Unwritten Literature of Hawaii
- Subtitle
- The Sacred Songs of the Hula
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1. Front matter2. PREFATORY NOTE3. ILLUSTRATIONS4. MUSICAL PIECES5. INTRODUCTION6. I.—THE HULA7. II.—THE HALAU; THE KUAHU—THEIR DECORATION AND CONSECRATION8. III.—THE GODS OF THE HULA.9. IV.—SUPPORT AND ORGANIZATION OF THE HULA10. V—CEREMONIES OF GRADUATION; DÉBUT OF A HULA DANCER11. VI.—THE PASSWORD—THE SONG OF ADMISSION12. VII.—WORSHIP AT THE ALTAR OF THE HALAU13. VIII.—COSTUME OF THE HULA DANCER14. IX.—THE HULA ALA’A-PAPA15. X.—THE HULA PA-ÍPU, OR KUÓLO16. XI.—THE HULA KI’I17. XII.—THE HULA PAHU18. XIII.—THE HULA ÚLI-ULÍ19. XIV.—THE HULA PUÍLI20. XV.—THE HULA KA-LAAU21. XVI.—THE HULA ÍLI-ÍLI22. XVII.—THE HULA KÁ-ÉKE-ÉKE23. XVIII.—AN INTERMISSION24. XIX.—THE HULA MAU-KANI25. XX.—THE HULA OHE26. XXI.—THE MUSIC AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF THE HAWAIIANS27. XXII.—GESTURE28. XXIII.—THE HULA PA-HUA29. XXIV—THE HULA PELE30. XXV.—THE HULA PA’I-UMAUMA31. XXVI.—THE HULA KU’I MOLOKAI32. XXVII.—THE HULA KIELÉI33. XXVIII.—THE HULA MÚ’U-MÚ’U34. XXIX.—THE HULA KOLANI35. XXX.—THE HULA KOLEA36. XXXI.—THE HULA MANÓ37. XXXII.—THE HULA ILÍO38. XXXIII.—THE HULA PUA’A39. XXXIV.—THE HULA OHELO40. XXXV.—THE HULA KILU41. XXXVI.—THE HULA HOO-NA-NÁ42. XXXVII.—THE HULA ULILI43. XXXVIII.—THE HULA O-NIU44. XXXIX.—THE HULA KU’I45. XL.—THE OLI46. XLI.—THE WATER OF KANE47. XLII.—GENERAL REVIEW48. GLOSSARY49. INDEX