CONTENTS 



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 Introduction 



I. The hula ^^ 



II. The halau; the kuahu— their decoration and consecration 14 



III. The gods of the hula 23 



IV. Support and organization of the hula 26 



V. Ceremonies of graduation; debut of a hula dancer 31 



VI. The password— the song of admission ^^ 



VII. Worship at the altar of the halau ' **2 



VIII. Costume of the hula dancer 49 



IX. The hula ald'a-papa ^^ 



X. The hula pa-ipu, or kuolo '^ 



XI. The hula ki'i ^^ 



XII. The hula pahu 1^^ 



XIII. The hula uliulf 1^'^ 



XIV. The hula puili ^^^ 



XV. The hula ka-laau 1^^ 



XVI. The hula ili-ili ^20 



XVII. The hula kaekeeke 122 



XVIII. An mtermission '^'^^ 



XIX. The hula niau-kani ^^2 



XX . The hula ohe - /^^^ 



XXI. The music and musical instruments of the Hawaiians 138 



XXII. Gesture ^'^^ 



XXIII. The hula pa-hua 1^^ 



XXIV. The hula Pele ^^^ 



XXV. The hula pa'i-umauma ^"- 



XXVI. The hula ku'i Molokai 207 



XXVII. The hula kielei 210 



XXVIII. The hula mu'u-mu'u 212 



XXIX. The hula kolani 216 



XXX. The hula kolea 219 



XXXI. The hulamano - 221 



XXXII. Thehulailio 223 



XXXIII. The hula pua'a 228 



XXXIV. The hula ohelo 233 



XXXV. The hula kiln 235 



XXXVI. The hula hoonan:! 244 



XXXVII. The hula ulili 246 



XXXVIII. The hula o-niu 248 



XXXIX. The hula ku'i 250 



XL. The oli 254 



XLI. The water of Kane 257 



XLII. General review 260 



Glossary ^2? 



Index "''- 



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