Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela 2024 Merrie Monarch Performance – 22.04.VID.033_OIWI.MerrieMonarchHula.2024.HulaHalauOKamuela

Traditional Hawaiian hula, hula kahiko, became popular again as Hawaiians returned to their ancestral roots, beginning in the 1970s. This clip features Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela’s first-place winning performance in the Kahiko category at the 2024 Merrie Monarch Festival.

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The Asian American Studies Center acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (Los Angeles basin, So. Channel Islands) and pay our respects to the honuukvetam (ancestors), ‘ahiihirom (elders), and ‘eyoohiinkem (relatives/relations) past, present, and emerging.

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