query: Who invented the hula hoop?

title: Hula hoop

text: Hula hoop A hula hoop is a toy hoop that is twirled around the waist, limbs or neck. The modern hula hoop was invented in 1958 by Arthur K. "Spud" Melin and Richard Knerr, but children and adults around the world have played with hoops throughout history. Hula hoops for children generally measure approximately 70 centimetres (28 in) in diameter, while those for adults measure around 1 metre (40 in). Traditional materials for hoops include willow, rattan (a flexible and strong vine), grapevines and stiff grasses. Today, they are usually made of plastic tubing. Native American Hoop Dance is a

title: Hula hoop

text: the usage of wooden and metal hoops in 14th-century England. He reports that doctors treated patients suffering from pain, dislocated backs, and even heart failure due to hooping. Panati also says that the name "hula" came from the Hawaiian dance in the 18th century, due to the similar hip movements. The hula hoop gained international popularity in the late 1950s, when a plastic version was successfully marketed by California's Wham-O toy company. In 1957, Richard Knerr and Arthur "Spud" Melin, starting with the idea of Australian bamboo "exercise hoops", manufactured 1.06-metre (42 in) hoops with Marlex plastic. With giveaways, national

title: Hula hoop

text: record for continuous hula hoop spinning is held by Aaron Hibbs from Columbus, Ohio who kept a hoop spinning for 74 hours and 54 minutes between October 22, through 25, 2009. The record for most hula hoops twirled at the same time is 160, by Marawa the amazing On 19 February 2013, 4,483 people swung hula hoops to dance music for seven minutes. They did this without interruption at Thammasat University stadium in Thailand, setting a world record for the most people dancing with hula hoops simultaneously in one place. The largest hoop successfully twirled was in diameter, by Ashrita

title: Hula hoop

text: Furman of the United States in September, 2010. In 2000, Roman Schedler spun a 53-pound tractor tyre for 71 seconds at the 5th Saxonia Record Festival in Bregenz, Austria. In April 2010, 70 hoopers on Team Hooprama hula hooped the Music City Half-Marathon () to raise awareness and funds for Hooping for Hope. In March 2013, the largest hula hoop workout (407 participants) was achieved at Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility in Scotland by North Lanarkshire Leisure and Powerhoop Fitness. Hula hoop A hula hoop is a toy hoop that is twirled around the waist, limbs or neck. The modern hula

title: Hula hoop

text: marketing and retailing, a fad begin in July 1958: twenty-five million plastic hoops were sold in less than four months, and sales reached more than 100 million units in two years. Carlon Products Corporation was one of the first manufacturers of the hula hoop; during the 1950s, Carlon was producing more than 50,000 hula hoops per day. The hoop was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame at The Strong in Rochester, New York, in 1999. The hula hoop craze swept the world, dying out again in the 1980s, but not in China and Russia, where hula hooping and

title: Hula hoop

text: the polyvinyl chloride hoops, are much larger and heavier than hoops of the 1950s. The size and the weight of the hoop affect the style of the hooper. Heavier, larger hoops are more often used for beginner dancers and easier tricks, while lighter, thinner tubing is used for quick hand tricks. These hoops may be covered in a fabric or plastic tape to create more of a visual image and distinguish between the hoop and dancer. Gaffer Tape is also used to line the inside of a hula hoop to add grip or when using a bare hula hoop it

title: Hula Hoop (song)

text: Hula Hoop (song) "Hula Hoop" is a song by Jamaican singer Omi. The song was released on 27th August 2015 as the second single from his debut studio album "Me 4 U" (2015). The song was written by Omar Pasley (OMI), Karl Wolf, Jenson Vaughan, Matt James and Frank Buelles. The music video was released on September 16, 2015. A broadcast radio station in Miami announces a competition for picking a lead girl for the OMI "Hula Hoop" video and a number of candidates flock in the sea shore to apply. A judging panel watches the dancers perform to pick

title: Hula Hoop (song)

text: OMI's partner on his video. Hula Hoop (song) "Hula Hoop" is a song by Jamaican singer Omi. The song was released on 27th August 2015 as the second single from his debut studio album "Me 4 U" (2015). The song was written by Omar Pasley (OMI), Karl Wolf, Jenson Vaughan, Matt James and Frank Buelles. The music video was released on September 16, 2015. A broadcast radio station in Miami announces a competition for picking a lead girl for the OMI "Hula Hoop" video and a number of candidates flock in the sea shore to apply. A judging panel watches

title: Hula hoop

text: form of storytelling dance incorporating hoops as props. These props are used to create both static and dynamic shapes, which represent various animals, symbols, and storytelling elements. The dance is generally performed by a solo dancer with multiple hoops. Before it was known and recognized as the common colorful plastic toy (sometimes filled with water or sand), the traditional "hula hoop" was made of dried willow, rattan, grapevines, or stiff grasses. Though they have been in existence for thousands of years, it is often incorrectly believed that they were invented in the 1950s. Author Charles Panati records a "craze" with

title: Hula hoop

text: a real community and movement began to grow. Bay Area Hoopers began in San Francisco at that time holding regular "hoop jams" with music to hoop to and the hooping group began being replicated in cities around the world. In 2006 Hoopin' Annie had the idea to create a hooping holiday and the first World Hoop Day was held in 2007. Modern hula hooping is seen at numerous festivals and fairs in the USA, UK, Australia and Europe. Many modern hoopers make their own hoops out of PVC piping, or polypropylene tubing (known as polypro). The polyethylene hoops, and especially

title: Hula hoop

text: hoop manipulation were adopted by traditional circuses and rhythmic gymnasts. Recently, there has been a re-emergence of hula hooping, generally referred to as either "hoopdance" or simply "hooping" to distinguish it from the children's playform. The jam band The String Cheese Incident is widely credited with fostering a renewed interest in hooping. Band members started throwing larger adult-sized hoops into their audiences in the mid-1990s, encouraging their fans to hoop and dance, spreading the word and the fun. It wasn't until 2003 with the launch of Hooping.org that these small bands of hoopers began to find each other online and

title: Hula hoop

text: includes many 'on body' moves and many 'off body' moves. A few examples include breaks, isolations, leg hooping, and double hooping. Hooping has now become a popular fitness activity, with classes in many cities across the world. It is easy for beginners to get started with many great online resources popping up. A recent development in hooping has been fire hooping, in which spokes are set into the outside of the hoop and tipped with kevlar wicks, which are soaked in fuel and lit on fire. Some companies produce collapsible hula hoops for easy transport and versatility. The longest verified

