Hiʻiaka ke Kāula

 
 
 
 

 
 

The Edith Kanakaʻole Foundation is thrilled to announce our hula book series, Hiʻiaka ke Kāula: Hula for Practitioners in 2025 & Beyond, the result of years of research and discussion about the vital elements of hula such as Hiʻiaka, Laka, Kapō, Pele, Kāne, Lono, Kanaloa, Haʻiwahine, and so on under the direction of Pualani Kanahele Kanakaʻole and Nālani Kanakaʻole.


Eia Au E Laka, Iho Mai E Kapō: Who is Laka? Who is Kapō? A Collection of Essays by Kumu Hula for Hula People in 2025 & Beyond is the launch publication in this series and is availabe to purchase in our web store here. This is the first book in a series of 10 hula books.


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Books in the Series
  • Book 1: Eia au E Laka; Iho Mai E Kapō: Who is Laka? Who is Kapō?
    “Eia Au E Laka, Iho Mai E Kapō: Who is Laka? Who is Kapō?: A Collection of Essays from Kumu Hula for Hula People in 2025 & Beyond” is a beautiful expression made up of 19 unique writings about each person’s personal, professional, social, natural, spiritual, academic, novel, and reminiscent relationship with and experiences of Laka & Kapō–primal hula elements.
  • Book 2: MELE. Eia Au E Laka, Iho Mai E Kapō?
  • Book 3: Kapō: She-who-holds-space
  • Book 4: MELE. Kapō: She-who-holds-space
  • Book 5: WAI  
  • Book 6: MELE. WAI
  • Book 7: Hiʻiaka’s Journey Into Haʻinakolo
  • Book 8: MELE. Hiʻiaka’s Journey Into Haʻinakolo
  • Book 9: Hulihia: Pele’s Evolutions
  • Book 10: MELE. Hulihia: Pele’s Evolutions
Hiʻiaka ke Kāula Resources

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