Merrie Monarch 2009 - Halau Hula O Hokulani - Wahine Kahiko

[luvstrawberries13]

The best performance I have ever seen. Amazing! So much passion! I absolutely love it. What did you guys place? The performance was outstanding. Si yu'us ma'ase for posting this up. =)

[Kaluaokalani]

Always an amazing performance

[Islapnay8]

That was amazing!! This Halau has the kindest hearts! Thank you for sharing your halau and helping us for competition this year at King Kamehameha

[Kaluaokalani]

I miss dancing for Aunty Hoku also.

[789hawaiiangurl]

i miss dancing for them ):

[76SOUTHCHSTY]

tootsies in here ! (: ahahah!

[MissMidoria]

Wow this is amazing. They are so powerful and intense. An inspired performance.

[KALEiMAKAMAE3]

shy shy i see you lol you guys did great wish i was there

[hulahoney808]

Wow, my hula sisters and i were so shocked to see our selves on youtube, mahalo for posting this

[alina885]

hey, so a user messaged me and wanted to know what was on your legs. wasn't sure, but maybe you could tell me? anyway, awesome performance! =)

[hulahoney808]

@alina885 it's a special kind of Kupe'e, it's braided in a certain patterd and then there were the outter shell of a seed, but i can't remember exactly what the seed was called... When men do this chant, i believe they use dogs teeth, or at least that was the Mana'o i recieved

[RKGOLF]

@hulahoney808 I was trying to make out what was making the sound too... at first I thought "are they wearing hala UNDER their pa'u to make the sound?". But the kupe'e makes better sense. And yes, when Kane did this number it was dog teeth they used.  WELL DONE LADIES. So great to see Warlike Wahine - since we DID have this tradition too!!!!

[TeFetia]

Mahalo for uploading this vid! i love it!