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ROYAL HULA-HULA DANCERS, HAWAII
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PUBLISHED BY HAWAII AND SOUTH SEAS CURIO CO., HONOLULU.
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
The time is marked by striking
which accompany them.
on gourds or hokeo and in some instances these dancers
are in honor of the Gods or chief as the alaapa-apa, The
professional hula dancers are devotees of the Goddess Laka
The dancers are generally women though children are
sometimes engaged in the less objectionable dances and
men act as buffoons between the acts.
MAU KE EA OKA AINA IKA PON
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