CONTENTS

Page

Introduction

7

I.

The hula

11

II.

The halau; the kuahu--their decoration and consecration

14

III.

The gods of the hula

23

IV.

Support and organization of the hula

26

V.

Ceremonies of graduation; début of a hula dancer

31

VI.

The password--the song of admission

38

VII.

Worship at the altar of the halau

42

VIII.

Costume of the hula dancer

49

IX.

The hula alá’a-papa

57

X.

The hula pa-ipu, or kuolo

73

XI.

The hula ki’i

91

XII.

The hula pahu

103

XIII.

The hula úliulí

107

XIV.

The hula puili

113

XV.

The hula ka-laau

116

XVI.

The hula ili-ili

120

XVII.

The hula kaekeeke

122

XVIII.

An intermission

126

XIX.

The hula niau-kani

132

XX.

The hula ohe

135

XXI.

The music and musical instruments of the Hawaiians

138

XXII.

Gesture

176

XXIII.

The hula pa-hua

183

XXIV.

The hula Pele

186

XXV.

The hula pa’i-umauma

202

XXVI.

The hula ku’i Molokai

207

XXVII.

The hula kielei

210

XXVIII.

The hula mú’u-mú’u

212

XXIX.

The hula kolani

216

XXX.

The hula kolea

219

XXXI.

The hula manó

221

XXXII.

The hula ilio

223

XXXIII.

The hula pua’a

228

XXXIV.

The hula ohelo

233

XXXV.

The hula kilu

235

XXXVI.

The hula hoonaná

244

XXXVII.

The hula ulili

246

XXXVIII.

The hula o-niu

248

XXXIX.

The hula ku’i

250

XL.

The oli

254

XLI.

The water of Kane

257

XLII.

General review

260

Glossary

265

Index

271