Mānoa Heritage Center

 

 

Summer Hula Camp is back June 2-5 and June 9-10 from 9 am – 12 noon (skipping Friday, June 6)! Building on successful in-person hula camp experiences over the past few summers, with participants ranging in age from 5-92 years young, Kumu Kilohana Silve of Hālau Hula o Mānoa will integrate ma ka hana ka ‘ike hands-on activities in addition to sharing mo‘olelo (stories) and teaching new hula.

 “The word Aloha is everywhere. We greet each other using this Hawaiian word, bid farewell, and even use it to say ‘I love you.’ But in these stressful, confusing times, Aloha is lacking in the world around us. At the end of the 19th century, Queen Lili’uokalani lamented that the deeper meaning of Aloha as a way of life was disappearing. What is the true essence of Aloha? This is our theme in Hula Camp: Aloha kekahi I kekahi, or “love one another.” We will learn the Aloha Chant and discover Aloha as a philosophical vision that became a State law as defined by Pilahi Paki in this chant. Through a hula kahiko, we will actively learn how a poetic chant composed with aloha about the beauty of Lana’i avoided conflict between warriors. I will share the dynamic Hula Kāla’au Hanohano I ka ‘ike O Maunalei. We will also travel to Kaua‘i through hula to describe feelings of aloha ‘āina in the joyful Hula Auana “Kō‘ula.” Let’s have another memorable Hula Camp Adventure!”

Monday, June 2 through Tuesday, June 10 from 9 am - 12 pm 

(6-half day hula camp; note camp skips weekends and Friday, June 6). 

Open to all ages, with ‘ohana members encouraged to participate

No previous hula experience required

6- half day Hula Camp: $85*

*Thanks to the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority’s Kukula Ola Program all materials and lunch on the last day will be included. Thanks to a generous donor, there is also a scholarship opportunity available; please inquire for more information: jenny.engle@manoaheritagecenter.org