Resources
Indulge yourself into learning more from this list of helpful websites dedicated to everything “hula” - Aloha!
Websites
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS dedicated to Hula & Hawaiian Culture
· Website dedicated to the preservation of Hawaiian culture through story, presentations and workshops.
· The website of the Hula Preservation Society, a nonprofit dedicated to documenting and sharing the amazing life stories of our eldest Hula masters and their efforts to perpetuate hula, so their legacies live on to inspire and educate generations to come in the authentic culture of Hawai’i.
HAWAIIAN CULTURE
· A website developed by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs with varied collections of data pertaining to historically and culturally significant places, events, and documents in Hawaiʻi’s history (includes old Hawaiian newspapers, Hawaiian Place Names Collections, and much more,) “Papakilo” means “a foundation for seeking, searching, observing”.
Kaʻiwakīloumoku Hawaiian Cultural Center
· Kaʻiwakīoumoku Hawaiian Cultural Center is dedicated to providing opportunities to learn Hawaiian knowledge, and to live and practice Hawaiian culture as a vibrant way of life. (Kamehameha Schools)
· Dedicated to developing resources and resource people that can bridge Hawaiian knowledge from the past to the present and the future.
Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database
· Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online database gives Hawaiian Names, Species Name, and Vernacular Name of Hawaiian plants.
HAWAIIAN DICTIONARIES - Online
(see Aloha ʻĀina O Hawaiʻi for dictionaries to purchase)
wehewehe.org - Nā Puke Wehewehe ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
· Extensive Hawaiian dictionary online
· The Hawaiian electronic library, of which the Hawaiian Dictionary site (www.wehewehe.org) is just one part.
HAWAIIAN MUSIC & RADIO
· Purchase Hawaiian music and locate hula schools (halau hula) worldwide
mele.com/so-you-want-to-study-hula/
· Things to consider before you choose a hula school and before studying hula
· Lyrics to hundreds of Hawaiian mele (songs)
Listen to Hawaiian Music LIVE
HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE (‘Ōlelo)
· ʻŌlelo Online was founded by Kaliko Breamer-Trapp, and offers video lessons about Hawaiian grammar and structure, $5.99/month
HULA SUPPLIES
· Purchase instruments, lei, fabric, etc., for hula
HULA FESTIVALS
· Official website of the Merrie Monarch Festival, a week-long cultural event held in Hilo, Hawai’i each spring, featuring Hawaiian culture and a premier hula competition.
· Two-day event held in July at the ʻIolani Palace in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
MUSEUMS
· Hawaiʻi’s premier natural and cultural museum.
· Formerly, the Honolulu Academy of Arts, the Honolulu Museum of Art is an internationally acclaimed museum with exhibitions, programs, and special events.
Aloha ʻĀina O Hawaiʻi
For more information about Hawaiian culture, please visit our Hawaiian Cultural website for a list of our Hawaiian Cultural Lessons, Lectures, Seminars & Workshops,