title: Hula Hoops

text: calories. They also contain 0.8g of protein, 15.4g of carbohydrates, 7.1g of fat, 0.5g of fibre, and 0.2g of Sodium. These values vary between flavours. In 2010, Hula Hoops partnered with Sport Relief to organize mass hula hoop displays. The "Hoopathons" were on Sunday 21 March, and 1,388 people took part to set a Guinness World record-breaking largest number of people to hula-hoop simultaneously across the United Kingdom for two minutes. Hula Hoops Hula Hoops are a snack food made out of potatoes that are sold in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland as well as South Africa,

title: Hula Hoops

text: flavour was in the opposite bottom-corner. Big O's are no longer in production nor available. For a short while in the early 2000s, KP produced Hula Hoops Shoks These were miniature versions of the classic Hula Hoop, but had a much more intense flavour than the bags. They were packaged in either a stiff flexible plastic cube, or in a small resealable pot. They were available in the following flavours: In 2001, KP launched Hula Hoops XL, which were larger-than-normal Hula Hoops, much like the previous Big O's incarnation. They were packaged larger bags and were available in a limited

title: Aerial hoop

text: Aerial hoop The aerial hoop (also known as the lyra, aerial ring or cerceau/cerceaux) is a circular steel apparatus (resembling a hula hoop) suspended from the ceiling, on which circus artists may perform aerial acrobatics. It can be used static, spinning, or swinging. Tabs are the connection points where the aerial hoop attaches to the rigging. Most aerial hoops connect at either one point (single tab configuration) or two points (double tab configuration). The number of tabs an aerial hoop has will depend on how it will be used, the intended effect, and the performer's comfort level. Aerial hoops can

title: Aerial hoop

text: be hollow or solid. Lighter hoops will spin more easily; once a solid hoop gets momentum, it will stay spinning for much longer. Sometimes aerial hoops have crossbars or hand or foot loops to aid the performer. Aerial hoop The aerial hoop (also known as the lyra, aerial ring or cerceau/cerceaux) is a circular steel apparatus (resembling a hula hoop) suspended from the ceiling, on which circus artists may perform aerial acrobatics. It can be used static, spinning, or swinging. Tabs are the connection points where the aerial hoop attaches to the rigging. Most aerial hoops connect at either one

title: Native American Hoop Dance

text: Native American Hoop Dance Native American Hoop Dance is one of the individual dances, and it is performed as a show dance in many tribes. It features a solo dancer dancing with a dozen or more hoops and using them to form a variety of both static and dynamic shapes (poses and moves). Most of the hoop dances in tribes across North America belong to modern hoop dance, which was invented in 1930. Like other native dances, hoop dance is not acrobatic, but restrained. The dancer usually takes small steps when performing the dance. Hoop dance, an individual dance, is

title: The Man Who Invented Christmas (film)

text: with an average rating of 6.3/10. The website's critical consensus reads, ""The Man Who Invented Christmas" adds holiday magic to the writing of "A Christmas Carol", putting a sweetly revisionist spin on the story behind a classic yuletide tale." On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score 60 out of 100, based 32 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". The Man Who Invented Christmas (film) The Man Who Invented Christmas is a 2017 biographical drama film directed by Bharat Nalluri and written by Susan Coyne based on the book of the same

title: Hula

text: Hula Hula is a Polynesian dance form accompanied by chant (oli) or song (mele, which is a cognate of "meke" from the Fijian language). It was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there. The hula dramatizes or portrays the words of the oli or mele in a visual dance form. There are many sub-styles of hula, with the main two categories being Hula ʻAuana and Hula Kahiko. Ancient hula, as performed before Western encounters with Hawaii, is called "kahiko". It is accompanied by chant and traditional instruments. Hula, as it evolved under Western influence in

title: Urban golf

text: nature to Campus Golf, in that a tennis ball is used in place of a golf ball, and only one club is used for the entirety of the round. The name 'Townsend Golf' stems from it being invented in Townsend Circle in southern Fonthill, centered on two homes properties. The original course is 9 holes, par 27, 193 yards. For the most part, the basic rules of golf are adhered to, with a few exceptions. The signature element of Townsend Golf is the entire course shares a single 'hole', and it is a hula hoop. This singular hula hoop is

title: Hula

text: of paganism. The newly Christianized alii (royalty and nobility) were urged to ban the hula. In 1830 Queen Kaʻahumanu forbade public performances. However, many of them continued to privately patronize the hula. By the 1850s, public hula was regulated by a system of licensing. The Hawaiian performing arts had a resurgence during the reign of King David Kalākaua (1874–1891), who encouraged the traditional arts. With the Princess Lili'uokalani who devoted herself to the old ways, as the patron of the ancients chants (mele, hula), she stressed the importance to revive the diminishing culture of their ancestors within the damaging influence

title: Hula

text: before games in 2007. Since 1964, the Merrie Monarch Festival has become an annual one week long hula competition held in the spring that attracts visitors from all over the world. It is to honor King David Kalākaua who was known as the Merrie Monarch as he revived the art of hula. Although Merrie Monarch was seen as a competition among hula hālaus, it later became known as a tourist event because of the many people it attracted. Hula Hula is a Polynesian dance form accompanied by chant (oli) or song (mele, which is a cognate of "meke" from the

title: Hula

text: their honor, or for their entertainment. Types of hula kahiko include ālaapapa, haa, olapa, and many others. Today hula kahiko is simply stated as "Traditional" Hula. Many hula dances are considered to be a religious performance, as they are dedicated to, or honoring, a Hawaiian goddess or god. As was true of ceremonies at the heiau, the platform temple, even a minor error was considered to invalidate the performance. It might even be a presage of bad luck or have dire consequences. Dancers who were learning to do such hula necessarily made many mistakes. Hence they were ritually secluded and

title: The Man Who Invented Christmas (film)

text: The Man Who Invented Christmas (film) The Man Who Invented Christmas is a 2017 biographical drama film directed by Bharat Nalluri and written by Susan Coyne based on the book of the same name by Les Standiford. It stars Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, and Jonathan Pryce. The plot follows Charles Dickens (Stevens) at the time when he wrote "A Christmas Carol", and how Dickens' fictional character Ebenezer Scrooge (Plummer) was influenced by his real-life father, John Dickens (Pryce). It was released by Bleecker Street in the United States on 22 November 2017 and in the United Kingdom on 1 December

title: Hula Girls

text: Japan's entry for the 79th Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The dancers spent three months learning and becoming skilled in hula. The character Madoka Hirayama is loosely based on Kaleinani Hayakawa, the original kumu hula at Joban, who stayed for 32 years, while also becoming the founder of the first hula school in Japan. Her work helped inspire the hula craze in Japan. Hula Girls "Hula Girls" was critically acclaimed upon release in Japan and nominated for a total of 12 awards at the 2007 Japan Academy Awards, going on to win five major awards, including that of

