HALAU MANAOLA presents 2021 Hula Bowl Half Time Show.

Halau Manaola under the direction of Kumu Hula Nani Lim Yap presents 2021 Hula Bowl Half Time Show directed by by Hilo native, Tracey Niimi. As a native Hawaiian hula practitioner, Yap narrated a poetic monologue on what hula means to him while Hula Halau Manaola performed “A Koaʻekea I Pueohulunui” during which yap is shown chanting with his mother, Kumu Hula Nani Lim Yap, by his side. “Everyone in hula has their own perspective on what hula is so I wanted to respect that and share what hula is to me through what I was taught while growing up,” said Yap. “Around the world, the view of what Hula is, has been… different. This halftime show is about taking back that cultural narrative and helping the audience to experience the true meaning, essence, and power that hula is.”