Saturday, July 30, 2011

Saturday Hula

ALOHA,   FRIEND !

 Let's look in on the Prince Lot Hula Festival





" Hula is the art of Hawaiian dance,
which expresses all we see,
smell, taste, touch, feel,
and experience.
It is joy, sorrow, courage, and fear. "











"Have you ever heard 
the earth breathe? "

Kate Chopin

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  Moanalua Gardens 
is a place long associated with Hawaiian history.
This great Monkey Pod tree 
is known to be over 100 years old. 

During the 1850s, King Kamehameha V
had a Summer cottage in the valley.

 Here, away from the prying eyes
of Honolulu Town, the court could enjoy
hula, chant, the Hawaiian language,
and the other traditions that outsiders
were trying to eradicate.






Lovely Hula Maidens


  "He lei poina ‘ole ke keiki "

' A lei never forgotten
is the beloved child  '







This Hula Mound
is an important place to devotees of the tradition.




" I cannot help feeling that the chief end of this meeting is plantation profits,
and the prosperity of the country,
the demands of society,
the future of the Hawaiian race
only comes secondarily if at all. "

1800s








" A'a i ka hula, waiho i ka maka'u i ka hale "
 Hawaiian Saying
' Dare to dance, 
leave shame at home.'









'KALO' is better known as 'TARO'
the staple food of Hawaiians



"Tell me what you eat,
and I shall tell you what you are."
 
Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
(1755-1826)



The stone Poi Pounder, the Kalo Board, 
and the Bowl: THIS is Hawaii !
Note the plastic glove


" There is no love sincerer
than the love of food."
 
George Bernard Shaw







Bringing Home the Kalo
Wrapped in a Traditional Ti Leaf Package. 



" We may find in the long run
that tinned food is a deadlier weapon
than the machine-gun. "
 
George Orwell



Below is a snippet of Hula and Chant
for you to experience.  Mahalo for Visiting! cloudia

34 comments:

Maureen Pua'ena O'Shaughnessy said...

Mahalo, Cloudia! I wasn't able to be there this year, and my halau danced on the hula mound the first year it was used for the Prince Lot Festival - I believe it was 1982! My Kumu, Ho'oulu Richards was part of the Blessing of the Hula Mound, "Kama'ipu'upa'a" That year!.
VERY fond memories, especially as it is the 20th anniversary of Ho'oulu's passing this past July 17th.

Commander Zaius said...

Sam Dole was a huge dick, a lot of people in Washington act like him now.

Cloudia said...

Thank you BOTH for visiting!

Windsmoke. said...

The Hula dance is so mesmerizing and enchanting :-).

The Bipolar Diva said...

I'm SO ready to come back, and I was just there in February!

irinapictures said...

Please please post the photo of somebody during hard work and with unhappy face. I just can not believe that you show us real world)))

Anonymous said...

Yes, it feels like paradise alive.


Please have you all a good Sunday.


daily athens

RONW said...

Musta been a million mosquitos over there. One thing about Waikiki, very few mosquitos.

Randy said...

Looks like a great time. I just love that tree. It would be great to just sit under it and just take it all in.

SandyCarlson said...

The joy and beauty resonate here.

nazelet said...

Such a beautiful, life-affirming ritual. I'm falling in love with Hawaii through your wonderful blog.

"Have you ever heard
the earth breathe? "
Kate Chopin

Everything that is - is among those words.

Anonymous said...

cheery post today, Cloudia. Mahalo!

Charles Gramlich said...

Now THAT is a shade tree. Wow.

Elephant's Child said...

Love, and wholeheartedly agree with, the George Orwell quote. Wonderful cultural excursion as always. Thanks.

Pierre BOYER said...

What a wonderful tree !
Greetings from France,

Pierre
http://pierre-boyer.blogspot.com/

Autumn Belle said...

Oh, Cloudia! This post is excellent. I love the Hula dance, the Hawaiian scenery and also all your quotes.

FilipBlog said...

Nice show but I find this three very special.

Greetings,
Filip

dr.antony said...

That tree looks lovely.The other day I was reading the history of the place.How it has been trampled by the modern life style.

the walking man said...

Odd isn't it that until Manifest Destiny reared it's ugly European head that all dance and song was done communally in praise of a deity of one form or another.

Colonialism was such a period of enlightenment I could just about shit myself for joy.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Fabulous insight into Hawaiian life Cloudia, I love the look of the Hula, so feminine!

21 Wits said...

Thanks for taking me along, and sharing a bit of the hula art! The monkey pod tree is fascinating, and it's got to be a cool place underneath during warmer parts of the day! Such great quotes well suited again for each photo! Thanks Cloudia!

Akelamalu said...

That tree is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.!

Birdman said...

A hula festival? That's what I'm talking about! Happy days.

Daryl said...

What fun ... what does Poi taste like?

Maude Lynn said...

That tree is amazing!

Couture Carrie said...

Really fun post, darling!
Yay for the hula!

xoxox,
CC

KrippledWarrior said...

always interesting and fun. Thanks

Ileana said...

"Dare to dance, leave shame at home!" My new motto, chica! xo

Aloha and thanks for sharing the hula fun with us.

Travis Erwin said...

I need me one of those red loin cloths.

Lynn said...

I'm glad that the hula has lived on - looks like a lovely day!

இ Baŋäŋaz இ said...

Lovely 100 years old great Monkey Pod tree and thanks for the video of Hula & Chant.

foongpc said...

Interesting festival! : )

Indrani said...

Interesting, very interesting.

Cloudia said...

Thank YOU!