Hula Preservation Society

Hula Preservation Society will create a DVD composed of 30 individual videos documenting the histories, stories, and dance styles of elderly and deceased Kuma Hula (hula masters). Content will be drawn from 15 years of archived oral histories using a master database and individual interview transcripts, and then compiled into thematic video pieces, accompanied by historic photos, documenting vanishing cultural traditions. The DVDs will be distributed free of charge to high school, college, and community libraries across the Hawaiian islands allowing this primary-source material to inform the cultural knowledge of a broad audience.