Hula Is More Than a Dance—It’s the ‘Heartbeat’ of the Hawaiian People | Short Film Showcase

in Hawaii we have a term kuleana which

in Hawaii we have a term kuleana which means responsibility to be a koala

means responsibility to be a koala

means responsibility to be a koala that’s a huge kuleana

that’s a huge kuleana

that’s a huge kuleana [Music]

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[Music] the Hawaii people did not have a written

the Hawaii people did not have a written

the Hawaii people did not have a written language and it was the hula that kept

language and it was the hula that kept

language and it was the hula that kept all the stories alive and I take that

all the stories alive and I take that

all the stories alive and I take that responsibility of perpetuating the hula

responsibility of perpetuating the hula

responsibility of perpetuating the hula very very serious you’re only dancing

very very serious you’re only dancing

very very serious you’re only dancing once all people say is hula pastime is

once all people say is hula pastime is

once all people say is hula pastime is it a hobby the hula is our bridge to the

it a hobby the hula is our bridge to the

it a hobby the hula is our bridge to the past the foundation of our Hawaiian

past the foundation of our Hawaiian

past the foundation of our Hawaiian people it’s my life

people it’s my life

people it’s my life [Music]

60 women have to tell the same story so

60 women have to tell the same story so we have to dance as one think is one our

we have to dance as one think is one our

we have to dance as one think is one our souls need to be as one

there’s a time in our history when hula

there’s a time in our history when hula was forbidden that was a sad time in our

was forbidden that was a sad time in our

was forbidden that was a sad time in our history

history

history [Music]

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[Music] but King Kalakaua said the hula is the

but King Kalakaua said the hula is the

but King Kalakaua said the hula is the heartbeat of Hawaii people so where

heartbeat of Hawaii people so where

heartbeat of Hawaii people so where there is Hawaiian people there needs to

there is Hawaiian people there needs to

there is Hawaiian people there needs to be the hula

be the hula

be the hula [Music]

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