HULA Lesson: Pupu o Niihau + He Hawaii Au - Week #1

For our hula in this month of May, we celebrate the songs of Hawaiian Music Hero, Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole, who was born on May 20, 1959. Here we learn the first verse of "Pūpū o Niʻihau" in honor of his mother's ʻāina hānau, Niʻihau. We will also start "He Hawaiʻi Au" - composed by Ron Rosha & Peter Moon and performed by IZ in a medley with "Wind Beneath My Wings" ___Video Content___ 00:00 - Intro + Mahalo 02:44 - Hawaii Pono 'I 06:25 - Aloha Chant 09:18 - Hawaiian Doxology 12:48 - E Ke Akua 14:22 - Pehea Ke AniLa? 15:43 - E Ala E 18:59 - E Ho Mai 21:00 - Pa'i Pa Ipu 27:20 - Basic Steps 32:55 - Pupu o Niihau Song Introduction 33:58 - Verse 1 44:40 - He Hawaii Au 53:30 - Poi Balls + A Hui Hou!