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Mihi au ia oe

Mihi au ia oe by alohaallure featuring fake flowers

Dr. Pualani Kanahele - Living the Myth and Unlocking the Metaphor

Volunteering Does a Body Good

Some of our lovely hula maidens from Wednesday's class were able to perform in the local community this past month. It was their first time in front of an audience and they did one heck of a great job!  Everyone that takes the Wed. Aloha Allure hula class at the La Canada / Flintridge Community Center does it for the love of dance and fitness and after each 5/6 week session they share the aloha with the community. The most wonderful aspect of this  is the vast age range, 17 to 82 years of age!!! Enjoy their first ever performance! Sway It Hula Girl Pearly Shells A Maile Lei for Your Hair

Poi Balls

Hineahuone (the female element who comes from the soil) From the Maori dictionary: Hine-ahu-one (personal name) also known as Hine-hau-one, she was the first woman created by Tāne-nui-a-Rangi and Io on the beach at Kurawaka. This song is about maintaining her standards and her virtue & how she made her husband wait for 8 years before she would ...???

Pele

Peleis the goddess of fire, lightning, wind, and volcanoes. She is a popular figure in many stories of ancient Hawaii known as Hawaiian mythology. Ka wahine ʻai honua ("the earth-eating woman") is an epithet for the goddess. There are several traditional legends associated with Pele in Hawaiian mythology. In addition to being recognized as the goddess of: fire, lightning, wind, and volcanoes. Pele is also known for her creative power, passion, purpose, and profound love. She has numerous siblings, including Kāne Milohai, Kamohoaliʻi, Nāmaka and 13 sisters named Hiʻiaka, the most famous being Hiʻiakaikapoliopele (Hiʻiaka in the bosom of Pele). They are usually considered to be the offspring of Haumea. Her home is believed to be the fire pit called Halemaʻumaʻu crater, at the summit caldera of Kīlauea, one of the Earth's most active volcanoes; but her domain encompasses all volcanic activity on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi. Every incident with a volcanic eruption in H...