Hula kahiko
Visitors first learn who the Hawaiian Harry Maitey, who lived on Peacock Island almost 200 years ago, was from the palace director Anke Berkhoff and the research assistant at the Museum of Islamic Art of the National Museums in Berlin, Dr. Thomas Tunsch.
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- What was his unique fate?
- How did he end up on Peacock Island?
- What traces did his life leave behind?
Afterwards, the association "No ka Hoʻomanaʻo Ana Ia Berlin e.V." will pay a special tribute to Harry Maitey. The hula kahiko "He mele no Harry Maitey" (A song for Harry Maitey) is a narrative dance in the "old" style of hula, which goes back to the traditions before contact with Europeans. From Hawai'i, Kumu Hula (hula teachers) Frank Ka'ananā Akima and Kumu Hula Eleena Helenihi traveled to Berlin to attend and support the tribute.
The first English draft for "He mele no Harry Maitey" was written by Frank Ka'ananā Akima, Aki Dinda and Hapi Hermann in Honolulu in 2013. Later, Leimomi Akana and Kiele Gonzalez (Honolulu) translated the text into Hawaiian as mele inoa (honorific name song). The composition of the chant and the choreography were created by Frank Ka'ananā Akima. The hula was performed in public for the first time in 2015 on Tempelhofer Feld in Berlin.
About "No ka Hoʻomanaʻo Ana Ia Berlin e.V.":
The association has been accompanied and supported by several Hawaiian Kumu (teachers) in the cultivation of Hawaiian traditions since 2012. In addition, it is committed to the traditional and contemporary culture of Hawai'i in accordance with the Kumu Hula who supervise and support it, thus fostering intercultural exchange with Hawai'i. It is important to the association to take into account the traditions of the relationship between Hawai'i and Germany.
(LECTURE IN GERMAN)
Additional information
Meeting point: Sunbathing lawn
Dates
June 2025
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