Na Kamalei: The Men of Hula
In 1975, at the height this revival, master hula teacher Maiki Aiu Lake asked her student, legendary entertainer Robert Cazimero, to open a school for only male dancers. With six young high school students, Robert Cazimero founded Halau Na Kamalei and it suddenly became ‘hot’ for men to dance hula again. Celebrating their 30th anniversary, Na Kamalei: The Men of Hula tells a story of Hawaiian pride through the examination of male roles in Hawaiian culture both in the past and the present.
This premiered on PBS yesterday, so check your local PBS listing for repeat airings.
Watch the trailer for Nā Kamalei: The Men of Hula
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