Iolani Luahine Hula Festival
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The Iolani Luahine Hula Festival was established in 2003 with the goal of perpetuating the hula
Hula
Hula is a dance form accompanied by chant or song . It was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there. The hula dramatizes or portrays the words of the oli or mele in a visual dance form....

, and in memory of 'Iolani Luahine
Iolani Luahine
Iolani Luahine , born Harriet Lanihau Makekau, was a native Hawaiian kumu hula, dancer, chanter, and teacher, who was considered the high priestess of the ancient hula...

, a great hula dancer and teacher of the mid-20th century.

It is held in Kailua Kona, on Luahine’s native Big Island of Hawaii
Hawaii (island)
The Island of Hawaii, also called the Big Island or Hawaii Island , is a volcanic island in the North Pacific Ocean...

, and draws international as well as local participants. A scholarship is awarded to one of the participants to enable them to continue their study of hula.
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