The Haumana Hula Handbook for Students of Hawaiian Dance
By the eponymous director of the Mahea Uchiyama Center for International Dance in Berkeley, California, this illustrated book on Hula dance is a comprehensive resource for students of this art form. While Native Hawaiians may have a cultural affinity for Hula, dancers come from many different regions and ethnicities, and Hula is practiced by both men and women of all ages. According to surveys, there are at least 174 halau hula (hula schools) in Hawai'i and nearly 1,100 schools of dance teaching hula worldwide with enrollment ranging from a dozen to several hundred students. As a teacher based in California herself, Uchiyama is well placed to write a book on Hula for students all over the world.