Nanea's Hula outfit and accessories

I love Nanea's Hula outfit.  Enjoy this fun video review. I love playing Hawaiian music and watching Nanea do her hula dances!


Nanea has been taking hula lessons from her grandmother since she was 4 years old, and she loves the rich and beautiful tradition. This set includes: 
  • A red top
  • A faux-ti-leaf skirt that rustles like the sounds of real hula skirts
  • A lei po'o that she wears on her head
  • A yellow lei made of faux plumeria bloom; Nanea made it herself before her performance
  • Two kupe'e leis she wears on her wrists
  • Two 'uli'uli, pretend feathered gourds she holds and shakes for rhythm during the dance

In this picture you can also see all the things from her accessories set:

Nanea and her sister, Mary Lou, bring these items when they go to hula class at Tutu’s. The set includes:
  • A lauhala bag made of faux hala tree leaves, to carry the implements
  • An ipu gourd used as a drum
  • Items tapped together for rhythm during the dance: two kala'au sticks, two faux-bamboo pu'ili sticks, and two 'ili 'ili river stones
  • 2 sheets of music
  • A beautiful ukulele, a small guitar-like string instrument from Hawaii. The ukulele plays music!




Mahalo Nui!

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