title: Hula

text: well known and often used entrance or permission chant is Kunihi Ka Mauna/Tunihi Ta Mauna. There are various legends surrounding the origins of hula. According to one Hawaiian legend, Laka, goddess of the hula, gave birth to the dance on the island of Molokai, at a sacred place in Kaana. After Laka died, her remains were hidden beneath the hill "Puu Nana". Another story tells of "Hiiaka", who danced to appease her fiery sister, the volcano goddess Pele. This story locates the source of the hula on Hawaii, in the Puna district at the Hāena shoreline. The ancient hula "Ke

title: Hula (film)

text: ruined, Mrs. Haldane agrees to the divorce, and the two lovers can finally get married. In the opening scene of the film Hula is shown swimming nude in a stream, and later is wearing pants and articulates her sexual desires. Similar to "Sadie Thompson" (1928), the film depicts a modern woman who is located outside the bounds of American civilization and thus able to act in an "uncivilized" manner like natives who live on the islands. Hula (film) Hula is a 1927 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Victor Fleming, and based on the novel "Hula, a Romance of

title: Hula (film)

text: Hula (film) Hula is a 1927 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Victor Fleming, and based on the novel "Hula, a Romance of Hawaii" by Armine von Tempski. The film stars Clara Bow and was released by Paramount Pictures. Hula Calhoun (Clara Bow) is the daughter of a Hawaiian planter, Bill Calhoun (Albert Gran). She follows the advice of her uncle Edwin (Agostino Borgato), and follows a simple and natural life, far from social conventions of her family and is considered a "wild child" who wears pants and rides horses. Courted with adoration by Harry Dehan (Arnold Kent), Hula

title: Hula

text: kahiko performances would begin with an opening dance, kai, and end with a closing dance, hoi, to state the presence of the hula. There were hula celebrating his lineage, his name, and even his genitals (hula mai). Sacred hula, celebrating Hawaiian gods, were also danced. All these performances must be completed without error (which would be both unlucky and disrespectful). Visiting chiefs from other domains would also be honored with hula performances. This courtesy was often extended to important Western visitors. Modern hula arose from adaptation of traditional hula ideas (dance and mele) to Western influences. The primary influences were

title: Hula Dancer

text: Hula Dancer Hula Dancer (foaled 1960 in Kentucky) was an American-bred French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. Hula Dancer was a grey mare sired by Native Dancer. Owner Gertrude Widener raced Ambrose Light in France and brought him to the United States to stand at stud where he sired Hula Dancer's dam, Flash On. Mrs. Widener began shipping over a few yearlings every year starting in 1956. She had quite a bit of success with her American bred yearlings winning all of France's top two year old races and she also bred the filly Right Away by Right Royal who won the French

title: Hula

text: musicians performing hula auana will typically use portable acoustic stringed instruments. Occasional hula auana call for the dancers to use implements, in which case they will use the same instruments as for hula kahiko. Often dancers use the Ulīulī (feathered gourd rattle). The traditional Hawaiian hula costume includes kapa cloth skirts and men in just the malo (loincloth) however, during 1880s hula ‘auana was developed from western influences. It is during this period that the grass skirt began to be seen everywhere although, Hula ‘auana costumes are usually more western-looking, with dresses for women and pants for men. Regalia plays

title: Hula Hoops

text: range, they were targeted towards adults who had memories of placing regular sized hoops onto their fingers, but could no longer do so. They are currently available in 160g bags intended for sharing. Big Hoops are available in the following flavours: In May 2018, KP began production of Hula Hoops Flavarings in both Salt and Vinegar and Tangy Cheese flavours. Flavarings are a larger ring than standard Hula Hoops, and are maize based rather than potato, leading to a different texture more like Monster Munch than traditional Hula Hoops. Each 25g bag of the original Hula Hoops contains around 129

title: Stefan Hula Jr.

text: Stefan Hula Jr. Stefan Hula Jr. (born 29 September 1986) is a Polish ski jumper, three-time Olympian (2006, 2010 and 2018), a bronze medalist of the 2018 Olympic Games in team. Stefan Hula Jr. was born in Szczyrk, Poland. His father Stefan Hula Sr. is a former Nordic combined skier and bronze medalist at the 1974 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun. Hula Jr. has a brother, Przemysław, and two sisters, Katarzyna and Magdalena, who were trained in sledging. In May 2012 he married Marcelina. They run together the company "Hooligans" in which Marcelina sews suits for ski jumpers

title: Kumu Hula

text: ceremony is scheduled. Kumu Hula A Kumu Hula is a master teacher in the art of Hula. They usually run and participate in dance schools called Halau Hula. A master teacher instructs those studying to become formally graduated "kumu hula", passing on knowledge received within their own hula lineage. In addition to dance technique and choreography, training includes study of esoteric knowledge of costuming, plants, and protocol related to the hula altar, which is dedicated to Laka, the patron goddess of hula. When the teacher is satisfied that the knowledge will be responsibly used and carefully protected by the student,

title: Kumu Hula

text: Kumu Hula A Kumu Hula is a master teacher in the art of Hula. They usually run and participate in dance schools called Halau Hula. A master teacher instructs those studying to become formally graduated "kumu hula", passing on knowledge received within their own hula lineage. In addition to dance technique and choreography, training includes study of esoteric knowledge of costuming, plants, and protocol related to the hula altar, which is dedicated to Laka, the patron goddess of hula. When the teacher is satisfied that the knowledge will be responsibly used and carefully protected by the student, then an "‘uniki"

title: Hula

text: of foreigners and modernism that was forever changing Hawaii. Practitioners merged Hawaiian poetry, chanted vocal performance, dance movements and costumes to create the new form, the "hula kui" (kui means "to combine old and new"). The "pahu" appears not to have been used in hula kui, evidently because its sacredness was respected by practitioners; the "ipu" gourd (Lagenaria sicenaria) was the indigenous instrument most closely associated with hula kui. Ritual and prayer surrounded all aspects of hula training and practice, even as late as the early 20th century. Teachers and students were dedicated to the goddess of the hula, Laka.

