Hawaiian Hula Dance Hula is the storytelling dance of the Hawaiian Islands and it’s people. Hula is a dance form accompanied by chant or song (oli or mele). It was developed by Kanaka Ma’oli, indigenous Polynesian settlers of the Hawaiian Islands. Hula...
Dennis Pavao, Master of Hawaiian Falsetto Dennis Pavao was born in Kalapana Hawaii in July 1951. He was one of several Hawaiian musicians who, during the 1970s, led a Hawaiian music renaissance, reviving Hawaiian music, especially “ka leo...
Ahupua’a, Hawai’i Land Division video by Kumukahi Learn more about ahupua’a from HawaiiHistory.org Ahupua’a is a Hawaiian term for a large traditional socioeconomic, geologic, and climatic subdivision or section of land. An ahupua’a...
ʻŌlelo – Hawaiian Word Hawaiian Word of the day: Ka Hua ‘Ōlelo O Ka Lā: ʻŌlelo – language, speech, word, quotation, statement, term; In observance of February Hawaiian Language...
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua Legend This Hawaiian Legend explains how the ʻŌhiʻa Lehua Tree & Flower Blossom got their names. The story takes place in the Puna District on the Big Island of Hawai’i. Pele, Goddess of Volcanoes & Fire was deeply attracted to a strong,...
Mamo Keaokalani Clark: Hawaiian-born actress Mamo Clark, was born on December 6, 1914 in Honolulu, Hawaii (other resources claim Maui) to father Joseph Kealakaimana Clark & mother Evelina Mahoe Clark. Her mother past away that same year. Mamo’s father got...
Ho’oponopono Ka Hua ‘Ōlelo O Ka Lā The Hawaiian Word Of The Day ho’oponopono: to make good, make right, correct, revise, adjust, amend, regulate, arrange; Hoʻoponopono is a Hawaiian practice of reconciliation and...
Hawaiian Makahiki Season The ancient Hawaiians split the year into two seasons. The first was called the Makahiki season which was a period of four lunar months and honored the god Lono. The second season lasted eight lunar months where rituals of Kū were practiced....
