Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: The Sacred Songs of the Hula

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Author: Nathaniel Bright Emerson ISBN: 1230000134550
Publisher: VolumesOfValue Publication: May 21, 2013
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Nathaniel Bright Emerson
ISBN: 1230000134550
Publisher: VolumesOfValue
Publication: May 21, 2013
Imprint:
Language: English

This edition features
• illustrations
• a linked Table of Contents and Index

CONTENTS
Introduction
The hula
The halau; the kuahu--their decoration and consecration
The gods of the hula
Support and organization of the hula
Ceremonies of graduation; debut of a hula dancer
The password--the song of admission
Worship at the altar of the halau
Costume of the hula dancer
The hula alá'a-papa
The hula pa-ipu, or kuolo
The hula ki'i
The hula pahu
The hula úliulí
The hula puili
The hula ka-laau
The hula ili-ili
The hula kaekeeke
An intermission
The hula niau-kani
The hula ohe
The music and musical instruments of the Hawaiians
Gesture
The hula pa-hua
The hula Pele
The hula pa'i-umauma
The hula ku'i Molokai
The hula kielei
The hula mú'u-mú'u
The hula kolani
The hula kolea
The hula manó
The hula ilio
The hula pua'a
The hula ohelo
Thehula kilu
The hula hoonaná
The hula ulili
The hula o-niu
The hula ku'i
The oli
The water of Kane
General review
Glossary
Index

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This edition features
• illustrations
• a linked Table of Contents and Index

CONTENTS
Introduction
The hula
The halau; the kuahu--their decoration and consecration
The gods of the hula
Support and organization of the hula
Ceremonies of graduation; debut of a hula dancer
The password--the song of admission
Worship at the altar of the halau
Costume of the hula dancer
The hula alá'a-papa
The hula pa-ipu, or kuolo
The hula ki'i
The hula pahu
The hula úliulí
The hula puili
The hula ka-laau
The hula ili-ili
The hula kaekeeke
An intermission
The hula niau-kani
The hula ohe
The music and musical instruments of the Hawaiians
Gesture
The hula pa-hua
The hula Pele
The hula pa'i-umauma
The hula ku'i Molokai
The hula kielei
The hula mú'u-mú'u
The hula kolani
The hula kolea
The hula manó
The hula ilio
The hula pua'a
The hula ohelo
Thehula kilu
The hula hoonaná
The hula ulili
The hula o-niu
The hula ku'i
The oli
The water of Kane
General review
Glossary
Index

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