title: Native American Hoop Dance

text: that he had to give up his home and became a permanent visitor. Many women wanted him to settle with them in their village but he preferred to keep moving. Pukawiss and his brother Cheeby-aub-oozoo added drums and flute to the dance. Later, Pukawiss added the stories of humankind to his performances. He invented the hoop dance to help him with this goal. The dancer became a counselor with the hoops representing a circle that returns each problem back to the responsibility of its creator. According to Basil Johnston, "the hoop is also emblematic of the way things are, in

title: How the Hula Girl Sings

text: in his companion and fellow ex-con, Junior Breen, who spells out puzzling messages to the unquiet ghosts of his past; and finally, in the arms of the lovely but reckless Charlene. How the Hula Girl Sings is a suspenseful exploration of a country bright with the far-off stars of forgiveness and dark with the still-looming shadow of the death penalty. How the Hula Girl Sings How the Hula Girl Sings is the second novel by Chicago author Joe Meno. Released by Punk Planet books in 2001. A young ex-con in a small Illinois town. A lonely giant with a haunted

title: Wyn Hoop

text: Wyn Hoop Wyn Hoop (born 29 May 1936) is a German singer, birth name Winfried Lüssenhop, best known for his participation in the 1960 Eurovision Song Contest. Born in Hannover, in the early 1950s, Hoop formed a jazz band called the Capitellos, who toured and worked on radio before disbanding in 1958. Hoop started to make solo recordings, at first under the name Fred Lyssen, before settling on the professional name Wyn Hoop. In 1960, Hoop took part in the German Eurovision selection final, and his song "Bonne nuit ma chérie" was chosen to go forward to the fifth Eurovision

title: Halau hula

text: bent position at all times. www.KaaheleHawaii.com Hula Page www.GreatLakesHula.com Essay 1 www.GreatLakesHula.com Essay 2 www.mele.com Halau hula A hālau hula is a school in which the ancient Hawaiian dance form called hula is taught. The term comes from "hālau," a workshed, and "hula," the traditional dance of the Hawaiian Islands. There is great variation between hālau. Some focus primarily on ancient styles of hula, others on modern styles, and some study both. Some hālau continue to preserve very strict "kapu", sacred protocols, while others are "noa", or free of kapu. The styles of hula taught in different hālau also can

title: Halau hula

text: Halau hula A hālau hula is a school in which the ancient Hawaiian dance form called hula is taught. The term comes from "hālau," a workshed, and "hula," the traditional dance of the Hawaiian Islands. There is great variation between hālau. Some focus primarily on ancient styles of hula, others on modern styles, and some study both. Some hālau continue to preserve very strict "kapu", sacred protocols, while others are "noa", or free of kapu. The styles of hula taught in different hālau also can vary greatly. Styles are passed down from kumu to "haumana", and knowledgeable students of hula

title: Hula (film)

text: prefers a young British engineer, Anthony Haldane (Clive Brook), who came to the island to oversee the construction of a dam on her father's property. However, Haldane is already married. At a party, Haldane tries to keep his distance but Hula gets drunk and performs a seductive hula dance for him. She manages to provoke him so much that he promises that he will get a divorce. When his wife, Margaret (Patricia Dupont), appears, Hula makes a deal with one of the foreman to use dynamite to blow up a point on the dam. Thinking that her husband is now

title: Hoop Jr.

text: Hoop Jr. Hoop Jr. (March 15, 1942 – November 19, 1964) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the Kentucky Derby in 1945. Hoop Jr. was a bay horse sired by the French-bred stallion Sir Gallahad, a full brother to Bull Dog, who sired Bull Lea). He was out of the American stakes winning mare One Hour, a daughter of the French bred Snob, who had been purchased for the third highest amount ever paid for a horse imported into the United States for racing purposes. Hoop Jr. was the first Thoroughbred horse Fred W. Hooper, an Alabama

title: Hula-La-La

text: who gave the medium a shot while Edward Bernds was busy directing feature films. Bernds described McCollum's directing style as "gentle and tasteful", like McCollum himself. However, film author Ted Okuda believed this hurt his films, not allowing them to reach their full potential. "Hula-La-La" was cited as an example of suffering from moments of restraint, resulting in several scenes lacking their comedic punch. The standard "Three Blind Mice" theme is replaced during the end titles with a hula composition entitled "Lu-Lu." The tune was written by Columbia Pictures composers Ross DiMaggio and Nico Grigor. Hula-La-La Hula-La-La is the 135th

title: Ed Hula

text: Ed Hula Ed Hula (born June 17, 1951 in Tarrytown, New York) is the editor and founder of Around the Rings(ATR), a leading publication specializing in business news about the Olympics. Prior to launching Around the Rings, Hula worked as a journalist and producer for major radio and TV broadcasters such as CNN. He holds a B.A. from Florida State University in government. Hula is married to Sheila Scott Hula, the publisher of Around the Rings. They have one son, Edward III. Hula began covering the Olympics in the late 1980s when Atlanta began its bid for the 1996 Olympics.

title: Hula (software)

text: the transfer, due to the move of Hula from Novell to The Messaging Architects. With the future of Hula unclear to many, a software fork of the source code was used to create the independent Bongo Project. Activity on this fork also seems to have been abandoned. Hula/Bongo should not be confused with proprietary mobile phone games Bongo Thinks, Bongo Knows, and Ask Bongo, all of which rely on in-app payments and SMS text messaging. Hula (software) Hula was an open source mail and calendar project based on open standards announced on February 15, 2005 by Novell. Hula was an

title: Hula

text: the 19th and 20th centuries, is called "auana" (a word that means "to wander" or "drift"). It is accompanied by song and Western-influenced musical instruments such as the guitar, the ukulele, and the double bass. Terminology for two main additional categories is beginning to enter the hula lexicon: "Monarchy" includes any hula which were composed and choreographed during the 19th century. During that time the influx of Western culture created significant changes in the formal Hawaiian arts, including hula. "Ai Kahiko", meaning "in the ancient style" are those hula written in the 20th and 21st centuries that follow the stylistic

title: Hula

text: Hula changed drastically in the early 20th century as it was featured in tourist spectacles, such as the Kodak Hula Show, and in Hollywood films. However, a more traditional hula was maintained in small circles by older practitioners. There has been a renewed interest in hula, both traditional and modern, since the 1970s and the Hawaiian Renaissance. In response to several Pacific island sports teams using their respective native war chants and dances as pre-game ritual challenges, the University of Hawaii football team started doing a war chant and dance using the native Hawaiian language that was called the ha'a

title: Hula

text: Haa Ala Puna" describes this event. Another story is when Pele, the goddess of fire was trying to find a home for herself running away from her sister Namakaokahaʻi (the goddess of the oceans) when she finally found an island where she couldn't be touched by the waves. There at chain of craters on the island of Hawai'i she danced the first dance of hula signifying that she finally won. Kumu Hula (or "hula master") Leato S. Savini of the Hawiian cultural academy Hālau Nā Mamo O Tulipa, located in Waianae, Japan, and Virginia, believes that hula goes as far

title: Hula

text: the kaholo, kaʻo, kawelu, hela, ʻuwehe, and ʻami. There are other related dances (tamure, hura, 'aparima, 'ote'a, haka, kapa haka, poi, Fa'ataupati, Tau'olunga, and Lakalaka) that come from other Polynesian islands such as Tahiti, The Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga and New Zealand; however, the hula is unique to the Hawaiian Islands. Hula kahiko, often defined as those hula composed prior to 1894 which do not include modern instrumentation (such as guitar, ʻukulele, etc.), encompasses an enormous variety of styles and moods, from the solemn and sacred to the frivolous. Many hula were created to praise the chiefs and performed in

