I was delighted to see the Filipinos sharing their cultural performance. Hawaii is now a melting pot of cultures and make up a significant amount of the population. Thank you merrie monarch for making this happen.
+Apple “Melon” S are they polynesian or austronesian look up polynesian see what countries make up polynesian then name them all then tell me how polynesians got to the Philippines ill wait
Every school in the philippines Especially in high school and colleges.. we all experience all kind of folk dances the subject of PHYSICAL FITNESS ( P.E )it's a part of our tradition!
Aloha and Mabuhay! I felt nostalgic when I saw the ethnic dances from the Philippines performed at the Merrie Monarch. I was a member of the University of the Philippines Filipiniana Dance Troupe and in Hawaii, I used to dance with the Labez family members (Sulyap Company for the Performing Arts). We used to dance at State events, beauty pageants (some of our recruits were beauty pageant winners), and Chamber events. In the Philippines, I met with classmates Ms. Abella, Cultural Center of the Philippines, and Ms. Maria Margarita Roxas Moran Floirendo, Ms. Universe, and President, Ballet Philippines to coordinate the performances at the Hawaii Theater of the Mindanao State University Iligan Institute of Technology Integrated Performing Arts Guild.
Considering the significant population of Hawaii are Filipinos. Just like Guam and Marianas. Well, ancestors of Polynesia migrated from the Philippines after all. Autronesian culture is awesome.
they were INVITED to perform! shut up and watch or leave and watch something else, its really that simple. Hawaiians and Filipinos are connected by language and by blood, were both Austronesian speaking peoples obviously we've other cultures that influenced up but thats not the point here and neither that of the folk dances presented here. Hawaiians ancestors migrated over thousands of years from maritime SE Asia and this invitation/performance at the Merrie Monarch Ho'ike should be something to be proud of - to see our peoples coming together and sharing our culture - which is alike - so just enjoy it~
no filipinos have nothing in common with polynesians you only say that as an excuse for them being there once they open it up to other races it destroys the exclusivity of merrie monarch
@@steveboy7302 if u live in philipine rural areas and pacific islands. you will see the similarity. The lifestyle , language and mentality. Filipino fisher men build banka by hand and can fish in pacific without compass. Some filipinos live entirely in the sea. Filipinos had both spanish influence and austronesian/polynesian dances. Even in the cities we still dance native ways during fiestas.
Beautiful...how I wish these can still be seen by the next generations... I dunno there's something about traditional dances that makes me soooo happy...
This comment section did not pass the vibe check. Anyways just saying Filipinos and Hawaiians are relatives. We descended from austronesians who travelled from Mainland Asia then to Taiwan then to the Ph then to the rest of SEA and the Pacific. Thats why you see tremendous linguistic diversity among the many indigenous tribes in Taiwan. Hawaiians are just as much as our relatives as the Malays and Indos.
Thanks for the lovely video and showcasing the rich heritage of the Philippines and the excellent fusion of Hawaiian culture with the Filipino migrants. This is an excellent performance!
@@fauzanoka9258 philippine is also rich in traditions and but the spaniards destroy our scripts which includes the history of royal families of each nations and the original traditions, dances, different ways of writings and languages of the orginal filipinos that's why philippines have only little clue on what is it like during pre colonial era Also the last royal family of the philippines that survived was the House of Mindanao
May be that was during american colonization. FYI before and during Spanish era many Filipinos are living already whereever in pacific island such as GUAM and HAWAII and other
sometimes pilipino attiudes are very disgraceful. see who commented on these that sounds having negative comment is our kababayans instead of being proud that we have presented our culture she seems embarrassed of. perhaps the aim of these group of pilipino is to be recognized as part of pacific island cultures. and they have to accept that pilipino culture is present in hawaii because we are one of the biggest immigrant in hawaii.
