Hula and Talk

Hawaiian  Mo'olelo had a special role in Hawaii. The Hawaiian language didn't  have any characters for a long time, and they had to create a way to let  their knowledge or wisdom pass on to their future generations. What  they created was Mo'olelo. Now, we have many Mo'olelo, but we forgot the  knowledge and wisdom in it. Ancient Hawaiians wanted future generations  to know those knowledge and wisdom. That means those are very important  for human beings. Let's learn Hawaiian Mo'olelo with me and try to read  what kind of knowledge or wisdom are in it! Also, Much important  Mo'olelo is changed their style and re-styled as Hula or Oli, so please  remember, there are always a things to study from Hula and Oli.

Today I am going to talk about The brindled dog.

HawaiiのMo'oleloには文字を持たないハワイ独特の役割がありました。文字を持たなかったハワイでは、後世に残したい知恵や知識を人々の記憶に残りやすいMo'oleloという形にして残したのです。そのMo'oleloの中から知識や知恵が抜け落ち、単純なおとぎ話として伝えられているMo'oleloもありますが、そこまでして後世に残したのかったのだから、必ずしも何か学びがあるはずなのです。このMo'oleloシリーズでは、その学びを物語を知ることで読み取っていきたいと思います。Mo'oleloから更に重要なものはHulaになったり、Oliになったりしていくものもあります。そのため特にKahikoのHula,  Oliには必ず学びがあることも覚えておきましょう！

Hawaiian Mo'olelo had a special role in Hawaii. The Hawaiian language didn't have any characters for a long time, and they had to create a way to let their knowledge or wisdom pass on to their future generations. What they created was Mo'olelo. Now, we have many Mo'olelo, but we forgot the knowledge and wisdom in it. Ancient Hawaiians wanted future generations to know those knowledge and wisdom. That means those are very important for human beings. Let's learn Hawaiian Mo'olelo with me and try to read what kind of knowledge or wisdom are in it! Also, Much important Mo'olelo is changed their style and re-styled as Hula or Oli, so please remember, there are always a things to study from Hula and Oli.

Today I am going to talk about The hidden spring of Punahou.

Hulaは古来よりハワイ文化の一部でした。ハワイ島、モロカイ島、オアフ島、カウアイ島がHulaが生まれた場所として名乗りを上げています。それぞれが、別々の物語をもっており、神々や人が関係していたりします。Hi`iakaの友人であるHopoeが最初のダンサーである、とする説、Kapo’ulakina’uが最初のHulaの守護神であるという説もあります。また、美しく長い物語Keaomelemeleがダンス神話の基盤であるという説もあります。

今日はその中でも、Kuhi Lakaのセッションの時にJohn Kaimikauaさんが私のKumuにShareしてくれた　Moloka’iのお話をしたいと思います。

Hula has been part of Hawaiian culture since ancient times. Various places like islands of Hawai`i, Moloka`i, O`ahu, and Kaua`i claim to be a birthplace of Hula. They each has a different story and different Gods and human involved. Some say that Hi`iaka’s friend Hopoe was the first dancer. Others call Kapo’ulakina’u the first divine patron of hula, or some say the long and beautiful story of Keaomelemele as the foundation myth of dance.

But, today I would like to share the Molokaʻi story which uncle John Kaimikaua shared to my Kumu during the session of Kuhi Laka…