kahiko

Part of Makuakane's strength has been to choreograph traditional (kahiko) and contemporary ( 'auana) hula pieces.

George Heymont: Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu Celebrates 25 Years of Hula in San Francisco George Heymont 2010

Part of Makuakane's strength has been to choreograph traditional (kahiko) and contemporary ( 'auana) hula pieces.

George Heymont: Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu Celebrates 25 Years of Hula in San Francisco George Heymont 2010

Kumu hulas (hula masters) generally teach their students both hula kahiko (traditional hula) which involves chanting accompanied by percussion instruments, and hula 'auana (modern hula) which features songs, mainly sung in Hawaiian, and instruments such as the ukulele and guitar.

Boing Boing 2007

"In hula kahiko," says Noenoelani Zuttermeister, a kumu hula who teaches at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, "a circular lei would be worn on top of the head, whereas in hula 'auana, the dancer may affix flowers to one side of the head."

Boing Boing 2007

Early hula kahiko costumes for women featured skirts made of kapa, or bark cloth.

Boing Boing 2007

Noho iho la o Aiwohikupua, a i na la hope o ke kolu o ka malama; lawe ae la ke Alii i kona mau kaukaualii, a me na punahele, i na haiawahine hoi, na hoa kupono ke hele pu ma ke kahiko ana i ka hanohano Alii ke hele ma kana huakai no ka hoao o na Alii.

The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

I ua ahiahi la, mamua o ka napoo ana o ka la, e noho ana ka Makaula ma ka puka o ka hale, nana aku la oia i ke kuku o na opua ma ka nana ana i na ouli o ke ao, a like me ka mea mau i ka poe kilokilo mai ka wa kahiko mai a hiki i keia manawa.

The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

A kahiko iho la o Aiwohikupua i kona kapa hau a Poliahu i haawi aku ai, kau iho la i ka mahiole ie i hakuia i ka hulu o na Iiwi.

The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

Ia Laieikawai ma ma Olaa, e noho ana no oia me kona nani, aka, o ka mana noho iluna o ka eheu o na manu, oia ka mea i kaawale mai o Laieikawai aku, koe no nae kekahi mau kahiko e ae, a me kekahi mau hoailona alii ia ia, mamuli o ka mana i loaa i na kaikuahine o Aiwohikupua, mai a

The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

Hālau Nā Mamo O Ka'ala, under the direction of kumu hula Tiare Noelani Chang (Waianae, Oahu), perform during the kahiko portion of the Merrie Monarch Festival competition.

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