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This volume contains a collection of traditional classic Hawaiian music.
...slations. The majority are from the time of the monarchy and so are already somewhat venerable. Nearly all are sung often today and are well known to Hawaiian singers. The texts have never before been written consistently with the glottal stops and macrons that make them nearly pronounceable by one not knowing Hawaiian. Many of them have not been translated before, or have...
...It is the purpose of this series of articles to attempt a resolution on these questions by reviewing the ethnological history of the Hawaiian peoples as contained in their ancient traditions, rituals and epic poetry. It is the purpose of these articles to present the Hawaiian royal traditions unconfounded by the elements and theology of Christianity or th...
... that it was recited in its entirety was at the necrological ceremonies attending the funeral of the beloved Prince William Charles Lunalilo, King of Hawaii and sixth of the Dynasty of Kamehameha. Lenthy portions of it, however, have been chanted at other similar ceremonies, the most prominent of these being the coronation of David Kalakaua, and the furierals of the Queen...
A collection of easy listening Hawaiian songs that can be enjoyed in the comfort everyone's home.
... to the American Indians, but by act of Congress approved June 30 of that year the scope of its operations was extended to include the natives of the Hawaiian islands. Funds were not specifically provided, however, for prosecuting investigations among these people, and in the absence of an appropriation for this purpose it was considered inadvisable to restrict the systema...
...li. 120 -- The hula kaekeeke. 122 -- An intermission. 126 -- The hula niau-kani. 132 -- The hula ohe. 135 -- The music and musical instruments of the Hawaiians. 138 -- Gesture. 176 -- The hula pa-hua. 183 -- The hula Pele. 186 -- The hula pa?i-umauma. 202 -- The hula ku i Molokai. 207 -- The hula kielei. 210 -- The hula mu?u-mu?u. 212 -- The hula kolani. 216 -- The hula ko...
...o the turmoil of the late 19th century, in particular the 1887 promulgation of the Bayonet Constitution that disenfranchised so many subjects of the Hawaiian kingdom, the 1889 revolt that attempted to reverse the erosion of those civil rights, the 1893 overthrow of Queen Lili uokalani, and the counterrevolution in 1895 by loyalists trying to restore the Queen to the thro...
This book contains a selection of compiled national songs of Hawaii.