Philippines Malaysia Indonesia are seafarers Southeast Asian austronesian (malayo- Polynesian) we share the same language as the Aborigines of Taiwan( formosan) melanesian micronesian Polynesian Easter Island and malagasy of Madagascar Filipinos are not descended from the Chinese. Googled it.
ancient filipino has been traded with east asian chinese specifically that's why we have the oldest chinatown in the world also base on the genetics ancestral of filipino is 36% east asian (chinese) specifically we have a lot of chinese foods and influences from china that's why most of us have slanted eyes we are mongoloids people. You should dig up more on history!
Watching this from Tucson. You make me proud to be your kababayan. Napakaganda ang mga sayaw at mukha. Ang mga kulay at sigla ay buhay at marikit! Mabuhay kayng lahat! Sa uulitin!!!!
Amazing performance. The colors, executions, the costumes, the bamboo dancing and the legs & feet dances the grace! Wow! The precise jump landed synchronized to the shoulder is simply incredible! Mabuhay beautiful Philippines ❤🏆🇵🇭
Awesome performance! Awesome Audience as well. Sad pero sa Pinas parang nahihiya lng silang pumalakpak kahit na nagustuhan naman ang palabas... Hecklers meron palagi...
Saan nangyayari yan? Noong nakakalakwatsa pa tayo bago mag-pandemya, nanonood ako ng mga performance na gaya nito, minsan nga naghihiyawan pa bukod sa palakpak. Mapa-ati-atihan sa mga kalye ng Maynila, mapa-CCP, Bayanihan, Ramon Obusan, kahit sa iba't-ibang parte pa ng Pilipinas, basta may nagsayaw ng mga katutubo at kulturang Pinoy, umaani ng papuri lalo kapag magaling. Hindi pa ako nakakarinig ng kinakantiyawan sa ganitong klaseng performance. Kaya kung saan man yang may mga heckler na yan, pakibanggit at nang makilatis natin.
watch the link below to the 1937 movie called "zamboanga" (an island south of the philippines). this is a treasure because the copy was only recently found in Finland. just scub the movie to 43:20 and you will see a dance performance that has strong similarities with our close neighbor in indonesia. the long fingernails and the head dress typical balinese but I wouldn't be surprised if the similarities are striking because to this day, the culture intersperse among the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia through the seafaring nomadic badjao tribe of the Philippines and the bajau tribes of malaysia and indonesia . link to the film "Zamboanga" below. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EWb6fo8ZbYI.html (just scub the movie to 43:20 and you will see a dance performance that has strong similarities with our close neighbor in indonesia)
Mas gusto ko yung asian influences na ipinakita dito kaysa western influence. Buti na lang mas hinighlight nila ang asian heritage natin. Mabuhay Pilipinas!!
Let's just call ourselves what we wanna call ourselves. Are you Filipino and identify as Asian, perfect. Are you Filipino and identify as Islander, also perfect. At the end of the day we are Filipinos. We should be proud. Mabuhay ❤️
Woohoo :o Filipinos are not Pacific Islanders, and by telling people they are is spreading misinformation. Sincerely, someone of Filipino and Native Hawaiian ancestry
Ilocanos, if you know your geography, are Filipinos from the northernmost tip of the northern island of the country. In itself doesn’t mean much until you realize that Austronesians (who Ilocanos descended from) started out in Taiwan, which was an island a few miles north of the country that is now known as Philippines. These are the same ancestors of Hawaiians, Maori and Samoans. We share the same ancestors except Ilocanos ancestors, after sailing what amounted to a really big lake, landed on the first island they came across and said, “fuck it, I ain’t going further.” To wit, our ancestors stayed in the exact same spot, the northern most tip of the Philippines for the next 2,000 years. Not even bothering to move further south of the island.
