Hula (Hawaiian Dance) with Hālau o Kekuhi
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content: Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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content: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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content: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2024 Smithsonian Folklife Festival / Series 3: Audio
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content: 1 Sound recording
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content: 2024 June 28
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
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content: CFCH.SFF.2024, Item SFF2024_0628_IVA_PotomacAtrium_0005
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content: Archival materials
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content: Sound recordings
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content: Listening copy available
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content: Halena Kapuni-Reynolds (Native Hawaiian) (Presenter); H?lau o Kekuhi: Huihui Kanahele-Mossman (Kuma hula, Kanaka Oiwi); Nalani Kanakaole (Kuma hula); Natsumi Barcelona (dancer); Kekuhi Haililani Kanahele (dancer); Lanihuli Kanahele (dancer); Kaua Kanaka'ole-Ioane (dancer); Namelemanukukalaao Kapono (dancer); M?healani Lono (dancer); Kala Mossman (dancer, Kanaka Maoli (Hawaiian)); Kihaapi'ilani Stevens (dancer); Kainoa Thorton (dancer); Nanea Villanueava, Sig Zane (dancer) Founded in 1973, H?lau o Kekuhi is a matrilineal organization led today by Kumu Hula N?lani Kanaka?ole followed by Huihui Kanahele-Mossman. The esteemed h?lau hula (classical dance school) is part of the Edith Kanaka?ole Foundation, which is dedicated to the elevation of Native Hawaiian knowledge and practice. Their presentation of hula exemplifies the integrity of Hawaiian cultural traditions, as hula requires knowledge of Hawaiian language, genealogy and history, environmental knowledge and protocol related to the collection of plants, and expertise in philosophy and spirituality.