Aloha and welcome to Hawaiʻi Beckons!
Whether you are headed to Hawaiʻi for the first time or have left Hawaiʻi with aloha in your heart, we are here to to help you experience aloha.
Aloha is not just a greeting. It is a way of being and a whole lot more. The Aloha Spirit is so important that it has become part of Hawaiʻian law. What is Aloha? It was the working philosophy of native Hawaiians and was presented as a gift to the people of Hawaiʻi. Aloha means mutual regard and affection and extends warmth in caring with no obligation in return. Aloha is the essence of relationships in which each person is important to every other person for collective existence.
On this site you can enhance your visit to Hawaiʻi and acquire some of the aloha spirit by discovering where you can hear Hawaiʻian music, see hula and visit wonderful museums!
If this is your first time here please fill out and submit this form so we can notify you of Hawaiʻian events with 100 miles of where you live. Please also check off those things below that interest you. For example, if you fall in love with Hawaiʻian music checking that box below will let us know to notify you when a Hawaiian musician is performing near your home. We do not share this list.
Hawaiʻi Beckons is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit. Any profit generated by us goes to Hawaiian non-profits that are teaching the next generations of performers so this music and dance will have a future as well as a past.
HULA
ʻAʻa i ka hula, waiho kahilahila i ka hale.
When one wants to dance the hula, bashfulness should be left at home.
Kuhi no ka lima, hele no ka maka.
Where the hands move, there let the eyes follow.
Hula is meant to tell a story. Watch the hands. A hula follows the words of a song however that is only the first level of meaning to a song. While the words of a song may describe a flower blossom and that is what the hula is showing, the song is probably describing the composerʻs beloved and may be a proposal.