I'm a Maranao and our dances are portrayed so wrong, please kung wala kayong alam wag nyo nalang sayawin.. also napaka cheap ng costume parang di pinagisipan kung ano talaga traditional na suot namin.
tadek. man manok. ragragsakan, pag diwata , bagani, banog banog, pangalay , pangalay ha pattong, kuntao, singkil.. bilang isang dancer.. wala akong may NAINTINDIHAN. SANA nag show na lang sila ng tatlong sayw na BUO. kesa reta retaso. SAYANG! PERO CONGRATS PA RIN.... magaling sila
I think it’s *Awesome* that a different cultural dance group was invited (I guess people forget Merrie Monarch is an Invitational event)! BUT I gotta say I hope this doesn’t Merrie Monarch from what it always has been. A broadcast haven to portray the culture, traditions, and most importantly hula of *the Hawaiian people.*
Ho’ike is exhibition only and never broadcasted. I dont think it detracts from the roots of hula at all. If anything it only deepens everyones pride for their multiple races and not just claiming one
The Philippines is also an Austronesian culture (the direct descendants of Aboriginal Taiwanese, the direct ancestors of Chamorro), though being closer to the mainland, we've had more foreign cultural influences come in through the recent centuries. That first dance, with the guys with the axes? It's a shame they didn't highlight the Philippine tattoos on those dancers (even if only in temporary henna or something). You might have recognized one of our common Austronesian cultural heritages. Merrie Monarch has featured other Austronesian peoples in the past as well. Aboriginal Taiwanese, Tahitian, and Maori. They've also invited Mexico. It's not part of the competition. Just an exhibition of other cultures of the Pacific. In the case of Austronesians, it provides a background as well for Hawaiian culture. It helps you understand the connections and the origins with the rest of the Austronesian cultures (like the previously mentioned pan-Austronesian tattooing tradition). The concept of "mana" for example, exists throughout most of Polynesia, as basically a general concept of power from the spirit world. In Taiwan, the Philippines, and Micronesia, however, in the indigenous pre-colonial shamanistic beliefs, a similar concept of spiritual power derives from spirit "twin" of humans, i.e. the soul which journeys to the spirit world in dreams, trances, and in death (proto-Austronesian *qanicu, "spirit of the dead"; Aboriginal Taiwanese "anitu"; Filipino "anito"; Chamorro "aniti"; Pohnpeian "eni"). The cognates survive in Polynesian as well, as "aitu", with various meanings, from simply "spirit of the dead" (Samoan) to "evil spirit/demon" (Maori) to "god/nature spirit" (Tahitian). Interestingly another Polynesian cognate, "atua", was basically a synonym of "mana" while also meaning "god/nature spirit".
So sad that these traditions get celebrated overseas but not so much in the Philippines. The younger generation would rather do hip hop and some other foreign dance than their own.
Ang daming comment dito na paiba iba. Some are claiming that Filipino are asean and the other side claiming that filipino is a Polynesian race. Actually I don't know more about are culture but one thing I know about is... Before maraming bansa pa sa pilipinas in short maraming kaharian maraming tao iba iba ang dugo may malay may indo may aita at maraming salinlahi ang nasa pilipinas noon. Kaya di malayong baka meron tayong dugong Polynesian or asean or what so ever kasi tayo ay tinaguring maraming pulo kada pulo maraming kaharian kaya hindi tayo iisa noon pero nakikipag ugnayan na tayo sa ibang bansa noon paman at malaki ang ginagampanan natin sa mundo noon man at ngayon kaya... Pansin niyo kahin isang isang bansa na ang pilipinas marami parin ang gulo kasi maraming opinion maraming gusto mag claim. Di tayo iisa ng adhikain. Kaya mga filipino umayos kayo. Yong iba naman comment ng comment walang alam sa history yong iba para lang makapang lait noh bah... Kalerky kayo.
why? King Kalākaua was the first monarch to circumnavigate the globe and Jose Liborno (a Filipino and leader of the Royal Hawaiian Band) became a voice for Queen Lili’uokalani and Hawaiian independence while she was under house arrest! I can promise you our last monarchs had no desire to live in a cave.
