Merrie Monarch 2008 - Hula Halau O Kamuela - Wahine Kahiko

[@lamehelpline]

I showed this video for my university english class about polynesian dance. I go to school in texas, being a local boy and possibly the only polynesian kid in my school, i was so proud of being a polynesian, the whole class was amazed at this video...even though Im samoan and have no idea what their saying I was proud of showing people what hula was really about!

[@taoinooroa1640]

I love watching this hula , fabulous , keep up the good work

[@sierra1621]

Wonderful! Love the dancing so much. Beautiful steps!

[@ArthurKristmas-tl7yl]

Mayhem defense. I cannot believe that it works this well. I am truly without them words qrazy

[@rogerpr364]

Here they are verry good, but 2005 winners are the very best♥

[@lamehelpline]

aye!!! they deserved 1st place!

[@hayngerl808]

thats one of my favorite foot steps the ke welina. i love this halau! proud to dance with them!!!!!!

[@Darthplagued]

I loved this! I wish I could find the song it's so beautiful. :)

[@s2monerodriguez376]

Vocês são Perfeitas💜💜 Parabéns!! Lindas demais.

[@diane9247]

Very tight unison, just beautiful!

[@kaulakauanui-apana1070]

My grandma is from Niihau

[@dennisbashore7626]

Ka'ula Kauanui-Apana.......My ‘Ohana lives in Ewa Beach, Oahu.

[@ADRYX1983]

MY GOD, greeeeeaaat!!! thank you for posting this!! the best halau ever!

[@gee2679]

love this dance!!!Saw the little girls performing this dance never forgot about it!!!

[@teriganotisi6057]

@deeplydeepali The girl in the second row (with the shortest hair) was dancing with that halau since she was 4 for about 10 years.

[@deeplydeepali]

Teri Ganotisi oh geez! My bad

[@ukuleleuniverse]

Wow! Maika`i no ka hula. Joyce

[@deathbyathousandcats]

Beautiful

[@govzzz89]

How are you gonna compete against dem? Dey gooood! Don't know about Hula, but the step they were doing..I mean, really, how do you compete against that? Very Nice!

[@MissMidoria]

There is a Hawaiian lady in my area that bellydances in addition to being fairly accomplished in her hula. I thought it was a weird mix since the Middle East is SO far from Hawai'i, but lots of the movements are really similar. Bellydancers do a welina movement, but theirs is rapidly successive instead and is used as the main movement instead of an accent like the welina. Oh, and I love how this halau often with exits with a simple "E". It's very feminine and a little mysterious.

[@Lokelani62288]

I was there and it was amazing from where i was sitting

[@FLiPCHiKK]

i love that step.!

[@criticee101]

malo. you could have shown them a great vid of a samoan performance and they would have been amazed still. nesian pride always.

[@johnnyboyjohns2930]

??!?? . . . .

[@MBP1401]

Amazing

[@ADRYX1983]

and also the best Kumu!!!!!!!!

[@toomuchgoingon]

love the welina step action...

[@deeplydeepali]

I spotted a girl in the 2nd row with what seemed like she had the shortest hair of the halau. Probably means she is a newbie; what an honor that she gets to dance in the 2nd row and perhaps hasn't danced there as long as the others.

[@hcassells66]

I think her hair is just very curly

[@ShioBolkeim]

damn these girls are good.. and beautiful!!!

[@koanuileslie9738]

I miss Aunty Paleka.

[@jaydenthompson7919]

New York Knicks intro 2008

[@rylanvillamor8677]

I met this halau befor

[@waveblink]

any body got a vid of the group before the Academy of Hawaiian arts

[@jonatas141]

Muito boa a performace

[@lorrainewilliams-simon7087]

☦️🌈😜❤️PRETTY😂🎉😢😮😅😊❤

[@crulova3776]

Pure femininity

[@lorrainewilliams-simon7087]

❤😂🎉😢😮😅😊

[@mmsrocka]

What name of song?!

[@hcassells66]

Ni'ihau ku'u pawehe

[@lorrainewilliams-simon7087]

Ohooo?!!!✝️👀🌈🤣🤣🤣❤️😇

[@rosacarrascowilson9250]

En castellano no sa.bemos su idioma

[@schattensand]

The hair was rather short that year. Not very Kamuela.