title: Hula

text: 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), kokua (helpers), and then the 'olapa (dancers) or haumana (students). This is not true for every hālau, but it does occur often. Most, if not all, hula halau(s) have a permission chant in order to enter wherever they may practice. They will collectively chant their entrance chant, then wait for the kumu to respond with the entrance chant, once he or she is finished, the students may enter. One

title: Hula

text: made of whalebone and dogteeth as well as other items made from nature. Some of these make music-shells and bones will rattle against each other while the dancers dance. Women perform most Hawaiian hula dances. Female hula dancers usually wear colorful tops and skirts with lei. However, traditionally, men were just as likely to perform the hula. A grass skirt is a skirt that hangs from the waist and covers all or part of the legs. Grass skirts were made of many different natural fibers, such as hibiscus or palm. Hula is taught in schools or groups called "hālau". The

title: Wyn Hoop

text: de Paul (credited as Rubin) and Ron Roker as Wyn & Andrea. In 1978, Hoop and Horn retired from show business. They have since established themselves as successful publishers of sailing guidebooks, and contributors of travelogues to magazines and newspapers. Wyn Hoop Wyn Hoop (born 29 May 1936) is a German singer, birth name Winfried Lüssenhop, best known for his participation in the 1960 Eurovision Song Contest. Born in Hannover, in the early 1950s, Hoop formed a jazz band called the Capitellos, who toured and worked on radio before disbanding in 1958. Hoop started to make solo recordings, at first

title: Jesca Hoop

text: Jesca Hoop Jessica "Jesca" Ada Hoop (born April 21, 1975 in Santa Rosa, California) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, who writes and performs in diverse musical styles. She has released five studio albums of her own, as well as live, acoustic and dual albums with others. Hoop was born in Santa Rosa, California to traditional Mormon parents Janette and Jack Dennis Hoop, and grew up singing hymns and folk tunes with her family in four part harmony. At age 14, her parents separated and two years later she broke away from her Mormon religion. Hoop described losing her faith

title: Under the Hula Moon

text: him to get a real job. Meanwhile Turkey, the psychotic half-brother of Buzz, escapes from jail. He comes to the trailer, bonds Buzz, kidnaps Betty, steals $10,000 and flees in the direction of the Mexican border. Luckily Buzz is found and freed by Maya, his ex-girlfriend, who now works as a TV reporter. With Turkey's trail they take up the chase to rescue Betty. Under the Hula Moon Under the Hula Moon is an action comedy film from 1995 directed by Jeff Celentano and starring Stephen Baldwin, Emily Lloyd, Chris Penn, and Musetta Vander. Buzz and Betty Wall are a

title: Hula (woreda)

text: Hula (woreda) Hula is one of the woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Sidama Zone, Hula is bordered on the south by the Oromia Region, on the west by Dara, on the northwest by Aleta Wendo, on the north by Bursa, and on the east by Bona Zuria. The major town in Hula is Hagere Selam. Woredas of Bursa and Bona Zuria were separated from Hula. A survey of the land in this woreda shows that 59.6% is arable or cultivable, 36.2% pasture, 2.3% forest, and the remaining 1.8% is considered swampy,

title: Hula Valley

text: Hula Valley The Hula Valley (, translit. "Emek Ha-Ḥula"; also transliterated as Huleh Valley) is an agricultural region in northern Israel with abundant fresh water. It is a major stopover for birds migrating along the Syrian-African Rift Valley between Africa, Europe, and Asia. The marshland around Lake Hula, a breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying malaria, was drained in the 1950s. A small section of the valley was later reflooded in an attempt to revive a nearly extinct ecosystem. An estimated 500 million migrating birds now pass through the Hula Valley every year. Lake Hula was historically referred to by different

title: Hula Dog

text: resulted in Rick getting the two original stores on Kauai and the Pula Dog Brand, and Dominique getting the three stores on Oahu and the company's manufacturing division, but she was forced to give her stores a new name, thus all Oahu Pula Dogs were renamed Hula Dog. Despite this, both Puka and Hula Dog still share the same logo, marketing, and food style. Hula Dog has also franchised out locations in Southern California and Maui. Hula Dog Hula Dog is a chain of restaurants based in the U.S. state of Hawaii, specializing in a unique type of hot dog,

title: Hula Hoops

text: Hula Hoops Hula Hoops are a snack food made out of potatoes that are sold in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland as well as South Africa, in the shape of short, hollow cylinders. They were first introduced in 1973. Hula Hoops come in several flavours. They are produced by parent company KP Snacks. In 2008, KP launched a new variety made with corn, called 'Hula Hoops Tortilla', which come in Cool Original, Chilli Salsa, and Nacho Cheese flavours. Hula Hoops are also sold in Belgium under the "Croky" label, made in the UK but marketed and distributed

title: Hula (software)

text: Hula (software) Hula was an open source mail and calendar project based on open standards announced on February 15, 2005 by Novell. Hula was an open-source effort sponsored by Novell and developed by Dave Camp and Joe Gasiorek, amongst others. Hula was derived from an existing product by the same software house, called NetMail, and retained many of the architectural features of that software. However, important components such as the mail store were intended to be re-developed to integrate new functionality (such as search) and new features (such as calendaring, using the calendar server protocol CalDAV). Hula aimed to expand

title: Hula Dancer

text: one of the great fillies to grace the turf especially over the distances of 8-10 furlongs. Hula Dancer was retired to broodmare duty in France. In 1968, Raymond Guest paid a European auction record price of 1.020 million French francs for her. She was shipped to the United States in 1970. Hula Dancer met with limited success as a broodmare. She produced only three living foals. Hula Dancer Hula Dancer (foaled 1960 in Kentucky) was an American-bred French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. Hula Dancer was a grey mare sired by Native Dancer. Owner Gertrude Widener raced Ambrose Light in France and brought

title: Hula

text: back as what the Hawaiians call the "Kumulipo", or account of how the world was made first and foremost through the god of life and water, Kane. Kumu Leato is cited as saying, "When Kane and the other gods of our creation, Lono, Kū, and Kanaloa created the earth, the man, and the woman, they recited incantations which we call Oli or Chants and they used their hands and moved their legs when reciting these oli. Therefore this is the origin of hula." American Protestant missionaries, who arrived in 1820, often denounced the hula as a heathen dance holding vestiges

title: Hoop crown

text: Hoop crown A hoop crown ( or "Spangenkrone", ), arched crown, or closed crown, is a crown consisting of a "band around the temples and one or two bands over the head". First used by the Carolingian dynasty, hoop crowns became increasingly popular among royal dynasties in the Late Middle Ages, and the dominant type of crown in the Modern Era. Hoop crowns were introduced to Germanic Europe by the Carolingian dynasty, who usurped the throne of the Frankish Empire from the Merovingian dynasty in 751. However their use dates back to the end of the Roman Empire and the

