He mele a Hilo
Subtitle: a Hilo song : a novel
By: Ryka Aoki
Publisher: Topside Signature
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9781627290074; 9781627290081
Subjects: Hula dancers; Hawaiians; Hula (Dance); Race identity; Fiction
Description: "Something strange is happening in Hilo. Noleani Choi's new show about the life of Jesus Christ told through hula dance has everyone, especially her halau, wondering what she could possibly be thinking. Rumors circulate about a rich guy from the mainland, and the dancers and their friends must reckon with what is really hula, who is Hawaiian enough, and why each of them wants to dance."--