Representation of Kanaka Maoli (Hawaiian) Culture: A case of Hula Dance

摘要

This paper explores representation of Kanaka Maoli (Hawaiian) Hula Dance representation in traditional systems of representation and organization. The paper found baises and diasportization of representation of Hawaiian Culture. Study emphasizes the need to recognize the “inherent beauty in how and why Indigenous people express and fulfill their desire to learn, preserve, organize, and share knowledge” (Metoyer & Doyle, 2015, p. 475) and advocates a decolonizing methodology to promote alternative information structures in Indigenous communities.