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A respected educator and cultural leader, Kumu Hinaleimoana Wong met HPR in Waikiki to visit Kapaemahu, the majestic healing stones at the edge of Kūhiō Beach that are linked to healers who were not specifically male or female. In Western culture, especially in American culture, there's great emphasis placed on a label, Kumu Hina said.
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About 200 Kumu Hula, or Hula teachers, have now signed on to a statement declaring what hula is, and how to protect its future. The Huamakahikina Declaration on the Integrity, Stewardship and Protection of Hula was drafted at a congress of hula practitioners this past September. Two of them joined The Aloha Friday Conversation to walk us through some of the major ideas.
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Adventures ahead on this Aloha Friday Conversation! We learn about a groundbreaking hula agreement crafted on Maui; we’ll make friends over a picnic lunch on the sun-drenched Wai’anae coast and get updates on the Pu’uhonua o Wai’anae houseless encampment; and Oct. 11 was National Coming Out Day in this LGBTQ History Month. We have a very human coming out story ahead.
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After canceling the 2020 event due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Merrie Monarch Festival is set for June 24, 25 and 26 without a live audience.Event…
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A new report by the University of Hawai?i medical school found structural inequities and historical events are partly to blame for continued health…
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In response to a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in Hawai?i, some are turning to cultural practice and tradition for answers. Dozens of kumu hula are…
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Edith Piaf was just four feet and ten inches tall, but the tiny French singer and actress left a huge mark in her home country and abroad. She died on…
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The 41st Annual Prince Lot Hula Festival is set for this Saturday and Sunday in a new venue. This event, now at ‘Iolani Palace, is cherished as the…
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It’s not unusual to see parents with their babies strapped on their chests these days, and one of the most highly rated baby carriers of this type is the…
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Kumu Hula Keali‘i Reichel’s H?lau Ke‘alaokamaile has numerous awards to its credit, including being overall winner at Merrie Monarch in 2011. In an effort…