Iā ʻOe E Ka Lā | Kumu Hula Association of Northern California
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Hula - Wikipedia
The teacher of hula is the kumu hula. Kumu means "source of knowledge", or literally "teacher". Often there is a hierarchy in hula schools - starting with the kumu (teacher), alaka'i (leader), kōkua (helpers), and then the 'ōlapa (dancers) or haumana (students).
On the Kuleana of a Kumu Hula – Kaʻahele Hawaiʻi
A kumu hula cultivates respect for the ancestors whose efforts kept hula a living tradition. The way that kumu hula are trained has evolved tremendously within a matter of two or three decades–a short time indeed in the centuries-old hula tradition.
What is Hula? Who is qualified to teach it? A new declaration ...
2021年10月22日 · About 200 Kumu Hula, or Hula teachers, have now signed on to a statement declaring what hula is, and how to protect its future. The Huamakahikina Declaration on the Integrity, Stewardship and Protection of Hula was drafted at a congress of hula practitioners this past September.
How These 6 Kumu Preserve Hawai‘i’s Hula Traditions
2017年11月22日 · We spoke to six of these kumu to unravel a bit of the mystery. Nalani Kanakaole. Photo: Olivier Koning. Nālani Kanaka‘ole is the daughter of renowned chanter, composer and kumu hula Edith...
The Halau | Ka`Imi Na`auao O Hawai`i Nei Institute
A kumu hula (hula teacher) is a master teacher of Hawaiian dances, embodying the qualities of artist, manager and religious leader. As a leader, the kumu is teaching his or her knowledge to the students, instructing them in dance movements, costume and instrument making, as well as guiding the dancers in religious discipline and personal ethics.
Kulia I Ka Punawai
Kūlia i ka Pūnāwai is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization dedicated to the perpetuation of hula, and professionalism in hula practice. Our members are kumu hula (master hula instructors) of halau hula (hula schools) that span Southern California from Ventura to Chula Vista.