ku'i

The limiting word Molokai was added to distinguish it from another still more modern form of dance called _ku'i_, which will be described later.

Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula Nathaniel Bright Emerson 1877

This action, _ku'i_, to smite, gave the name to the performance.

Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula Nathaniel Bright Emerson 1877

The steps and motions of the hula ku'i to the eyes of the author resemble those of some Spanish dances.

Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula Nathaniel Bright Emerson 1877

UKU-LELE and taro-patch fiddle, used in the _hula ku'i_

Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula Nathaniel Bright Emerson 1877

Given a demand for a _pas seul_, some pleasing dance combining grace with dexterity, a shake of the foot, a twist of the body, and a wave of the hands, the hula ku'i filled the bill to perfection.

Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula Nathaniel Bright Emerson 1877

HE INOA _no ka Lani: mele_ for the _hula ku'i Molokai_ 208

Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula Nathaniel Bright Emerson 1877

I ALOHA _i ke ko a ka wai: mele_ for the _hula ku'i_ 251

Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula Nathaniel Bright Emerson 1877

KAULANA _mai nei Pua Lanakila: mele_ for the _hula ku'i_, 252

Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula Nathaniel Bright Emerson 1877

HE ALA _kai olohia: mele_ for the _hula ku'i Molokai_ 207

Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula Nathaniel Bright Emerson 1877

_Ku'i_ (ku'i) -- to smite; to beat; the name of a hula (p. 250).

Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula Nathaniel Bright Emerson 1877