Merry Monarch Hula Festival Hilo Hawaii
madeinhawaii asked:
one of the amy competitors in hula kahiko, the Merry Monarch is King David Kalakaua how revitalised and brought hawaiian values into western lifestyles thorugh a renesance of hawaiian traditions durring his reign.
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January 4th, 2010 at 2:58 pm
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actually i think haole really means “no breath”; its a racial slur in some minds that’s true, but I love Hawaii too much to let that bother me. the truth is the missionaries from Boston DID steal most of the Islands and my mom’s family was a part of that. I can understand the anger and I might feel the same way if I was a Hawaiian by birth.
January 7th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
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…I know that ‘haole’ traditionally means ‘outsider’, but it is also a racial slur. I don’t think that you want to be calling yourself a haole.
January 7th, 2010 at 6:57 pm
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māka’i is policeman. i think you meant maikaʻi… =)
January 7th, 2010 at 10:27 pm
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Good kane kahiko is pretty hard to beat. Mahalo for posting. I was there in person, and I have the DVD, but it’s still great fun to watch a quick shot here on YouTube. Mahalo nui loa!!
January 11th, 2010 at 10:04 am
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maka’i, maka’i, wonderful performance!!
January 13th, 2010 at 4:16 pm
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what??? i guess you haven’t watched some of my other videos and it’s my artistic license to use tools of media as i see fit. kanaka maoli here born and raised; and so what if i didn’t go to it; did u buy the dvd? did you come to hawaii? oh can you afford to live here? nah b salty; aloha =)
January 14th, 2010 at 8:05 pm
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I LOVE CULTURE!!!!!
January 18th, 2010 at 1:49 am
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These men whether Hawaiian or not have Hawaii in their hearts. I am part hawaiian. I unfortunately was not raised there but I love my heritage. Hawaii is my home, it’s in my heart. Last time, some ignorant fool told us to go home and it’s getting worse from what I hear. The Hawaiian people are known for their kindness but the animosity brewing between cultures when no one is pure blood anymore is just sad. Hawaiian people have every right to have their land back but at what cost?
January 21st, 2010 at 8:29 am
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i am a haole who first encountered hula about 28 years ago. i would think you would like that people are putting this stuff up on youtube. who cares if he went to the festival live? whoever is touched by it is blessed.
January 24th, 2010 at 1:34 am
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Pele o ke kai
January 27th, 2010 at 1:48 am
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just to say.. these guys totally deserved the first place spot they got. This Hula was very good.
January 28th, 2010 at 9:47 pm
Create a video blog…instantly.
when using “Hawai’i” in an English context…like in “Hawaiian”…you drop the ‘okina, but u leave it in virtually all other situations
January 29th, 2010 at 8:52 am
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Love from SAMOA.
January 30th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
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I saw a dance like this when I was in Maui…the girls always scream when they guys start grinding their hips. Though I have to admit, it is pretty hot.
February 2nd, 2010 at 10:57 pm
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Bloodlines and bickering aside~ I loved watching
these guys dance and sing (chant?) It was really cool!
February 3rd, 2010 at 2:38 am
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What BS! Dis malahini haole can grab it off a tv and post the junk copy on here and thats ok? atleast he could have freakin bought a ticket and gone to the festival!!!
February 4th, 2010 at 6:51 pm
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i went to this , but it was in 2008
February 7th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
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thay got this out io a tv
February 10th, 2010 at 12:16 am
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embracing the culture is one thing, but bloodlines matter when the US government uses it to disenfranchise a native people from what used to be their legally recognized sovereign nation. Native Hawai’ians need to move from within and start working with those who support them to buy their lands back and secede. Too long they have been subjugated to the tourist-ization of their beautiful culture and left dependant on a fickle trickle….
February 11th, 2010 at 1:21 am
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the comments are supposed to be on the VIDEO..yikes…im not from the islands, but was married to a local and my kids are part hawaiian, or “hapa” and i really think the embracing of the culture comes from the inside.
February 12th, 2010 at 1:28 am
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The Hawaiian culture is being revitalized more than many people realize. The Hawaiian people are proud of their heritage. Hula preserves the language; the chants tell the stories of the past and keep the culture strong. Whether one is pure Hawaiian or not is a mute point. It’s in their blood and it’s in their heart and they’re proud of that.
February 13th, 2010 at 4:43 pm
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I don’t understand the big deal about the bloodlines. Yes, Hawaiians are ‘thinning out’, but does that make them any less Hawaiian as long as they stick to their heritage? I was in Hawaii on vacation and saw many hawaiians disregard their on culture, while I saw many others passionately embrace it. Besides, curt, rude language doesn’t solve anything….
February 16th, 2010 at 7:53 am
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read what was actually written and then tell me again who is dumb as hell?
February 18th, 2010 at 5:44 am
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That’s the point I was trying to make. Bloodline (or blood quantum) doesn’t matter when it comes to preserving your culture.
February 18th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
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you guys are all fuckin dumb as hell. only supremists give a **** about bloodline and purity in the blood. it doesnt matter if their mixed or not. the only question is how well will they be able to hold on to culture and its past as the “bloodline” thins? i mean im half filipino n i hold to my culture just as a “pureblood” would. doesnt make me any less filipino as the next.