Nā Kamalei: The Men of Hula

Beyond the stereotypes of "grass skirt girls," Nā Kamalei: The Men of Hula explores a resurgence of men who dance hula. Winner of the 2008 Independent Lens Audience Award, the program follows legendary master hula teacher, Robert Cazimero, and Hālau Nā Kamalei, the only all-male hula school in Hawaiʻi, as they journey to compete at the world's largest hula competition. Celebrating the 30th anniversary of their school and competing with some of the oldest male dancers at the competition, Robert and his men are out to prove that the renaissance of male hula is not over. Nā Kamalei tells a story of Hawaiian pride through the exploration of male roles in the hula tradition.

Available until May 2011 on Independent Lens
Learn more about the film at: http://www.piccom.org/program/na-kamalei

Category:

Film & Animation

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• Halau Na Kamalei
• Na Kamalei
• Men of Hula
• Hawaii
• Hawai'i
• Men
• Hula
• Hula Dance
• Hula Competition
• Merrie Monarch
• Hula Festival
• HIlo
• Volcano
• Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
• Honolulu
• Robert Cazimero
• Kumu Hula
• Hula Teacher
• Musician
• Hawaiian Music
• Hawaiian Dance
• Halau Hula
• Hula Halau
• Lisette Marie Flanary
• Documentary