Lecturer
Hawaiian hula and chant; Kumu hula, Pua Haʻaheo Style
marylewi@hawaii.edu
Kumu hula Noenoelani “Aunty Noe” Zuttermeister has her halau in Kaneohe, Oahu. She is also a Music lecturer in Hawaiian chant and dance at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa where her courses are offered in the Department of Music and the Department of Theatre and Dance. Her knowledge has been passed down to her by her mother Kaui Zuttermeister.
Aunty Noe is a staunch guardian of the old ways and feels a responsibility to perpetuate the Hawaiian culture and the legacy her mother left to her. “It is important that we remember our past because it is there that we can find our roots”, she says.
She along with her family and students have been invited to appear in numerous national and international festivals. Aunty Noe has judged many hula competitions. Since 1990 she continues to be one of the presiding judges for the prestigious Merrie Monarch Festival.
In 1999, she traveled to teach workshops in Ikaho, Japan and in the 38th Asia Folk Dance Camp in the National I-Lan Technology College in Taiwan, R.O.C. She has been asked to perform along with her halau at the Smithsonian Millennium Celebration.