Merrie Monarch 2005 - Hula Halau O Kamuela - Wahine Kahiko

[MBP1401]

Wow, that`s very beautiful.Michael

[GoldSchlage]

Costume is beautiful. Ka'i is all wrong. Text is not appropriate for pahu. Ho'i all wrong. That's why never place.

[hulacheergurl]

@GoldSchlage im just curious how is it all wrong?

[bboxqueen]

i luv there hair

[lokir]

There is something innocent but strangely sexy about Polynesian women... that is, the slim young pretty ones. The Poly's have their share of the big mamma's but I guess that comes with age and over indulgence in Kentucky Fried Chicken and Burger King. :o)

[xxhulagirl808xx]

Did they place first?

[alina885]

no they surprisingly didn't place in kahiko that year. but they did get 1st in 'auana =)

[nkokami]

He Inoa No Ke Oho 'O Kapi'olani 'Akahi ho;i au a 'ike Ke konane la'i a ka mahina O ka noho nami a ke Kuini 'O Kapi'olani no ku'u lani Eia i ke one kaulana O ke one kapu 'o Kakuhihewa Ua kuhi au o ka lau nie A e holunape malie nei i ka makani Eia no ka o 'o ke oho 'O ke oho kapu o na lani Ha'ina 'ia ana ko oho 'O Mawaeikalani he inoa Eo mai 'oe e ka 'iwa 'O Kapi'olani i ka 'iu o luna

[nkokami]

Kupuna as well as hula experts have said that chants like these were not danced, at least in public, as they were considered very personal and private possessions of the ali'i. Our peope believe that one's mana (personal power) is kept in the hair, bones, and nails.

[nkokami]

The 3rd to the last line names the Queen's hair as Mawaeikalani (Cleansed-to-purity-by-heaven)­. In the 6th line, Kuihewa is the shortened form of Kakuhihewa, a benevolent 15th century chief that ruled the island of O'ahu. O'ahu is poetically refrred to as O'ahu 'o Kakuhihewa (O'ahu of Kakuhihewa) in chants and songs.

[nkokami]

This chant is one of several in a set of chants that was composed in honor of Kapi'olani, the queen consort of Kalakaua. Was composed on April 12th of 1881. This particular chant is a mele inoa, a chant of parise, for the hair of the queen. Chants like these recognized the sacredness or kapu of royalty and every sacred aspect of their being, including their hair as this one speaks of.

[HaaheoHaYnGurl]

i love Hula Halau O Kamuela my aunty used to dance for them. im hoping to get in when i go back home mahalo for the vid!!!