Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 3, Number 7, 1 July 1986 — Accent on Traditional Hula [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Accent on Traditional Hula

A picture of beauty and precision from the ladies of Kumu Hula Mapuana deSilva's Halau Mohala ilima as they danced their way to a first plaee tie in their division of the 13th Annual King Kamehameha Traditional Hula and Chant Competition.

Another example of traditional dancing in a most graceful manner is performed by the ladies of Ka Pa Hula Hawaii under Kumu Hula John Renken Kaha'i Topolinski, a master of the traditional hula. This performance earned Ka Pa Hula Hawaii a first plaee tie with Halau Mohala ilima.