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1322 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.836 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446 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.369 views
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For that one magical hour, it felt like we were in Hawai'i.297 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.280 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.272 views
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One of my favorite shots.269 views
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Two of the girls were students at the high school I graduated from in Honolulu.263 views
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More eye candy with colorful, shimmering grass skirts.262 views
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Kumu hula Kau'i Kamanao in a cheerful duet.261 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.261 views
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Many of the girls were still high school students.259 views
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They used one 'uli'uli, a feathered gourd rattle.254 views
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Backbend was a real crowd pleaser.252 views
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After the backbend.244 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.242 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.242 views
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The photos on this page were taken on two different nights.238 views
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What would a hula show be without the 'uli'uli gourd rattles?233 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.232 views
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Māhealani Mika Hirao-Solem227 views
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Hula girl222 views
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Music was provided by Puka on bass, Aaron Sala on keyboard and Kunewa Mook on ukulele.218 views
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They use 'ili'ili stone castanets.215 views
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A touch of elegance with this solo number.213 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).209 views
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Her lit arms pierce the dark...207 views
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The final number.206 views
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On the final night, they gave an encore where Kau'i joined in.205 views
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最後の夜だけアンコールがあった203 views
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Kau'i in a duet, paddling in a canoe.202 views
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The crowd watching the show. The front row includes guests from Hawai'i.201 views
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On the left side of the stage was the Hawaiian flag.200 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。195 views
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Bamboo rattles called pu'ili.193 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190 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.189 views
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Kau'i performs a solo number.189 views
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His slow hula dance drove the ladies wild. You should've heard the screams...189 views
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The band go over their numbers before going on stage.188 views
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Kunewa Mook, one of the kumu hulas for Hula Halau 'O Kamuela.188 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.183 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).180 views
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Aloha Dalire performing in the Ikaho Hawaiian Festival.176 views
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The bass player is also a graduate of my high school.175 views
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The band.173 views
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The surprise on the second night (Aug. 4) was a performance by kumu hula Aloha Dalire.164 views
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