahulu, Oʻahu 26. Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela Kauʻionālani Kamanaʻo & Kunewa Mook Kalihi & Waimānalo, Oʻahu 27. Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu William Kahakuleilehua Haunuʻu “Sonny” Ching Kapahulu, Oʻahu 28. Ke Kai O Kahiki (Kāne) O’Brian Eselu Waiʻanae, Oʻahu
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 Subject :Re:Merrie Monarch 2010.. 14-03-2010 19:47:16 
Bryshaleigh
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Forum : Merrie Monarch Hula Competition
Topic : Merrie Monarch 2010

WHO ELSE! WHO ELSE! Hella excited for Johnny Lum Ho. Been a good minute since they were at Merrie Monarch.
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 Subject :Re:Merrie Monarch 2010.. 08-03-2010 23:23:41 
ralphtaahei
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Forum : Merrie Monarch Hula Competition
Topic : Merrie Monarch 2010

Hi I'm from Tahiti : I'm a fan of tahitian dance (ori tahiti) and i appreciate hula ! I tried to find on the web which halau are competing ! and I just found it ! you can see this on the new site of the merrie monarch organization : www.merriemonarch/home I hope the men of I ka wekiu are ready ! because I will be on Hilo to live this exciting competition !
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 Subject :Re:Re:Merrie Monarch 2010.. 08-03-2010 13:36:20 
Kamaileakea
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Forum : Merrie Monarch Hula Competition
Topic : Merrie Monarch 2010

i hear...Keawe Lopes ma, Na Lei Kaumaka O Uka, Johnny Lum Ho, Halau O Ke Anuenue, Ka Pa Hula O Ka Lei Lehua, Kealii Reichel, Kamuela, Olana, Keolalaulani, Sheldeen Haleamau, Sissy Ka'io, Keali'i o Na Lani, Ka'ala and Ellen Castillo. Im not sure who else is entering. should be an awesome week
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 Subject :Re:Becoming a Kumu - 'Uniki vs. Blessing.. 08-02-2010 23:07:22 
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Forum : Hula Protocol
Topic : Becoming a Kumu - 'Uniki vs. Blessing

This is a great question, one that roams around the hula community quite a bit. Glad you asked it Kilinahe. For me, I believe that a person must go through the proper protocol, the 'uniki, to formally become a Kumu Hula. The 'uniki is like graduating from college at the Masters or PhD level, and solidifies your understanding of what a Kumu Hula represents in the hula community.

Although I know many teachers that have not gone through  the proper 'uniki, and have self declared themselves as Kumu Hula, with or without the 'Ha' from their kumu. I do not know what their thinking is, but I do know that some of them are quite accomplished, and well versed in hula. So I'm a bit on the fence about it, although I do think that a Kumu Hula with a proper 'uniki would be my choice over the other.
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 Subject :Re:Merrie Monarch 2010.. 08-02-2010 22:41:20 
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Forum : Merrie Monarch Hula Competition
Topic : Merrie Monarch 2010

Ok, people I hear there are some great women and men's groups competing in the 2010 Merrie Monarch Hula Competition. Can anyone confirm which halau they know are going? I've heard Sonny Ching, Chinky Mahoe, Ka Leo, Halau I Ka Wekiu, OBrian Eselu,...others?
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 Subject :Re:Basic Hula Steps Defined.. 07-02-2010 23:47:06 
Kilinahe
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Forum : Hula Steps
Topic : Basic Hula Steps Defined

Mahalo for sharing! The steps I learned are similar to what you have shared. 'Aiha'a - from the standing position, bend the knees (as if to sit down on a chair), lowering the body without lifting the heels, making sure to keep the back straight. Kaholo - (in 'aiha'a) 4 steps going right first (in a straight line), starting with the right foot, bringing the left foot together (not touching) with the right foot, right foot again, and left foot again. The step is then repeated going left. QUESTION : I have had this question posed to me many times : Are the steps supposed to be placed flat on the ground or are the dancers to be on their toes? My answer : Always place the foot flat on the ground as to keep connected with the 'aina, with papa (mother earth), always to keep connected to the source as energy is able to pass through your wawae (feet) into your kino (body). I was once told dancing on the toes was a ballet thing and that when the missionaries came to Hawai'i, somehow ballet made an influence on hula. I'm not sure if that is a true statement or not(?). One of my Kumu (not hula) used to say : "If you can't remember who said it, where it came from, or prove if it's true, then don't say it." I just wanted to know if anyone else has ever heard that before? I have seen a Kaholo being done up, down or down, up, but I am not sure where that comes from? The few times we were taught a hula with up, down or down, up Kaholo was just for "effect" or to mimic something (such as the ocean). Hela - (in 'aiha'a) Right foot placed straight out with the hip moving to the left, weight being put on left leg. Repeating with left foot. (Again the question of whether or not the foot should be placed flat or on the toes comes up). I only know of 'ami, 'ami kuku, and 'oniu as well. 'Ami - (not in 'aiha'a) Hips rotate in a circle going either clockwise (right) or counter clockwise (left), depending what is called, being sure to keep feet flat on the ground. 'Ami kuku - (in 'aiha'a) Hips rotate in 3 quick circles, keeping feet flat on the ground. 'Oniu - (in 'aiha'a) Hips rotate in a figure eight motion, again keeping feet flat on the ground. 'Uwehe - (in 'aiha'a) Right foot is lifted completely off ground to no higher than ankle level, then placed completely back down, pause, then both knees are kicked or popped up (forward). Repeat steps on left side. I was taught that to kick your knees outward (especially straight outward) is vulgar (for women especially). What is everyone's mana'o on pushing the hips during the steps? I see some halau who push their hips during the steps and some that don't, just letting the hips move naturally. It is pretty to see the hips move so much, but sometimes it looks too forced and takes away from the hula itself.
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 Subject :Re:What do you think Japanese hula halau?.. 07-02-2010 20:43:11 
Kilinahe
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Forum : Halau Hula
Topic : What do you think Japanese hula halau?

How sad to see a part of our culture being exploited only for money. I have seen many Halau around the world who are running only for the profit. You can tell when the haumana dance that there is no feeling in what they do. It's almost like watching stick figures moving in a flipbook. (Sometimes it seems like the stick figures would have more feeling). It's hard to tell which Halau will be right for you. If possible, I would visit the Halau, go to one of their shows/performances, talk with some of the Haumana, or if possible, talk with the Kumu Hula to see what the Halau does. Some of the questions that come to my mind are : What do they learn? Do they only learn dances? Do they have to do research/are they given a lot of information? Do they have huaka'i? Is it only about hula? Or do they do things outside of hula? (Fun outtings, Parties, Dinners, etc.)(I find that Kumu Hula who spend time with their Haumana outside of hula are more connected/closer to their Haumana because they spend the time getting to know the person, not just the dancer) See how you feel about the Halau. If it doesn't feel right, then maybe that Halau is not for you. Trust your na'au! I know Junko's situation all too well as I know many women in Japan who are searching for a Kumu/Kumu Hula. Although there are many well-known and well respected Kumu Hula in Japan now, most of the women I talked to do not want to dance for someone well-known. Maybe it's the fear of being mistreated and used for money again. Some of them have told me they just want to learn hula and the culture, they do not care who they are dancing for as long as they get to learn and feel like their Kumu cares for them/loves them. Junko, I pray you find the right Kumu Hula for you!
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