Product Description

Music from the Mele Hula Best Collection CD highlights 11 performances of hula kahiko (ancient hula) and hula auana (modern hula) by Nani Lim Yap and Lorna Lim of the famed Kohala halau and 2006 Merrie Monarch winner of Na Lei O Kaholoku, and other Big Island performers. Performances include an opening chant (Sunrise Oli) by historian and musician Daniel Akaka Jr., the mesmerizing Aia La O Pele I Hawaii and Kawika, the fun and sassy Noho Paipai, the enchanting and graceful Akaka Falls, and others. Shot entirely on location on the Big Island of Hawaii. The program also includes Hawaiian, English, and Japanese subtitles, and a 14-page booklet. This particular compilation is a departure from the usual how-to DVD and allows for the dancers and performances to speak for themselves, with an emphasis on both style and creativity.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #45755 in DVD
• Released on: 2006-10-01
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Color, Compilation, NTSC, Import
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 50 minutes

Customer Reviews

Lovely and soothing
This presentation of the Big Island and the hula is magnificent. The scenery and the hula dancers were breathtaking. The transition between hulas and video or pictures of various sights and sounds were immaculate. Thank you for taking me back to Hilo.

Like a collection of mellow music videos
The emphasis here is a selection of songs in the Hawaiian language, from a pre-existing CD collection. Videos have been set to these songs, mostly showing (hula) dances, but also containing still and moving images of Hawaiian scenery. There are subtitles available in Hawaiian (the actual text of the songs), and English and Japanese (translations) -- useful for understanding the songs. I think I was expecting something more focussed on the dances, and less on the music.