Kumu Hula

Kumu Hula
Author: Ishmael W. Stagner
Publisher:
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2011
Genre: Hula (Dance)
ISBN: 9781597006217

The Spirit of Hula

The Spirit of Hula
Author: Shari 'Iolani Floyd Berinobis
Publisher: Bess Press
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2004
Genre: Hula (Dance)
ISBN: 1573062235

Presents sixty-eight hula hālau from Hawaii, the Mainland United States, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, and the Netherlands.

Ho'onani: Hula Warrior

Ho'onani: Hula Warrior
Author: Heather Gale
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-10-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 073526449X

An empowering celebration of identity, acceptance and Hawaiian culture based on the true story of a young girl in Hawaiʻi who dreams of leading the boys-only hula troupe at her school. Ho'onani feels in-between. She doesn't see herself as wahine (girl) OR kane (boy). She's happy to be in the middle. But not everyone sees it that way. When Ho'onani finds out that there will be a school performance of a traditional kane hula chant, she wants to be part of it. But can a girl really lead the all-male troupe? Ho'onani has to try . . . Based on a true story, Ho'onani: Hula Warrior is a celebration of Hawaiian culture and an empowering story of a girl who learns to lead and learns to accept who she really is--and in doing so, gains the respect of all those around her. Ho'onani's story first appeared in the documentary A Place in the Middle by filmmakers Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson.

The Haumana Hula Handbook for Students of Hawaiian Dance

The Haumana Hula Handbook for Students of Hawaiian Dance
Author: Mahealani Uchiyama
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2016-07-12
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1623170559

A great resource for students of traditional Hawaiian dance, this beautiful handbook filled with archival photographs covers the origins, language, etiquette, ceremonies, and the spiritual culture of hula. Hula, the indigenous dance of Hawai'i, preserves significant aspects of Native Hawaiian culture with strong ties to health and spirituality. Kumu Hula, persons who are culturally recognized hula experts and educators, maintain and share this cultural tradition, conveying Hawaiian history and spiritual beliefs in this unique form of cultural and creative expression, comprising specific controlled rhythmic movements that enhance the meaning and poetry of the accompanying songs. Emphasizing the importance of cultural literacy, the Handbook begins with an overview of the origins of hula, its history in Hawai'i, and the primacy of the spiritual focus of the dance. The book goes on to introduce halau etiquette and practices, and explains the format of a traditional hula presentation, together with the genres of hula and the regalia worn by the dancers. Practical components include sections on Hawaiian language and chant and a glossary of hula commands and footwork. Author Mahealani Uchiyama trained in Hawaii in the hula lineage of Joseph Kamoha'i Kaha'ulelio and is currently the Kumu Hula at the Halau Ku Ua Tuahine in Berkeley, California. As the founder and artistic director of the Center for International Dance and board member of Dance Arts West, the producers of San Francisco's annual Ethnic Dance Festival, Uchiyama's approach to hula is deeply holistic and reflects her background in indigenous wisdom traditions and cultural exchange and interaction.

The Natives are Restless

The Natives are Restless
Author: Constance Hale
Publisher: Sparkpress
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9781943006069

The first book of its kind to dig into the rich ethnic dance tradition of Hawaiian hula, The Natives Are Restless is a high-touch volume with stunning photography, archival material, and illustrations that will make hula come alive for any reader.

Ka Honua Ola : Eli Eli Kau Mai

Ka Honua Ola : Eli Eli Kau Mai
Author: Pualani Kanakaole Kanahele
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Hawaiian chants
ISBN: 9780873362306

"A collection of twenty-five mele, or songs and chants from the Pele and Hiʻiaka saga"--Page xii.

Asian/Pacific Islander American Women

Asian/Pacific Islander American Women
Author: Shirley Hune
Publisher: NYU Press
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2003-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780814736333

A groundbreaking anthology devoted to Asian/Pacific Islander American women and their experiences Asian/Pacific Islander American Women is the first collection devoted to the historical study of A/PI women's diverse experiences in America. Covering a broad terrain from pre-large scale Asian emigration and Hawaii in its pre-Western contact period to the continental United States, the Philippines, and Guam at the end of the twentieth century, the text views women as historical subjects actively negotiating complex hierarchies of power. The volume presents new findings about a range of groups, including recent immigrants to the U.S. and understudied communities. Comprised of original new work, it includes chapters on women who are Cambodian, Chamorro, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Native Hawaiian, South Asian, and Vietnamese Americans. It addresses a wide range of women's experiences-as immigrants, military brides, refugees, American born, lesbians, workers, mothers, beauty contestants, and community activists. There are also pieces on historiography and methodology, and bibliographic and video documentary resources. This groundbreaking anthology is an important addition to the scholarship in Asian/Pacific American studies, ethnic studies, American studies, women's studies, and U.S. history, and is a valuable resource for scholars and students. Contributors include: Xiaolan Bao, Sucheng Chan, Catherine Ceniza Choy, Vivian Loyola Dames, Jennifer Gee, Madhulika S. Khandelwal, Lili M. Kim, Nancy In Kyung Kim, Erika Lee, Shirley Jennifer Lim, Valerie Matsumoto, Sucheta Mazumdar, Davianna Pomaika'i McGregor, Trinity A. Ordona, Rhacel Salazar Parreñas, Amy Ku'uleialoha Stillman, Charlene Tung, Kathleen Uno, Linda Trinh Võ, Judy Tzu-Chun Wu, Ji-Yeon Yuh, and Judy Yung.

Hawaiian Hula `Olapa

Hawaiian Hula `Olapa
Author: Monika Lilleike
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2016-12-31
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 3839436699

Monika Lilleike's performance analytic study on Hawaiian Hula `Olapa reveals how this genuine performing art practice shapes and transmits oral history via a distinct set of performative means of framing and stylization. The intermedial confluence of performance elements, sound, body and words instills an oscillating effect of multisensory experience which echoes a deep rooted sense concerned with place, distinct environmental features, and story line. The study appeals to discussions on intermediality, metaphoricity, and to an anthropology of the senses. It outlines practice as research and embodied knowledge as tools to conduct performance analysis.

Talking Story

Talking Story
Author: Kanani Kawaiolamanaloa St. James
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2010-11-24
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1465316337

KANANI KAWAIOLAMANALOA’S MO’OKUAUAU COMES FROM THE ISLAND OF MOLOKAI WHERE SHE WAS HANDED DOWN LA’AU LAPA’AU AND DANCE FROM HER KUPUNA. A BIG ISLAND HAWAII RESIDENT, KAHU, AND KUMU HULA , KANANI IS A HEALING ARTS THERAPIST, A POET, LECTURER AS WELL AS A PAINTER. SHE IS A DESIGNER OF AN EXTRAORDINARY LINE OF CORAL AND PEARL JEWELRY. SHE HAS SPENT SEVERAL YEARS WORKING IN JAPAN AND ON THE US CONTINENT .

Revealing the Sacred in Asian and Pacific America

Revealing the Sacred in Asian and Pacific America
Author: Jane Iwamura
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2013-10-11
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1136712801

Asian and Pacific Islander Americans constitute the fastest-growing racial group in the United States. They are also one of the most religiously diverse. Through them Asian traditions such as Hinduism, Sikhism, Confucianism, and Buddhism have been introduced into every major city and across a wide swath of Middle America. The contributors to this volume provide an essential inter-disciplinary resource for the study of Asian and Pacific Islander American religion.