If you have visited Hawai'i and have witnessed how the natives perform the Hula, no kind of Hula dancing especially in Summer Festivals ( like the Cara-Bram ) would not appeal anymore to you. Hula, in Hawai'i is a kind of prayer. It is praying through dancing or story telling with the use of body language..And watching a consumate Hula dancer would put your mind and spirit at ease.
Accompanying music is always live. One guitarist, one ukelele player and one accoustic bass. And there must be a singer and the songs are usually in the Hawaiian language..Sometimes the Hula dancer is old or heavy, but it does not matter really. You would prefer to watch an old Hula dancer who knows the dance than a young and pretty one who doesn't..
The Hula dancers at the CaraBram were there merely to entertain, that's all...The costumes are authentic ( except for the coconut shell bra ) .. The powerful sound system providing the Hula music is anathema to a Hawaiian Dance purist. And Elvis singing? Gimme a break!
Anyway, it is all in the spirit of fun, really..Yes, the food are not Hawaiian..They are more Filipino if anything. I bet the food supplier of the Hawaiian and the Philippine pavilion is just one guy..
As the photos will show you, the Filipina Beauty is still up there on the top of the totem pole. Viva la Filipina!
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