The surprising history of Hawai‘i’s hula tradition

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Over the past two centuries, the cherished Hawaiian dance has moved from a sacred religious practice to a tourist attraction, along the way falling prey to cultural appropriation and near erasure

on the island of Hawai‘i. “Then our hula became more of a Hollywood show. We never danced with cellophane skirts and coconut bras.”. “Hula is our highest expression of who we are. It’s our language put into motion,” says Māpuana de Silva, a kumu hula who has been teaching hula onHawaiian cultural organizations are now reclaiming and safeguarding a more authentic version of hula—both for residents and visitors. “People are history seekers today,” says Kumu Kamohoali‘i.

In this 19th-century photo, hula dancers perform for an audience in front of the ʻIolani Palace in Honolulu. The palace is now a museum that hosts regular hula demonstrations.Please be respectful of copyright. Unauthorized use is prohibited.

 

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Erasure? Whose stopping Hawaiians performing it like they want?

This is also true for native Americans

Hey. You're woke

АЗ ЛИЧНО ДАВИД БОГ ЖЕНСКИ ПОЛ ВТОРО ПРИШЕСТВИЕ НА ДАВИД БОГ НА ТЕРИТОРИЯТА БЪЛГАРСКА В РЕАЛНОСТТА В ЖИВОТА НА човечеството ЩЕ ви ' върна ' ХИЛЯДА ГОДИНИ НАЗАД ВЪВ ВРЕМЕТО ЩЕ БЪДАТ ИСТОРИЧЕСКИ ЦЕННОСТИ КУЛТУРАТА ЖИТИЕТО БИТИЕТО НА ВСИЧКИ НАРОДИ друг избор няма да ви бъде позволено

Hopi ceremonies are beautiful and stirring, but that’s a description because I don’t go to see them because I don’t belong there.

It seems that 200 years is about all you get.

Well which one was it? Culturally appropriated or nearly erased?

don't forget how the USA stole the Kingdom of Hawaii and has yet to return its sovereignty! Details matter!

Blame greedy Hawaiian’s. You don’t have to dance for anyone but they did and do for 💰

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Cultures that aren’t shared die….

Hiki ke ʻike ʻia ka hula Hawaiʻi ʻoiaʻiʻo ma ka Merrie Monarch Festival i mālama ʻia i kēlā me kēia makahiki ma Hilo ma ka Mokupuni ʻo Hawaiʻi.

Hawaiʻi resort hula shows have become distorted versions of dances from other cultures and bear no resemblance to authentic Hawaiian hula.

Cultural appropriation is the dumbest noun ever.

Every countries has a beautiful traditional dancing , they have a very unique and arsitic on they were dancing 😍😍😍

It is very important to keep as many traditions as we can. So much is going away FAST!

“Loyalty to country” even exceeds China in U.S. now, but 30-40 years ago, there were many scenes of hiding fugitives for deceiving the police in movies. All capitalist powerful people have surrendered to China, so the people must know how choose leader!

Culture is very important. If the same, the world will not be colorful

Ironically, this article is stereotyping Hawaiian culture. Why not name Queen Kaʻahumanu as the regent who banned hula and made Protestantism the state religion? Perhaps it distracts from your patronizing 'noble savage' narrative of oppressive missionaries vs powerless natives?

مطلووووب فوراااا لكل واحد بيدور علي شغل مطلوب عمال انتاج بمصنع العاشر من رمضان فرواله ١٢ ساعه شغل الراتب ٢٦ يوم شغل ٣٥٠٠ و٣٠ يوم شغل ٤٠٠٠ السن من ١٧ الي ٥٠ بتوفر سكن ومواصلات داخليه للتواصل واتس اب ا.ابراهيم 01008584646

A veces una cultura tiene giros inesperados, sobre todo cuando ha sido influenciada por otra por muchos años.

Ironically, this article IS stereotyping Hawaiian culture. Why not name Queen Kaʻahumanu as the regent who banned hula and made Protestantism the state religion? Perhaps it distracts from your patronizing 'noble savage' narrative of oppressive missionaries vs powerless natives?

Not the speaking of non-existent social phenomena. 'Cultural appropriation' is not, and will never be a thing. Unless we all appropriated all 'social rituals' we have from some quirky Homo erectus. So yeah, not u trying to get clout from the 'woke' crowd

I would hardly say erasure…watch the Annual Merrie Monarch Festival. Hula is alive and well.

As have most indigenous dances, rites and rituals around the World - now glorified tourist ‘localtainment’ stops with little real appreciation of the people, their heritage nor their needs now.

At least they got an income

They turned epsteins island into a tourist attraction but banned Russian dressing

🤩🤩 it's everywhere 😱

This is the case all over the world.

Can't let the public view posts without political commentary like cultural appropriation? Unfollowing.

Such a Beautiful tradition to behold. I miss you, Maui Hi.!! Such Beautiful People and Cultures.

Well pretty much all the cultures sacred dances are used for tourist attractions. Everything about a culture is a tourist attraction to the ppl going there to see it

How could it be erased when it is taking place daily?

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