title: Molokai Ka Hula Piko

text: Molokai Ka Hula Piko Molokai Ka Hula Piko is an annual festival of the hula, held for three days every spring in Kaana, Molokai. "Ka Hula Piko" in Hawaiian means the "center of the hula dance". The first festival was in 1991 by the Molokai Visitors Association and John Kaimikaua, a Kumu Hula. It is currently organized by the Halau Hula o Kukunaokala. It is held in annually in Kaana because according to Hawaiian legend, Laka, now regarded as the goddess of hula, created hula at Pu'u Nana, a sacred hill in Kaana, before spreading the art form across the

title: Hula

text: Christian morality and melodic harmony. Hula auana still tells or comments on a story, but the stories may include events since the 1800s. The costumes of the women dancers are less revealing and the music is heavily Western-influenced. The mele of hula auana are generally sung as if they were popular music. A lead voice sings in a major scale, with occasional harmony parts. The subject of the songs is as broad as the range of human experience. People write mele hula auana to comment on significant people, places or events or simply to express an emotion or idea. The

title: Hula

text: put under the protection of the goddess Laka during the learning period. Ceremonies marked the successful learning of the hula and the emergence from seclusion. Hula kahiko is performed today by dancing to the historical chants. Many hula kahiko are characterized by traditional costuming, by an austere look, and a reverence for their spiritual root. Hawaiian history was oral history. It was codified in genealogies and chants, which were memorized and passed down. In the absence of a written language, this was the only available method of ensuring accuracy. Chants told the stories of creation, mythology, royalty, and other significant

title: Hula

text: typically left on the small altar to Laka found in every hālau, as offerings. Hula performed for spontaneous daily amusement or family feasts were attended with no particular ceremony. However, hula performed as entertainment for chiefs were anxious affairs. High chiefs typically traveled from one place to another within their domains. Each locality had to house, feed, and amuse the chief and his or her entourage. Hula performances were a form of fealty, and often of flattery to the chief. During the performances the males would start off and the females would come later to close the show off. Most

title: Hula

text: Monarch Festival, which officially began in 1971. In "hālau hula" (hula schools) asking permission to enter the space in order to partake in the knowledge of the "kumu" (teacher) is a key component to being a student. Many hālau use a variation of “Kūnihi,” an "oli kāhea", most typically done in an "olioli" style. Students often stand outside the entrance and chant repeatedly until the kumu decides to grant them permission to enter, and uses a different chant in response. This is an example of how oli is integrated into modern day cultural practices, within the context of hula training.

title: Hula

text: protocols of the ancient hula kahiko. There are also two main positions of a hula dance: either sitting (noho dance) or standing (luna dance). Some dances utilize both forms. Hula dancing is a complex art form, and there are many hand motions used to represent the words in a song or chant. For example, hand movements can signify aspects of nature, such as the swaying of a tree in the breeze or a wave in the ocean, or a feeling or emotion, such as fondness or yearning. Foot and hip movements often pull from a basic library of steps including

title: Hula

text: chant types are extremely varied in context and technical components, and cover a broad range of specific functions. Among them (in vague descending order of sacredness) exist "mele pule" (prayer), "hula kuahu" (ritual dance), "kū’auhau" (cosmogeny), "ko’ihonua" (genealogy), "hānau" (birth), "inoa" (name), "ma’i" (procreation/genital), "kanikau" (lamentation), "hei" (game), "ho’oipoipo" (love), and "kāhea" (expression/call out). An important distinction between "oli", "hula", and "mele" is as follows: "mele" can hold many different meanings, and is often translated to mean simply, song. However, in a more broad sense, "mele" can be taken to mean poetry or linguistic composition. Hula (chant with dance) and

title: Hula Bowl

text: governor Pat McCrory, left office at the start of the year. In a mid-1990s storyline in the comic strip "Funky Winkerbean", Harry Dinkle and the Marching Scapegoats perform at the Hula Bowl. Hula Bowl The Hula Bowl was an independently administered post-season invitational college football game held annually in Hawaii from 1947 to 2008, usually in January. The game was last played at Aloha Stadium in the Halawa district of Honolulu. At one point the longest-running sporting event in Hawaii, it had been considered a premier venue to launch professional careers in the National Football League (NFL). The Hula Bowl

title: Halau hula

text: can tell which hula lineage is represented by watching the dancer's presentation. Location of hālau also can vary widely, from the garage of the kumu's home to community centers to the lawns of parks, hālau hula can be found dancing wherever there is space and interested students. The internal structure of hālau hula can vary quite a bit, generally these are led by a "kumu hula", whose position is roughly equivalent to that of a headmaster. The kumu is responsible for maintaining the integrity of the style and traditions handed down by the kumu's own kumu. The kumu is responsible

title: Halau hula

text: hālau hula would be dedicated solely to the study of hula for the duration of their training. Their families would provide maintenance for the support of the hālau. Hālau hula training was strict, with haumāna put on "kapu" or forbidden rules of conduct which banned the cutting of hair and the practicing of any kind of sexual activity. Today, students have set hours for study at the hālau, and often pay monthly dues to help the kumu with support and maintenance. Present-day hālau hula each have their own set of rules for their haumāna, with many still enforcing the traditional

title: Hula Bowl

text: Hula Bowl The Hula Bowl was an independently administered post-season invitational college football game held annually in Hawaii from 1947 to 2008, usually in January. The game was last played at Aloha Stadium in the Halawa district of Honolulu. At one point the longest-running sporting event in Hawaii, it had been considered a premier venue to launch professional careers in the National Football League (NFL). The Hula Bowl was established in 1946 by Paul Stupin and Mackay Yanagisawa as the Hula Bowl All-Star Football Classic. When the inaugural game was played on January 5, 1947, the teams were composed of

title: Hula Dog

text: Hula Dog Hula Dog is a chain of restaurants based in the U.S. state of Hawaii, specializing in a unique type of hot dog, known as a Puka or Hula Dog, which comprises a tube-shaped bun lacking the opening found on the top of regular buns, which is filled with a variety of different flavors of sauces and relishes of the customer's choice, followed by inserting a hot dog into the circular opening at the end of the bun. Hula Dog was founded in 2000 by Rick and Dominique Quinette under the name Puka Dog. Dominique, a Swiss immigrant, originally

title: Hula Valley

text: Some of the carp were over a meter long. Tools to light fires and crack nuts were also discovered at the site. In December 2007 Israel issued a set of three stamps featuring the Hula nature reserve. Hula Valley The Hula Valley (, translit. "Emek Ha-Ḥula"; also transliterated as Huleh Valley) is an agricultural region in northern Israel with abundant fresh water. It is a major stopover for birds migrating along the Syrian-African Rift Valley between Africa, Europe, and Asia. The marshland around Lake Hula, a breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying malaria, was drained in the 1950s. A small section

