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HULA DANCERS, HONOLULU.
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HONOLULU
PUBLISHED BY HAWAII AND SOUTH SEAS CURIO CO.
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The Royal Hula-hula dancing girls were a
feature of olden days in Hawaii. The Hula-
hula is acting out by gestures and movements
the ideas expressed by the songs which accom-
pany them. The time is marked by striking
on gourds or hokeo and in some instances these
dancers are in honor of the Gods or Chiefs as
alaapa-apa. The professional hula dancers
are devotees of Goddess Laka. The dancers
are generally women though children sometimes
are engaged in the less objectionable dances
and men act as buffoons between the acts.
WM. H. MORTON
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