OKJo - The Hukilau Song
OKJo
Feb 08, 2025 01:22am
<p>Strictly for fun.</p><p><br></p><p> I studied Polynesian dancing for years, until my instructor's husband was PCSed back to Hawaii. I found this tiny clip of a mom and daughter learning the hula dance to the song. I still remember it to this day.</p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">A </span><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">hukilau</strong><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> is a way of </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">fishing</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> invented by the ancient </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Hawaiians</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">. The word comes from </span><em style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">huki</em><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, meaning pull, and </span><em style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">lau</em><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, meaning leaves. A large number of people, usually family and friends, would work together in casting the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishnet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">net</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> from shore and then pulling it back. The net was lined with </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordyline_fruticosa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">ti</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> leaves, which would help scare the fish into the center of the net. Consistent with the Hawaiian </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsistence_economy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">subsistence economy</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, anybody who helped could share in the catch.</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://www.bing.com/th/id/OGC.6cabe6597901ace5d157ce39bc836493?pid=1.7&rurl=https%3a%2f%2fmedia4.giphy.com%2fmedia%2f3ov9jKr6ISZbhx4B9K%2f200.gif%3fcid%3d790b7611gitqbz7rq9f98e14279p80e1x2x58fdvhkn010zv%26rid%3d200.gif%26ct%3dg&ehk=n%2btWk3dFOLaynPcN%2fsYK0ExiRwwndIbA3ozpedt9%2bXc%3d" alt="Image result for hula dance teams gif"></p>