Hawaii Magazine
There is a difference between performing hula for entertainment and engaging in hula as a sacred ritual.
Apr 13, 2017
Picture this:
It’s a perfectly beautiful day at the Kilauea crater. The smoke is rising above Halemaumau. The wind is blowing softly and off in the distance you see a crowd gathering at the edge of the crater. A single voice ascends, or perhaps it’s multiple voices. You have most likely stumbled upon practitioners conducting a ceremony that they consider sacred.
What should you do?
There is a difference between performing
hula for entertainment and engaging in hula as a sacred ritual. Hula that is for entertainment is inviting and inclusive; the dancers and the observers are mutually active. Do participate in as many of these as possible during the Merrie Monarch.