{"id":154933,"date":"2022-02-01T10:26:19","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T20:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=154933"},"modified":"2022-02-01T17:53:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T03:53:55","slug":"hewett-featured-in-new-windward-cc-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/02\/01\/hewett-featured-in-new-windward-cc-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s legendary kumu hula featured in new series from Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr>"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_12820\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gYmPM_SIFEU?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"WCC Ke Ao Ma\u0304lamalama o Ka Hula Promo\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>The first episode of Ke Ao M\u0101lamalama o Ka Hula (the enlightenment of the hula), a groundbreaking project featuring some of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\u2019s\">Hawai&#699;i\u2019s<\/span> legendary kumu hula, premieres on Sunday, February 6, available from 9 a.m.&#8211;9 p.m. on Windward Community College\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/windwardcommunitycollege\/\">Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Intimate talk story and panel discussions hosted by renowned songwriter, kumu hula and Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> Hawaiian Studies Lecturer <strong>Kawaikapuokalani Frank Hewett<\/strong>, offer a deeper understanding and appreciation for the traditional ways of learning hula and &ldquo;becoming&rdquo; a kumu hula.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_154939\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-154939\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/windward-hewett-talk-story-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"2 people talking\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-154939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/windward-hewett-talk-story-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/windward-hewett-talk-story-2-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/windward-hewett-talk-story-2.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-154939\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kawaikapuokalani Hewett with Maelia Loebenstein-Carter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;The stories of the hula are told by the people who dedicated themselves to the hula, that come from lineages and longstanding traditions of the hula\u2026that continue to perpetuate the hula,&rdquo; Hewett said.<\/p>\n<p>The February 6 episode features Coline Kaualoku Aiu, former Miss <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> and kumu hula for the Halau Hula O Maiki, which was started by her mother and beloved kumu hula Maiki Aiu Lake.<\/p>\n<p>Future interviewees include Robert Cazimero, Maelia Loebenstein-Carter, Leialoha Lim-Amina, Leimomi Ho and Vicky Holt-Takamine, with more to come. The historic interviews will be housed in the Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> library and offered free to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Hewett said, &ldquo;The intent of the project is to build a strong relationship between the community and the college for a lifetime of learning and understanding the arts, the tradition and the culture of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> founded on m\u0101lamalama, respect and honor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_154937\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-154937\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/windward-hewett-talk-story-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"2 people talking\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-154937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/windward-hewett-talk-story-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/windward-hewett-talk-story-1-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/windward-hewett-talk-story-1.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-154937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kawaikapuokalani Hewett interviews Coline Kaualoku Aiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hewett was inspired by the stories and photos of kumu hula featured in the 1984 book N&#257;n&#257; i N&#257; Loea Hula: Look to the Hula Resources, which includes many of his interviewees and himself as a young kumu hula. Photos from the book by Shuzo Uemoto can be seen along the second floor lobby walls at Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr>\u2019s Palik&#363; Theatre.<\/p>\n<p>Ke Ao M&#257;lamalama o Ka Hula is co-sponsored by The Dolores Furtado Martin Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Ke Ao M&#257;lamalama o Ka Hula, email <a href=\"mailto:camvel@hawaii.edu\">camvel@hawaii.edu<\/a> or visit the campus library in Hale <span aria-label=\"Laakea\">La&#699;akea<\/span>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Related UH News story: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/07\/07\/hawaiian-music-online-certificate-windward-cc\/\">Hawaiian music online certificate offered at Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr><\/a>, July 7, 2021<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8212;<em>By Bonnie Beatson<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kumu hula talk story and share the enlightenment of hula.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[133,71,56,66],"class_list":["post-154933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-music","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-video-2","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154933"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":155011,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154933\/revisions\/155011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}