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Unwritten Literature of Hawaii

Note 123 — VIII.—COSTUME OF THE HULA DANCER

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Footnote 123: (return) Mahu’ilani. A poetlcal name for the right hand; this the olapa, the dancing girls, lifted in extension as they entered the halau from, the dressing room. The left hand was termed Kaohi-lani.

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