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The daughter of Aunti Maiki Aiu Lake carries on her traditional hula ways, and the halau is planning its 30th annual celebration in her honor. How does one pay tribute to the legacy of a kumu hula? Are there enough graceful hula motions, fragrant lei and rainbows to adequately express love and devotion?

Biography Hawai'i: Five Lives—Maiki Aiu Lake Nov. 14, —Coline Aiu, Karen Aiu, Joy Chong-Stannard, Craig Howes, Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl, Puakea.

Lake personified her Hawaiian heritage. Through hula, she left an enduring imprint on the arts of Hawaii. Aiu is kumu hula of Halau Hula O Maiki, started by her mother in in the family living room. From a modest start of eight students in Pauoa Valley, the academy of traditional hula has grown to dancers, each nurtured by learning disciples and cultural perspectives shaped by Lake.

The halau is based at Dole St. The more I danced hula, the more I realized there was a lot more to it. The movements flow. Nothing is abrupt. In , she sought permission from the elders to use the term halau. She pioneered the use of large classes that recorded lessons in notebooks instead of relying on oral tradition. Lake taught all who wanted to learn, regardless of race or age, wrote Dr.

It was a turning point in the way hula was taught and how halau are regarded in the community today.