The Primal Power of Hula: Hawaii Rooted

Kaumakaiwa Kanakaole expresses the true meaning of hula from a native Hawaiian perspective on the island of Hawaii.

Kanakaole is a force of nature. She’s won multiple Na Hoku Hanohano Awards, which are Hawaii’s highest musical honor, and has traveled the world performing. Her transcendent voice comes from one of Hawaii’s most esteemed lineages, so the primal power of Hula is in her blood. Her great-grandmother, Edith Kanakaole, was a pioneering leader during the Hawaiian Renaissance of the ’60s and ’70s. Her grandmother, Pualani Kanakaole Kanahele is a Ph.D. and Kumu Hula (hula teacher). Her mother, Kekuhi Kanahele-Frias is also a Hoku award-winning artist and educator.

She calls herself a hula haka, or hula medium – the means in which hula moves through. It’s a way for her to connect to her legacy, and more importantly, to the land. She defines hula as the constant rhythm that occurs in nature. Hula is movement at its most primal. For native Hawaiians, hula is a bridge to authenticity and identity.

Kaumakaiwa defines oli (chant) as vocal or harmonic alchemy, or the ability to manifest change in your environment. Hula facilitates the connection between her and the land and reaffirms her commitment as a native Hawaiian.

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