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FastTracks All Hula Teachings Now on DVD 
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Kumu Kea HULA TIPS UPDATES  |
 The Great King Kamehameha I
The First Christmas to be Celebrated in Hawai'i What is a HUAKA'I Our Huaka'i Tahiti What is the difference between a Hula Dance Studio and a Hula Halau? LEMURIA- Motherland of Mu'u  |
The gift of wisdom is a priceless and timeless treasure, heard by those who are ready to receive. Our Kumu has much to share in her 'knowing'. Whether she's speaking of spirit, hula technique or ancient teachings, her storytelling depth is an experience. With gratitude and honor for all that she is ... this is an offering of her words.
Amama Ua Noa Lele Wale Akua La
~Naulana~ THE MEANING OF BEING PONO
"THINGS I KNOW FOR SURE" HULA TEACHINGS 
More to Come as this section Unfolds VISIT OFTEN !!!  |
 I receive many questions and requests from our customers, and it is my pleasure to respond as fully as possible to each one of them. The thought occurred to me that there are others out there who might have similar questions, and these folks might benefit from the answers that I have heretofore been delivering one-on-one. This series is a result of that thought. Those questions that I feel might be of general interest to our hula dancing friends, I will answer in this forum. So if you missed any of my past articles from Kumu's Korner, here they are.~ Kumu Kea~ Making a Pa'u Skirt Tradition of 'Uniki Chant of Aloha  |
At RealHula, Kumu Kea is Pattye Kealohalani Wright. She is Kumu Hula of Na Puakea O Ko'olaupoko, a hula halau (school of hula) in Kailua on the Island of O'ahu. She founded Na Puakea O Ko'olaupoko in 1973. She is also a Kupuna at Makalapa Elementary School. Kupuna are the Hawaiian Culture and History teachers for our Primary Schools. She is a past President of her District's Kupuna Council... HULA LINEAGE ... Kumu Kea is a traditional Kumu Hula.
Her kahiko (traditional style dance) teacher was Aunty Lani Kalama, also of Kailua. Aunty Lani's teacher was the reknowned Lokalia Montgomery known as the "teacher of teachers". Her 'Ūniki as Kumu Hula was held in 1990 in Lanikai, O'ahu. Her 'auana (modern style dance) teacher was Bella Richards of Kailua, O'ahu. Aunty Bella came from the Hilo tradition of 'ai ha'a style dancing, which Pattye perpetuates.
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