While kinship (in the anthropological sense) displays a number of cognatic elements, the
Hula continue to employ a patrilineal idiom with regard to matters of inheritance, and senior men take pride in reciting gulu ai (literally 'generations counting') that link them to village founders and map the relationships of village families.
Hula is dedicated: "For my sisters." I choose to believe this is more than familial, that Lisa Shea wrote the book for women everywhere whose early years were marked by episodes of bewildering fear and pain, and who remain haunted by them.
'Totoong
Hula' may as well have been 'jen jen jia jia.'
The George Na'ope
Hula Festival continues the legacy of the ancient art of
hula by including all categories for
hula such as keiki, kane and wahine.
The SOHR has denounced the inaction of the international community and the Arab League, calling them "the Syrian regime's accomplices in the massacre of
Hula."
"Exercise can be a bit of a chore, but with
hula hooping you are having fun and often don't realise how hard you are working."
"I am up to a half marathon and have been introducing
hula hooping as I run."
French, who is now 11-stone-lighter, and has a toned and curved body, appears on naked
hula hopping shows, and even teaches her skills via Dreads N Hoops, in Wythenshawe, Manchester.
SPORTS STAR 3 Ayda demonstrates an impressive command of the
hula hoop at 18 and, right, in the tennis team Pictures: SPLASH
The original
Hula Hoop is back and comes in a choice of three sizes to suit all shapes and ages and three new vibrant colours.
LUNENBURG - Last fall, Michelle Obama helped create nationwide hoopla about
hula hoops.