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“Kate had thought hula was something for tourists, girls in plastic skirts dancing to will songs about tiny bubbles in the champagne. Mehana's hula was different-a way of telling stories without words, a kimd of body poetry.”

Dancing Story Tourists Hula

Book:Dance For The Land

Source: Dance For The Land

“In the old days, when Hawaiians wanted to give a gift, they doesn't have Safeway. Or any money. They had to take from nature what the gods gave them. Gather the flowers, make the twine, string the flowers. Lots of time and effort. We do the work just to say, 'I love you.' No meaning when we buy a lei in the supermarket.”

Love Meaning Lei

Book:Dance For The Land

Source: Dance For The Land

“She would move around the kitchen, humming the words and dancing with her hands. The music was moving through her, filling an emptiness she hadn't known was so deep.”

Music Dancing Dance Hula

Book:Dance For The Land

Source: Dance For The Land

“The music started up. Mehana called out the verse, and Kate glided into the first kaholo, losing her self in the dance.”

Dancing Dance Hula

Book:Dance For The Land

Source: Dance For The Land

“Pretty small island if everybody fighting everybody.”

Hate Fight Island

Book:Dance For The Land

Source: Dance For The Land

“So much hate to go around, it's hard not to hate back. Much harder than learning to fight back.”

Hate Fighting Fight

Book:Dance For The Land

Source: Dance For The Land