Merrie Monarch 2013
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Merrie Monarch 2013
Anyone tuning in? You can livestream or replay individual videos or the program in full at kfve.com
Congratulations Miss Aloha 2013
http://www.k5thehometeam.com/categor...o-performances
Congratulations Miss Aloha 2013
http://www.k5thehometeam.com/categor...o-performances
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What a difference a year makes - only 6 dancers from last years Kane Kahiko winners. Although I love watching the Wahines, I can't help but gaze at the Kane as they roll their hips and flex their muscles like warriors. Is that so wrong? Is that objectifying them? I miss iamq. He might have commented on skirts vs diapers.
Topping in case anyone on island or off island are interested in the festivities.
Topping in case anyone on island or off island are interested in the festivities.
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save a horse, ride a cowgirl...
I mean paniolo girl!!!
http://vickycollins.files.wordpress....lo_country.jpg
hoping to see a bit of the festivities livestream before nite nite.
Aloha
I mean paniolo girl!!!
http://vickycollins.files.wordpress....lo_country.jpg
hoping to see a bit of the festivities livestream before nite nite.
Aloha
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My boyz won!!! I never thought it would happen. I think the judges have evolved! Woohoo
http://merriemonarch.staradvertiser....errie-monarch/
http://www.k5thehometeam.com/story/2.../kawailiul-kne
http://merriemonarch.staradvertiser....errie-monarch/
http://www.k5thehometeam.com/story/2.../kawailiul-kne
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Is it my imagination, or does it seem that there's been a lot of renewed focus on more global Polynesian-style (Samoan, Tahitian, even Maori) chanting, singing, and even fire dancing in the past decade, and a bit less traditional Hawaii (even at the Merrie Monarch, which is supposed to be hula?)?
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I find your question odd, considering the lush history of Hawaii and the Polynesian islands and how they are bound. It's akin to questioning an American child doing Irish step dancing.
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How is "renewed focus" odd? There's certainly more "fire dancing" than 30 years ago; almost every hotel with a luau has it. The traditional Hawaiian hula is a specialized thing, compared to the various other specialties of other cultures.
"Hula is a uniquely Hawaiian dance accompanied by chant or song that preserves and perpetuates the stories, traditions and culture of Hawaii. Hawaiian legends tell stories of hula beginning on the islands of Molokai and Kauai."
See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hula
So, I find your comparison to Irish step dancing odd.
"Hula is a uniquely Hawaiian dance accompanied by chant or song that preserves and perpetuates the stories, traditions and culture of Hawaii. Hawaiian legends tell stories of hula beginning on the islands of Molokai and Kauai."
See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hula
So, I find your comparison to Irish step dancing odd.
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