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Kumu hula : keepers of a culture /

A documentary on the hula, the dance brought to the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians in 500 A.D., passed on through the generations by kahuna (priests and sages) and kuma hula (master teachers).

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Mug-Shot Productions, Cove Enterprises, Paradise Cove Luaʻu (Firm), State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (Hawaii), WinStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Mugge, Robert, 1950-, Takamine, Vicky (Producer, Interviewer), McConkey, Lawrence (Cinematographer), Silva, Kalena, Dalire, John, Park, Huʻi, Mahoe, Chinky, Eselu, O'Brian, Kaʻimikaua, John
Format: Video DVD Software
Language:English
Hawaiian
Language Notes:In Hawaiian and English.
Published: [New York?] : WinStar Home Entertainment, [1999]
Edition:Full screen.
Subjects:
Hula (Dance)
Dance > Hawaii.
Dance.
Hawaii.
Documentary films.
Dance films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Description
Summary:A documentary on the hula, the dance brought to the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians in 500 A.D., passed on through the generations by kahuna (priests and sages) and kuma hula (master teachers).
Item Description:Program content: c1989.
Funded by Hawaii's State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.
Bonus features: photo gallery; three bonus audio tracks. Also includes "Slack key jam" essay with discography by J.W. Junker as a PDF file on disc.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; full screen presentation.
Production Credits:Editor, Robert Mugge ; dance coordinator, Vicky Holt Takamine ; director of photography, Lawrence McConkey.
ISBN:1572524723 :
9781572524729