Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "A hālau is Hawaiian word meaning a school, academy, or group. Literally, the word means \"a branch from which many leaves grow.\" Today a hālau usually describes a hula school (hālau hula).The teacher at the hālau is the kumu hula, where kumu means source of knowledge, or literally just teacher. Often you will find that there is a hierarchy in hula schools - starting with the kumu (teacher), alaka'i (leader), kokua (helpers), and then the 'olapa (dancers) or haumana (students).The word was also used for the long open-air houses, often constructed at the shores, where the instruction took place.An example has been reconstructed at the Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park.A common Hawaiian adage is \"ʻAʻohe pau ka ʻike i kāu hālau,\" which means \"Don't think that all wisdom resides in your hālau.\""@en }
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- Hālau abstract "A hālau is Hawaiian word meaning a school, academy, or group. Literally, the word means \"a branch from which many leaves grow.\" Today a hālau usually describes a hula school (hālau hula).The teacher at the hālau is the kumu hula, where kumu means source of knowledge, or literally just teacher. Often you will find that there is a hierarchy in hula schools - starting with the kumu (teacher), alaka'i (leader), kokua (helpers), and then the 'olapa (dancers) or haumana (students).The word was also used for the long open-air houses, often constructed at the shores, where the instruction took place.An example has been reconstructed at the Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park.A common Hawaiian adage is \"ʻAʻohe pau ka ʻike i kāu hālau,\" which means \"Don't think that all wisdom resides in your hālau.\"".