Prepared in conjuction with a publication on traditional Hawaiian drum dances and drumming: Hula Pahu : an exploration of movement and sound of a Hawaiian performing genre / by Adrienne L. Kaeppler ...
A loving rhythm penetrates the steady beat of the gourd, or ipu. And the Hawaiian story begins. With flowers of rainbow hues matching the purposeful motion of swaying hips and graceful arm movements, ...
Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington ...
Halau o Keikiali’i will perform “The Sacred Hula: Ka Wa Hula — Hula Through Time” on Feb. 22 in Bothell. Before first contact with Westerners in 1778, Hawaiians didn’t need written language. They had ...
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii - The instructions from the hula instructor came at a fast and furious pace, leaving several dozen fresh-faced students desperately trying to keep to the beat of the ...
First published in 1974, MELUS features peer-reviewed articles, interviews and reviews encompassing the multi-ethnic scope of American literature past and present. Most issues are thematically ...