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Hula On Over Here

Hula in Hawaii Hawaiian's have a term called "chicken skin." It's the prickly sensation you get on your arms when the deep voice of the pahu drums echoes within your body and the passion of the hula kahiko(ancient hula) dancers seem to take you back hundreds of years. On the other hand, hula auana is a modern style…
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Why Do They Wear Hawaiian Grass Skirts Anyways?

"The hula is the heartbeat of the Hawaiian people." -King David Kalakaua [monkeytools msnip="https://memochimp.com/memo.php?u=2638&p=1854"] The tradition of Hula and grass skirts are an integral part of Hawaiian culture. The early Polynesians danced Hula to tell stories of the gods as well as recount history through chants and song. Hula was banned in Hawaii a few decades after…
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