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Halau o na Maolipua

Alicia K. Keawekane Smith - Kumu hula, Hâlau o na Maolipua Pi’ilani Smith - alaka’i/ho’opa’a, Hâlau o na Maolipua Kealanei Margeson - dancer, Hâlau o na Maolipua Keala Soares - dancer, Hâlau o na Maolipua Ka’iulani de Silva - dancer, Hâlau o na Maolipua Victoria Takamine - Kumu hula, Pua Ali’I ‘Ilima Jeffrey Takamine - ho’opa’a/dancer, Pua Ali’I ‘Ilima Okalani Tallet - dancer, Pua Ali’I ‘Ilima May Kamai - vocals/guitarist For centuries the Hawaiian culture was sustained through a well-developed oral tradition that was passed from generation to generation. With no written language, history, genealogy, mythology, religion, arts and sciences were perpetuated through mele oli (chants) and mele hula (chants accompanied by dance). The kumu hula (teachers of the hula) were disciplined, highly skilled master artists, for they were chosen as stewards of the oral history and heritage. The myriad social and environmental changes that came with the arrival of other ethnic groups and cultures to the islands had a pronounced impact on all things Hawaiian.

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Halau o na Maolipua 5/21/03: Halau o na Maolipua

Founded in 1976 by Kumu Hula Alicia K. Keawekane Smith, Hawai’i’s Halau o na Maolipua performs authentic mele hula, chants and dances handed down from generation to generation.

Halau o na Maolipua

Founded in 1976 by Kumu Hula Alicia K. Keawekane Smith, Hawai’i’s Halau o na Maolipua performs authentic mele hula, chants and dances handed down from generation to generation.

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