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Michael Yamashita studied hula under O'Brien Eselu and Thaddeus Wilson during his years with Nā Wai 'Ehā O Puna. In 1985, he and Nathan Dudoit were granted permission to teach and choreograph by Kumu O'Brien Eselu who also named the hālau Kaiaulu.
Kaiaulu is the name of the wind in Wai'anae where the hālau Nā Wai 'Ehā O Puna was located. The hālau members regard Wai'anae as their spiritual home.
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Taupōuri Tangarō; formerly known as Kaipo Frias, spent his formative years with his grandparents in Ka'alaea, O'ahu. He began dancing at the age of eight years-old for family and community functions, trained by family and community members in informal settings. His formal hula training was with Halau O Kekuhi, where he danced for twenty-six years until recently receiving his 'uniki rite as a Kumu Hula. His academic achievements include a B.A. in Hawaiian Studies, a M.Ed. and a PhD in Hawaiian Literature focusing on the Pele & Hi'ika saga. He is an assistant professor at Hawai'i Community College in Hilo, Hawai'i and director and founder of Unukupukupu, the experiential hula curricula taught through the
Hawaiian Lifestyles Associate Degree Program of Hawai'i Community College.
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Liko dancing at the Naniloa Hotel during Merrie Monarch Week
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Dr. Kalena Silva was granted the title of kumu hula after performing the 'uniki rites with Kumu Hula Aunty Maiki Aiu Lake in 1976. He continued his formal academic education, receiving his B.A. in Anthropology and his PhD. in Ethnomusicology. He is presently the director of the
Ka Haka 'Ula O Ke'elikōlani College of Hawaiian Language at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo.
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Hālau O Kekuhi of Hilo, Hawai'i is a traditional classical dance company that can account for seven generations of family practitioners and leadership in the indigenous Hawaiian performing arts of hula (dance) and oli (chant).
The foundation of Hālau O Kekuhi is on Hawai`i island where the hula is inextricably linked to the Puna and Ka'ū districts which in turn are most closely tied to the volcanoes that continue to spew lava and grow the island.
The kumu hula are Nālani Kanaka`ole and Pualani Kanaka`ole Kanahele, daughters of renowned composer, teacher and kumu hula,
Aunty Edith Kanaka`ole. The Halau is just one facet of Kanaka'ole family's long standing commitment to linking culture with education.
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Rudy Silva focuses on hula 'auana and holds class at his home in Pana'ewa, Hilo, Hawai'i. When he's not teaching hula, he plays the 'ukulele in a Hawaiian musical group that includes the legendary falsetto singer Lanakila Manini and Ho'o Apo. The group travels and performs with Hālau O Ka Ua Kanilehua under the direction of Kumu Hula Johnny Lum Ho.
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Liko practicing with Rudy Silva's halau
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To watch video of Liko Puha dancing hula at a friend's graduation party, click on the left arrow on the Quicktime screen.
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