HULA OF HAWAII

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HULA OF HAWAII

• By
• Kayla G.
• Sophie A.
• Ashly G.
• Jacie A.
• Hok Yi (Ceres) C.
• Keli K.

K3C Freshmen Video Conference 2008
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THE HULA--

• the hula was a very misunderstood tradition of
  the Hawaiian people
• a dance/ritual to express their praise worship
  to their gods
• the foreigners saw it as a savage, sinful act of
  foolishness

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Some information

• The Hawaiians dance by connecting with their
  other surroundings.
• Whatever the song explains, the dancers have to
  move as the objects or emtions move.

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ART OR EXPRESSION??

• Along with chanting, the Hula was a way to shout
  to the world the way the Hawaiian people were
  feeling or if they want to get a point across
• Hula was called an art due to the movements of
  the body which act out the motions of nature,
  feeling, or emotion.

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Kahiko Auana
(Ancient style) (Modern style)

• Kahiko (Ancient Style)- the Kahiko was the
  traditional way the hula was danced before the
  foreigners came. This style was more on the
  rougher side of the Hula. This style was used
  to worship their gods, express any emotions
  through dance song, to get straight to the
  point.

• Auana (Modern Style)- the Auana was used after
  the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom. This is
  the graceful, gentle side of hula which we all
  love. This style was use to be taught to all who
  wanted to learn. The Auana style is the modern
  way of dancing the Hula.

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• There are two types of hula
• Kahiko
• Auana
• Kahiko is a type of dance that was dance to
  worship the Hawaiian gods.
• Auana was distributed after the missionaries came
  to Hawaii, and because the women werent as
  powerful as they were back then, they thought
  that the Kahiko shouldnt be danced anymore.
• After all this happened, King Kalakaua developed
  his own group of hula dancers to bring back the
  ancient Hawaiian culture.

Kahiko Auana
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The Hula Today

• Today, hula is still a important legacy of the
  Hawaiian culture.
• Sometimes hula is just an entertainment, and is
  performed in festivals and parties.
• There are also teaching facilities, and hula
  competitions such as the Merrie Monarch Keiki
  Hula which contain the Kahiko, and Auana style
  dances.

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Implements
Uli uli- the uli uli is a small gourd ( a
little bigger than the size of your fist) filled
with beans or rice grains to created a rattling
noise
Ipu heke- a full gourd used to create a beat to
dance to
Ipu- a ½ gourd used while dancing the Hula
Puili- these are short bamboo sticks cut open at
the top, enclosed at the bottom cut into
strips to create added sound