 Most viewed - Hula Halau 'O Kamuela in Ikaho 2008 フラ・ハーラウ・オ・カムエラ |
Hula kahiko started with a chant. ショーは夜の8:45〜9:45、フラカヒコで始まった。8月5日の第三の夜は雷雨のため中止となった。これらの写真は４日と６日に撮影。毎晩、ちょっと違うショーだった1318 views
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Hula Halau'O Kamuela from Oahu won the overall title at the 2008 Merrie Monarch Festival held in Hilo, Hawai'i. The overall winner is also invited to perform at Ikaho Spa's annual Hawaiian Festival held in August.830 views
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For the 12th Ikaho Hawaiian Festival held during Aug. 3-6, 2008, Hula Halau'O Kamuela performed every night for an hour as the festival's main event (free admission). 伊香保ハワイアンフェスティバルのメリーモナークショー440 views
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A big mahalo to Hula Halau 'O Kamuela for traveling all the way to Ikaho and making us all happy with their hula. I have already given free copies of these photos (and more) to the performers through Kau'i and Kunewa.364 views
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For that one magical hour, it felt like we were in Hawai'i.292 views
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Backbend sequence by Māhealani Mika Hirao-Solem who later became Miss Aloha Hula at the 2010 Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo, Hawai'i.275 views
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Their first number was hula kahiko (ancient hula). The performance was held from 8:45 pm to 9:45 pm. On the third night (Aug. 5), the show was unfortunately cancelled due to heavy nighttime rains.267 views
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One of my favorite shots.264 views
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Two of the girls were students at the high school I graduated from in Honolulu.259 views
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More eye candy with colorful, shimmering grass skirts.257 views
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Māhealani Mika Hirao-Solem who later became Miss Aloha Hula at the 2010 Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo, Hawai'i.257 views
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Kumu hula Kau'i Kamanao in a cheerful duet.256 views
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Many of the girls were still high school students.255 views
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They used one 'uli'uli, a feathered gourd rattle.250 views
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Backbend was a real crowd pleaser.249 views
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After the backbend.240 views
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For the three shows they did perform, each show was slightly different. For people who saw all three shows, they got something different from each show.238 views
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Māhealani Mika Hirao-Solem performs at Ikaho, Japan. She later became Miss Aloha Hula 2010. Shadows on her velvety gown look good.237 views
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The photos on this page were taken on two different nights.234 views
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Māhealani Mika Hirao-Solem who later became Miss Aloha Hula at the 2010 Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo, Hawai'i.229 views
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What would a hula show be without the 'uli'uli gourd rattles?229 views
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Māhealani Mika Hirao-Solem222 views
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Music was provided by Puka on bass, Aaron Sala on keyboard and Kunewa Mook on ukulele.215 views
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They use 'ili'ili stone castanets.211 views
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A touch of elegance with this solo number.210 views
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In the background is the flag of the city of Shibukawa, the sister city of the County of Hawai'i (island of Hawai'i or the Big Island).205 views
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Her lit arms pierce the dark...200 views
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On the final night, they gave an encore where Kau'i joined in.200 views
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The final number.198 views
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最後の夜だけアンコールがあった197 views
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On the left side of the stage was the Hawaiian flag.196 views
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Kau'i in a duet, paddling in a canoe.195 views
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The crowd watching the show. The front row includes guests from Hawai'i.195 views
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Aloha Dalire dancing the hula on stage. 飛び入り参加したアロハ・ダリレもフラを披露。191 views
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Bamboo rattles called pu'ili.188 views
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The surprise on the last night was kumu hula Kunewa Mook dancing on stage. 違う夜にクネヴァ・ムークも飛び入り参加186 views
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Kau'i performs a solo number.185 views
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The band go over their numbers before going on stage.185 views
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Kunewa Mook, one of the kumu hulas for Hula Halau 'O Kamuela.184 views
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He's a crowd pleaser as well and well-known in Japan. Also a graduate of the same high school as me.183 views
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His slow hula dance drove the ladies wild. You should've heard the screams...182 views
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Kunewa is a very distinguished-looking man, much more so in person than in pictures. He always has a great smile for the camera too.180 views
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This lady has produced five Miss Aloha Hulas, including all three of her daughters and this year's Miss Aloha Hula (Kuhi Suganuma).176 views
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Aloha Dalire performing in the Ikaho Hawaiian Festival.173 views
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The bass player is also a graduate of my high school.168 views
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The band.167 views
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The surprise on the second night (Aug. 4) was a performance by kumu hula Aloha Dalire.161 views
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