I. The hula 11

I. The hula 11

II. The halau; the kuahu—their decoration and consecration 14

III. The gods of the hula 23

IV. Support and organization of the hula 26

V. Ceremonies of graduation; debut of a hula dancer 31

VI. The password—the song of admission 38

VII. Worship at the altar of the halau 42

VIII. Costume of the hula dancer 49

IX. The hula alá’a-papa 57

X. The hula pa-ipu, or kuolo 73

XI. The hula ki’i 91

XII. The hula pahu 103

XIII. The hula úliulí 107

XIV. The hula puili 113

XV. The hula ka-laau 116

XVI. The hula ili-ili 120

XVII. The hula kaekeeke 122

XVIII. An intermission 126

XIX. The hula niau-kani 132

XX. The hula ohe 135