Nanea's Hula Implements.
Nanea’s Hula Implements was introduced to Nanea's Collection in 2017. Retail cost was $35 and increased to $36 and $40.
Lauhala Bag[]
Lauhala bag made of faux hala tree leaves. Rope handles are stitched on the outside for carrying.
Ipu Gourd[]
Plastic ipu gourd to use as a drum. Light yellow with brown paint accents. Gourd is open on one end so sounds echo. Twine knotted around middle of gourd so drum can be held.
Kala'au Sticks[]
Two plastic kala'au sticks. Sticks are brown and have clear plastic rings to fit onto doll fingers.
Pu'ili Sticks[]
Two plastic bamboo pu'ili sticks with clear plastic handles for doll hands. Ivory plastic with painted brown accents. Sticks are open at end.
'Ili 'Ili Stones[]
Two plastic 'ili 'ili river stone sets. Gray plastic with black speckled dots. Contains four stones total; stones are grouped in sets of two. Each set has a clear plastic ring to fit onto doll fingers.
Ukelele[]
Battery-operated plastic ukelele with button on back to play pre-recorded music. Four plastic strings and brown plastic ukelele body with two palm trees printed on it. Music comes from speaker where sound hole normally is. Ukelele neck has plastic handle for doll to hold.
Music Sheets[]
Two music sheets for "Aloha Oe."
In the Books[]
- Nanea and her sister Mary Lou take hula classes with Tutu throughout Nanea's series. Nanea keeps this bag at home and takes it to her classes.
- While Nanea is never described as playing the ukelele, her brother David does play it. In Growing Up with Aloha, David works as a bellboy in the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, and he occasionally fills in for a musician if someone is absent. In Hula for the Home Front, he plays the ukulele for a performance Nanea does with Mele to the song "My Little Grass Shack."