Yesterday
was Ho'ike (display) night at the 2011 Merrie Monarch Hula Festival
here in Hilo. While the competition held over the next few nights is
strictly hula, the ho'ike featured dances from four different cultures
across the Pacific.
The
night started off with Hilo's own Halau O Kekuhi, performing kahiko
(ancient) hula. For their opening number, they actually wore clothes
of traditional kapa barkcloth!
Students in the Marshallese Iakwe Club at UH-Hilo performed some Marshallese dances. I think "Iakwe" is the Marshallese word for "Aloha."
Merahi o Tapiti performed a bunch of Tahitian dances.
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