Dozens of kumu seek to preserve, protect hula at inaugural convention

Aug. 8—Hokulani Holt has dedicated most of her life—nearly 50 years—to teaching hula. And during that time, the revered kumu said she and many other hula practitioners have seen things that are just not right : YouTube videos of people copying traditional dances and inappropriate chants that aren’t in Hawaiian, commercials advertising hula but actually showing Tahitian or other dances, …