Hula steps & Tahitian dance moves

Pele is at Hawai'i Listen it here Aia lä `o Pele i Hawai`i, `eä Ke ha`a mai la i Maukele, `eä   `Ühï`ühä mai ana, `eä Ke nome a`e la i`ä Puna, `eä   Ka mea nani ka i Paliuli, `eä Ke pulelo a`e la i nä pali,`eä   Aia ka palena i Maui, `eä `Äina o Kaululä`au, `eä   I hea käua e la`i ai, `eä I ke alanui a`e li`a nei, `eä   Ha`ina `ia mai ka puana, `eä No Hi`iaka nö he inoa, `eä   Pele is at Hawai`i She is dancing at Maukele   She surges and puffs this way Devouring the land of Puna   It makes Paliuli beautiful Fire tongues leaping at the cliffs   It is heard at Maui Land of Kaulula`au   Where will we find peace? Oh, how we yearn on the road   The end of my song A name song for Hi`iaka References: http://www.huapala.org/Chants/Aia_La%20_O_Pele_I_Hawaii.html

Plants of the Sea We are learning this Hula 'auna song in Module 1  to practice our hula dance moves Ka Uluwehi o Ke Kai Words & Music by Edith Kanakaole Listen it here He hoʻoheno kē ʻike aku Ke kai moana nui lā Nui ke aloha e hiʻipoi nei Me ke ʻala o ka līpoa He līpoa i pae i ke one Ke one hinuhinu lā Wela i ka lā kē hehi aʻe Mai manaʻo he pono kēia Hoʻokohu kohu e ka limu kohu Ke kau i luna ō nā moku la ʻO ia moku ʻula la e hō ʻOni ana i ʻōi ʻaneʻi Haʻina mai ka puana Ka līpoa me ka limu kohu Hoapili ʻoe me ka pāhe'e ʻAnoni me ka līpalu Such a delight to see The great big ocean So familiar and very cherished With its fragrance of the lîpoa (1) It is lîpoa which washed ashore Onto the shiny white sand Hot from the heating sun as you step on it Don't think that this is fun How enticing is the display of limu kohu Atop the rocks Enticing one to pick them As they sway to and fro Let the story be to

Helping Papa (mother's Earth) In the last Polynesian dance class at KAUST, I was talking you about the tale of Papa and Wakea . At the end of the class, I read you a brief text of the real meaning of Aloha and how we can connect the hula steps and Tahitian dance moves with Nature. After a strong workout and when you, amazing hula dancer, was with your eyes closed, I was reading the following text:  "Aloha is being a part of all, and all being a part of me. When there is pain - it is my pain. When there is joy - it is also mine. I will not willfully harm anyone or anything. When food is needed I will take only my need and explain why it is being taken. The earth, the sky, the sea are mine to care for, to cherish and to protect [1]. "Kindly I work with unity, truthfulness, and humility. I am patient but I have perseverance." I decide to "joyfully share the breath of life". This is Hawaiian - this is Aloha!"  The only constant in lif

Aloha! Probably, many of you have heard the word "Aloha" for saying "Hello or Goodbye" in Hawai'i, however, this ancient word has a deeper meaning rather than just a greeting word.  Even though there are different conceptions of what this word means, I will like to share one Hawaiian tale that appears to be interesting, as this story also represents the existence of the taro plant, a staple of the Polynesian diet.  The story begins with the prime Earth Mother; Papa and the Sky Father; Wakea. From their union, a male child was born but the baby died after birth, he was then buried by his parents. From his dead body grows a shoot that Wakea names Haloa, this shoot becomes the first taro plant.  Papa and Wakea gave birth to another male child and to honor his sibling, they named him Haloa and he becomes the prime ancestor of mankind.  Image source: https://www.pinterest.se/pin/345580971376794852/ For me, this tale represents the conn