“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.” DancingStoryTouristsHula 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.” LoveMeaningLei 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.” MusicDancingDanceHula 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.” DancingDanceHula Book:Dance For The Land Source: Dance For The Land
“Pretty small island if everybody fighting everybody.” HateFightIsland 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.” HateFightingFight Book:Dance For The Land Source: Dance For The Land