Conference serves up a 'hula buffet'

By Cheryl Chee Tsutsumi

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Apr 22, 2012

~~<p>When Marnie Weeks first came to Hawaii as a 14-year-old visitor in 1961, Hawaiian music and hula in Waikiki were as ubiquitous as palm trees. Entranced, she bought several Hawaiian music records and took them home to Michigan with her.</p>
<p>"I learned every number by rote; there were no lyric sheets or Hawaiian dictionaries back then," Weeks recalled. "I was drawn to everything about Hawaii — from the language and music to the people and culture — and I longed to return one day."</p>
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When Marnie Weeks first came to Hawaii as a 14-year-old visitor in 1961, Hawaiian music and hula in Waikiki were as ubiquitous as palm trees. Entranced, she bought several Hawaiian music records and took them home to Michigan with her.

"I learned every number by rote; there were no lyric sheets or Hawaiian dictionaries back then," Weeks recalled. "I was drawn to everything about Hawaii — from the language and music to the people and culture — and I longed to return one day." Login for more...