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The operator of a lūʻau in a residential area of Honolulu said he plans to continue his business despite city officials ordering him to stop. At the end of February, the Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting gave Karl Veto Baker until March 30 to correct the violation. Baker said he created the lūʻau to bring back representation of Hawaiian culture. HPR's Cassie Ordonio has more.
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The traditional practice of “going on kapu” allows hula practitioners to cleanse their bodies, their minds and their lives of the unnecessary to really focus on hula. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi explains how it differs among hālau.
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Hula is not the only Hawaiian tradition honored at Merrie Monarch this week. The festival is paying tribute to the 40th anniversary of the Hawaiian language revitalization movement. ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi teachers, students and pioneers were in Hilo to perform on hula's biggest stage. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports.
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Hālau only get seven minutes to perform each number on stage at the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival. To ensure precise timing, some kumu hula on Oʻahu created a replica of the Hilo stage in vacant retail space in Kalihi. HPR’s Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports.
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The host town of Hilo is preparing for the influx of hula dancers and hula fans to the 61st annual Merrie Monarch Festival. Organizers expect dancers from more than 20 hālau hula across the islands and as far away as California. HPR reporter Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi has this story.
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Some Native Hawaiian organizations want to show locals and visitors alike that Hawai‘i's culture is more than tikis and coconut bras. In recent years, there's been a push for more all-Hawaiian shows to help educate visitors on Hawaiian history through storytelling, dance and song. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports.
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The Kilohana Hula Show, inspired by the Kodak Hula Show, will feature up to 18 dancers, including the past winner of the Merrie Monarch hula competition. The Kodak Hula Show was discontinued in 2002 after 65 years of performances. The new show debuting Feb. 15 will have a modern twist. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports.
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Retired Pearl Harbor historian Daniel Martinez plans to continue sharing stories of the war; The Field Museum in Chicago features history of Hawaiians in the Windy City
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Hālau Nohona Hawaiʻi is a Hawaiian cultural organization located all the way on the other side of the country in Maryland. It offers hula, oli, ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, and Hawaiian arts and crafts classes to the Washington, D.C., community. Co-founder Kaimana Chee spoke to The Conversation's Russell Subiono about celebrating Hawaiian culture.
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Legendary Kumu Hula Edith Kekuhikuhipu’uoneonaali’iokohala Kenao Kanaka’ole, Frank Kawaikapuokalani Hewett and Jerald Kimo Alama Keaulana will be awarded honorary degrees by UH for their significant contributions to society.