title: Ed Hula

text: tradition of quality, in-depth reporting for which Around the Rings is acclaimed. He has won numerous awards for his news coverage from the Associated Press, Society for Professional Journalists and the Overseas Press Club. Ed Hula Ed Hula (born June 17, 1951 in Tarrytown, New York) is the editor and founder of Around the Rings(ATR), a leading publication specializing in business news about the Olympics. Prior to launching Around the Rings, Hula worked as a journalist and producer for major radio and TV broadcasters such as CNN. He holds a B.A. from Florida State University in government. Hula is married

title: Hula (software)

text: in three main directions: It came with a web-based client to access information, but desktop applications were intended to be readily supported. Novell Evolution released with Hula support in version 2.6, and other clients were expected to support Hula closer to Hula's release. On November 28, 2006, Novell announced that it would no longer have anyone work on it full-time. On January 30, 2007, The Messaging Architects announced an agreement to acquire NetMail and take over leadership of the open source Hula Project from Novell. Since late 2007, the Hula project website has been down. Before it disappeared, it announced

title: Molokai Ka Hula Piko

text: islands. The festival begins with an early-morning ceremony at Puʻu Nana. It then continues with a ho'olaule'a, lectures, and other activities intended to educate and spread awareness of hula as an art form. Molokai Ka Hula Piko Molokai Ka Hula Piko is an annual festival of the hula, held for three days every spring in Kaana, Molokai. "Ka Hula Piko" in Hawaiian means the "center of the hula dance". The first festival was in 1991 by the Molokai Visitors Association and John Kaimikaua, a Kumu Hula. It is currently organized by the Halau Hula o Kukunaokala. It is held in

title: Hula Hoops

text: from Moeskroen, Belgium. In France Hula Hoops are released by Vico. The following flavours were available for a short time either because they tied-in with special promotions, or failed to meet sales expectations: In 1998, KP launched 'Big O's' from Hula Hoops, using Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse in their advertising campaign as their characters the Self-Righteous Brothers. Big O's were larger-than-normal Hula Hoops, packaged in larger bags and only available in Beef & Mustard flavour. The bag design used a black background featuring a large Big O's logo. A smaller Hula Hoops logo featured in the bottom-corner whilst the

title: Hoop rolling

text: making hoop-poles. At Bryn Mawr College, Wellesley College, and Wheaton College, the Hoop Rolling Contest is an annual spring tradition that dates back to 1895, and is only open to graduating seniors on that college's May Day celebration. Hoop rolling Hoop rolling, also called hoop trundling, is both a sport and a child's game in which a large hoop is rolled along the ground, generally by means of an object wielded by the player. The aim of the game is to keep the hoop upright for long periods of time, or to do various tricks. Hoop rolling has been documented

title: Stefan Hula Jr.

text: 26th place on the normal hill. Later he appeared in Oslo. His best result is from team competitions (two 4th places at both World Championships). Stefan Hula Jr. Stefan Hula Jr. (born 29 September 1986) is a Polish ski jumper, three-time Olympian (2006, 2010 and 2018), a bronze medalist of the 2018 Olympic Games in team. Stefan Hula Jr. was born in Szczyrk, Poland. His father Stefan Hula Sr. is a former Nordic combined skier and bronze medalist at the 1974 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun. Hula Jr. has a brother, Przemysław, and two sisters, Katarzyna and Magdalena,

title: Stefan Hula Jr.

text: he beat his best result and took 5th place in Oberstdorf. On January 21, 2018 Hula and his teammates Stoch, Kubacki, and Żyła, won the first ever medal, a bronze, for Poland in ski flying in team competition. It was also the first medal for Hula in senior competition. On January 21, 2018 coach Horngacher officially appointed Stefan Hula to 2018 Winter Olympics. On January 27, 2018 he was chosen to team competition in Zakopane. Hula with teammates won team competition in Poland for the first time. It was also a first podium in World Cup for Hula. Next day,

title: Ronald Hoop

text: joining amateur club USV Elinkwijk. He retired in 2008 at the age of 41. Ronald Hoop Ronald Hoop (born April 4, 1967 in Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname) is a former Dutch-Surinamese football player. After starting his career with amateur side BVC in De Bilt, Utrecht, Hoop spent his career playing with several clubs throughout Europe, including a one-year spell at then Serie B side Palermo, becoming the first foreigner being signed by the "rosanero" in over 20 years, but failing to impress with the Sicilian side who ultimately dropped to Serie C1 that season. He then spent his later years playing with

title: Ronald Hoop

text: Ronald Hoop Ronald Hoop (born April 4, 1967 in Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname) is a former Dutch-Surinamese football player. After starting his career with amateur side BVC in De Bilt, Utrecht, Hoop spent his career playing with several clubs throughout Europe, including a one-year spell at then Serie B side Palermo, becoming the first foreigner being signed by the "rosanero" in over 20 years, but failing to impress with the Sicilian side who ultimately dropped to Serie C1 that season. He then spent his later years playing with clubs in Germany and Switzerland, then choosing to quit professional football in 2004 and

title: How the Hula Girl Sings

text: How the Hula Girl Sings How the Hula Girl Sings is the second novel by Chicago author Joe Meno. Released by Punk Planet books in 2001. A young ex-con in a small Illinois town. A lonely giant with a haunted past. A beautiful girl with a troubled heart. Strange and darkly magical, How the Hula Girl Sings begins exactly where most pulp fiction usually ends, with the vivid episode of the terrible crime itself. Three years later, Luce Lemay, out on parole for the awful tragedy, does his best to find hope: in a new job at the local Gas-N-Go;

title: Hooping

text: Hooping Hooping (also called hula hooping or hoop dance) generally refers to manipulation of and artistic movement or dancing with a hoop (or hoops). Hoops can be made of metal, wood, or plastic. Hooping combines technical moves and tricks with freestyle or technical dancing. Hooping can be practiced to or performed with music. In contrast to the classic toy hula hoop, modern hoopers use heavier and larger diameter hoops, and frequently rotate the hoop around parts of the body other than the waist, including the hips, chest, neck, shoulders, thighs, knees, arms, hands, thumbs, feet, and toes. The hoop can

title: Wham-O

text: called their new product the Hula Hoop. (The name had been used since the 18th century, but till then had not been registered as a trademark.) The Hula-Hoop became the biggest toy fad in modern history. Twenty-five million were sold in four months, and in two years sales reached more than 100 million. "Hula Hoop mania" continued through the end of 1959, and netted Wham-O US$45 million (US$346M adjusted for inflation to 2012). Shortly thereafter, the company had another huge success with the Frisbee. In 1955, inventor Fred Morrison began marketing a plastic flying disc called the Pluto Platter. He