@@MK-er7cx I’m not sure what living in a cave has anything to do with this conversation. But, if you THINK Filipino’s have anything to do with Hawaiian’s, you’re wrong! There are no similarities in culture, traditions and more simply put, language, food, dance, etc. If they were, don’t you think they’d assimilate into the Hawaiian culture, or at least contribute something significant, but they don’t and never have.
PHILIPPINES TRADITIONAL IS VERY AUSTRONESIAN CULTURE.. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM AND INDONESIA, MALAYSIA, THAI, CAMBODIA IS THEY MORE AUTHENTIC THAN US.. WE GOT HINDU BUDDHIST INFLUENCE IN OUR CULTURE EVENTHOUGH WE'RE ALSO AUSTRONESIAN.. AND MALAYSIA GOT ISLAMIC CULTURE.. IT'S VERY INTERESTING TO SEE AS FOREIGNERS. FOREIGNERS WANT TO SEE THE CULTURAL ATTRACTION. ALSO NOT ONLY BEACHES AND NATURE ATTRACTION..
Not a bright one ain't ya? It's the damn hoike night. It's an invitational part of Merrie Monarch and they can damn well invite whomever they want to invite.
Merrie Monarch is yearly event in Hilo, Hawaii. It is a week long festivities of Polynesian cultural dances from 15 different countries in the South Pacific. Though mentioned that it is an international event, for years now, it mainly focuses on culturally honed Kumu Hulas and their Halau Members skillfully showing their craft in performing their dances deeprooted from their ancestors. Having said so, i felt pain in my heart having watched my kababayans perform Filipino Folk Dances here, because this is not the place to show our rich cultural heritage. Could have it been in Thailand, a Cultural event, then it would suffice. Magkaroon 'naman' tayo ng delikadesa. Salamat po.
Sus... si ate naman... this is Ho'ike night. This is the non-competitive portion of the Merrie Monarch. The groups in the Ho'ike portion are invited to perform. It is an honor to be invited to perform in Hoi'ke. Kayamanan Ng Lahi was the first ever Filipino group to perform on behalf of the Philippines. Please just enjoy. Bakit plaguing nag-criticize tayo.
Filipinos have a very diverse ancestry (well, asia, europe and polynesia), but what they did here is, for me, somehow, inappropriate. Much better if they used the Filipino tribal dance instead of the Muslim-Christian-influenced performance.
Pero... included dances are from the Cordillera groups and Lumad dances which are non-Muslim/Christian-influences. At ang dances ng mga Maranao at Tausug predate Islam. Those dances are non-religious. The theme of the performance was Mana (legacy in Tagalog and spiritual energy in Hawaiian). The group, as the first Filipinos invited to the Merrie Monarch, aimed to highlight the rich relationship between the Philippines and Hawaii.
Dan Kenneth Lazo it is not a muslim influenced. There is no such thing muslim influence mister. It is a Malay indo culture brought by the Malays, Chinese, Indian migrants came to the Philippines during the reign of the Sriwijayas and Majapahit people( Javanese, Malays) they brought religion, literature, language, dances. They are trading here long before the islam missionaries came to Mindanao thru Shariff Makdum from Borneo-Malaysian-Arab people. It is not a muslim influenced it is a Malay-Indo culture brought by them. Mindanao is a very diverse because of the Migrants who intermarried the natives(Polynesian) that is why most of us filipinos have a white skin and brown skin.
they dont know what they talking about, anyway this performance was so cool bc hawaiians are our distant relatives anyway. im glad austronesians can connect like this
Derpy :0 youre lost and stupid, muslim doesnt mean 'islamic' dance but refers to the ppl where the dances like singkil come from, like mindanao where many pinoy are muslim, you fucking anime watching cretin lol
Who cares about the label... Asian or Pacific Islander? We are an Archipelago in the Pacific Ocean making us Pacific Islanders. We are in close proximity to mainland Asia making us Asians. Who cares... we are uniquely Filipino. tama na... just enjoy the show.
April Tongcua totoo naman, nahati ang archipelago natin. May lahi din tayong polynesian. Not just philippines but also indonesia and malay archipelago.
