During that time the influx of Western culture created significant changes in the formal Hawaiian arts, including hula. Terminology for two main additional categories is beginning to enter the hula lexicon: "Monarchy" includes any hula which were composed and choreographed during the 19th century. It is accompanied by song and Western-influenced musical instruments such as the guitar, the ʻukulele, and the double bass. Hula, as it evolved under Western influence in the 19th and 20th centuries, is called ʻauana (a word that means "to wander" or "drift"). It is accompanied by chant and traditional instruments. Ancient hula, as performed before Western encounters with Hawaiʻi, is called kahiko. There are many sub-styles of hula, with the main two categories being Hula ʻAuana and Hula Kahiko. The hula dramatizes or portrays the words of the oli or mele in a visual dance form. It was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there. Hula ( / ˈ h uː l ə/) is a Polynesian dance form accompanied by chant (Oli) or song ( Mele, which is a cognate of " meke" from the Fijian language). Navy control over the island of Kahoʻolawe to the state. Here, hula is performed by Kumu Hula Frank Kawaikapuokalani Hewett for a ceremony turning over U.S.
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