title: Hoop rolling

text: bronze hoop was one of the toys of the infant Dionysus, and hoop driving is an attribute of Ganymede, often depicted on Greek vase paintings from the 5th century BCE. Images of the hoop are sometimes presented in the context of ancient Greek pederastic tradition. The Romans learned hoop driving from the Greeks and generally held the sport in high regard. The Latin term for hoop is also "trochus," at times referred to as the "Greek hoop." The stick was known as a "clavis" or "radius," had the shape of a key, and was made of metal with a wooden

title: Hoop snake

text: of the hoop snake has never been accepted by the scientific community. Naturalist Raymond Ditmars placed $10,000 in trust at a New York bank for the first person to provide evidence of a hoop snake. Some have suggested it is a distorted description of the sidewinder of the American Southwest, or of mud snakes, which will occasionally lie in a loose hoop shape. The hoop snake possibly is an embellishment of actual instances of snakes swallowing their own tails, mistaking them for prey. Hoop snake The hoop snake is a legendary creature of the United States, Canada, and Australia. It

title: Hoop rolling

text: Hoop rolling Hoop rolling, also called hoop trundling, is both a sport and a child's game in which a large hoop is rolled along the ground, generally by means of an object wielded by the player. The aim of the game is to keep the hoop upright for long periods of time, or to do various tricks. Hoop rolling has been documented since antiquity in Africa, Asia and Europe. Played as a target game, it is an ancient tradition widely dispersed among different societies. In Asia, the earliest records date from Ancient China, and in Europe from Ancient Greece. In

title: Josef Hoop

text: Josef Hoop Franz Josef Hoop (14 December 1895 – 19 October 1959) was a political figure from Liechtenstein. Hoop attended high school in Feldkirch, Austria, and for a short time afterwards attended school in Zürich, Switzerland. After finishing his school, Hoop took up post-secondary education at the University of Innsbruck, where he devoted himself to the study of Oriental languages. Hoop graduated in 1920, with a doctorate in philosophy. Hoop was the third Prime Minister of Liechtenstein, from 4 August 1928 to 3 September 1945. The 1928 Liechtenstein parliamentary election resulted with a win for the Progressive Citizens' Party, and

title: Josef Hoop

text: Hoop was appointed to serve as Prime Minister. Hoop resigned in 1945, after serving in the premiership for seventeen years. Hoop later went on to serve as a board member for the Liechtenstein National Bank, and President of the Liechtenstein Constitutional Court. He went on to be elected to the Landtag in 1957, where he served until his death in 1959. Josef Hoop Franz Josef Hoop (14 December 1895 – 19 October 1959) was a political figure from Liechtenstein. Hoop attended high school in Feldkirch, Austria, and for a short time afterwards attended school in Zürich, Switzerland. After finishing his

title: Martin Hoop

text: name "Martin Hoop Pits". Brief biographies in: Martin Hoop Martin Hoop (born Carl Martin Hoop April 14, 1892 in Lägerdorf, District of Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein; died May 11, 1933 in Zwickau) was a district leader in the Communist Party of Germany in Saxony and a supporter of the Weimar Republic presidential candidate Ernst Thälmann. Hoop was born in Lägerdorf northwest of Hamburg. His father was the cottager and painter Johann Martin Hoop (1864–1939). His mother was Catharine Wilhelmine Augusta née Paulsen (1863–1962). Martin was the second oldest of six brothers and a sister - Heinrich, Johannes, Wilhelm, Helene, Max (died in

title: Rock-A-Hula Baby

text: The title song of the 1992 movie "Rock-a-Doodle" parodied "Rock-A-Hula Baby". Rock-A-Hula Baby "Rock-A-Hula Baby " is a song performed by Elvis Presley for the 1961 movie "Blue Hawaii". Written by Ben Weisman, Fred Wise, and Dolores Fuller, it is a genre mix of Hawaiian folk and rock and roll. It was the first song published by Fuller, who would eventually co-write a dozen songs for Presley. A double A-sided release with "Can't Help Falling in Love", it peaked at No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1962, and spent four weeks at the chart summit. The song

title: Hula painted frog

text: Hula painted frog The Hula painted frog ("Latonia nigriventer") is an amphibian and the only living member of the genus "Latonia". It was thought to be extinct as a result of habitat destruction during the 1950s until the species was rediscovered in 2011. It is endemic to the Lake Hula marshes in Israel. The draining of Lake Hula and its marshes in the 1950s was thought to have caused the extinction of this frog, along with the cyprinid fish "Acanthobrama hulensis" and cichlid fish "Tristramella intermedia". Only five individuals had been found prior to the draining of the lake. Environmental

title: Hula painted frog

text: was 13 cm long which suggest it was several decades old. Also sound was first noticed and it is a very weak one. Hula painted frog The Hula painted frog ("Latonia nigriventer") is an amphibian and the only living member of the genus "Latonia". It was thought to be extinct as a result of habitat destruction during the 1950s until the species was rediscovered in 2011. It is endemic to the Lake Hula marshes in Israel. The draining of Lake Hula and its marshes in the 1950s was thought to have caused the extinction of this frog, along with the

title: Stefan Hula Jr.

text: in indidivual competition Hula was leading after 1 round and overall took 4th place, which is his best individual result in World Cup. Hula made his best at the 2018 Winter Olympics. In normal hill event he was leading after first jump, but he ended up on 5th place. On February 19, 2018 Hula and his teammates Maciej Kot, Dawid Kubacki and Kamil Stoch achieved first medal in Olympic team competition for Poland. They claimed a bronze behind Norway and Germany. Stefan Hula took part in FIS Nordic World Ski Championships twice. He debuted in Liberec, where he finished at

title: Hula, Lebanon

text: Hula, Lebanon Hula (Hule, Houla, ) is a small Muslim village in southern Lebanon on the southern side of the Litani river near the Lebanese-Palestinian border. The largest family known there, the family of Yassine "(ياسين)," traces its lineage as direct descendent of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. It is located 750 meters above the sea-level. The village maintains its cultural traditions to present day, such as baking bread and holding village festivals. The inhabitants of the village speak the Southern Lebanese dialect of Arabic. During the 1948 Arab-Israeli war two officers from the IDF carried out the Hula massacre in

title: Hula (woreda)

text: said they were Protestants, 28.08% observed traditional religions, 6.29% practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, 3.93% were Catholic, and 2.58% were Muslim. According to a 2004 survey, none of the inhabitants have access to drinkable water, and are forced to use unprotected wells. Hula (woreda) Hula is one of the woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Sidama Zone, Hula is bordered on the south by the Oromia Region, on the west by Dara, on the northwest by Aleta Wendo, on the north by Bursa, and on the east by Bona Zuria. The major town