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August 19, 2010
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Napua Makua

Keeper of Hawaiiana: Award-winning kumu hula reflects on her life, passion and culture

August 18, 2010 | 01:40 PM
by Anuhea Yagi
The concept behind Napua Makua's latest project Mohalu—and yes, she says, they're not just albums, but projects—represents the point in life Makua feels she's in. And it's a good place to be. "Mohalu is the phase three nights before the full moon," she explains. "It literally means to blossom, to unfold. [Cultural] practitioners do things according to the moon's phases, and believe it's the perfect night to start things on—when secrets are revealed and flowers bloom to perfection." As if this vivacious kumu hula—whomore
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