A hālau is Hawaiian word meaning a school, academy, or group. Literally, the word means "a branch from which many leaves grow." Today a hālau usually describes a hula school (hālau hula). The teacher at the hālau is the kumu hula, where kumu means source of knowledge, or literally just teacher.

Much has changed since then, but what makes a hālau is still the same. The word kumu literally means source, foundation and origin. A kumu hula (hula teacher) is a master teacher of Hawaiian dances, embodying the qualities of artist, manager and religious leader.

Hālau Hula ʻO Hokulani was founded in 1985 by Aunty Hokulani and her husband Uncle Larry. The first students of the Hālau was composed by their children and their neighbors that surrounded their Wahiawa home. Today, the students of our Hālau now expand past Hawaii, into the Orient and across Europe.

Join us for in person or online classes to learn to dance the hula. With an emphasis on modern hula and mele, we encourage dancers of all experience levels to get up and hula. Waiho ka …

A hālau hula (Hawaiian pronunciation: [haːˈlɐw ˈhulə]) is a school or hall in which the Hawaiian dance form called hula is taught. The term comes from hālau, literally, "long house, as for canoes or hula instruction"; "meeting house" [1], and hula, …

Discover the rich cultural significance of Hawaiian music and hula dancing as we showcase traditional performances and share the stories behind these beautiful art forms. Event …

Hālau Hi'iakaināmakalehua is a formal hula school with classes that includes all aspects of the Hawaiian cultural practice, hula according to the traditions and beliefs of Kumu Hula, Robert Keano Kaupu IV and Lono Padilla.

At Kahikilaulani we strive to integrate Hawaiian culture, `Olelo Hawai`i (language), historical knowledge and folklore, crafting, art, lei making, and community workshops into our daily hula instruction.

Jan 12, 2025 · Hālau Ka’eaikahelelani (KIK), a 501 (c) (3), is an immersion school of Hawaiian arts and culture located in South Kona, Hawaii. We bring people together through their shared desire to learn and live the cultural foundations of hula, community, culture and humanity.

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