Hawaiian Weird

Video Find of the Day

The sort of thing my friend Lani despised, this also comes close to depicting my parents' fantasy of Hawaiian Native music and culture. To me it looks and sounds a little creepy, but anyone who knows me knows creepy by itself doesn't repel me.

Hawaiian Hula Song w/Steel Guitar - Ana Lani & Ray Kinney

Train Hula

Video Find of the Day

Hula in honor of Queen Lili'uokalani, Hawai'i's last monarch. It's specifically about a train ride she enjoyed. I like that we get a view of the singer for once. Most of these videos focus exclusively on the dancers. Colonial period hula about colonial period life, from a time of cultural revival.

Included is "Lanakila Ke Ka Ahi Ali'i" = "Lanakila, The Royal Train." The video title gives the name of the group performing, who are led by singer Ray Fonseca.

Halau Hula 'O Kahikilaulani Kahiko

Hula, Straight

Video Finds of the Day

A couple of videos of hula rehearsals provided by TeFetia. Embedding disabled, you have to go to YouTube. This is hula the way I think of it. The thing with the costumes is something else.

No Luna E Kahale Kai

Heiau Kahiko Uli'Uli

Hula at Folklife

Polynesian dance at the Seattle Folklife Festival, May 27, 2007. This is the first dance, a Hawaiian hula by Halau Hula Pulamahiakalikolehua. It's shaky for the first minute because people are still finding seats. Then it settles down.



Same group, if I'm remembering right. I'm getting so old I should carry a notepad with me at all times to know what I've seen.



This is a dance to a Coming of Pele drum chant.



Cute keiki (little ones) dancing.