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ALOHA!
HULA
KAHIKO
Hula
Kahiko,
or Ancient Hula, is the dance
of Old Hawai`i, when there were no slack key guitars or `ukuleles.
Instead, they danced to ho`opa`a (chanters) who used the shark-skinned pahu drum or the double gourds known as the ipu heke.
Dances
were not for entertainment, but rather to appease the gods and goddesses
of Hawai`i so that they would have a good harvest – or in honour of
the reigning king and queen, or their strong warriors or chiefs.
This was the hula of ancient Hawai`i – the Hula
Kahiko.
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