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The mistake in the first few seasons' opening credits of showing dancers (male and female) performing the traditional dance of Tahiti instead of the Hawaiian hula, is very common in Hollywood. The Tamuré dance of Tahiti, as it is known in France---or o'tea Tahiti, as it is known in French Polynesia---involves vahinés (women) rapidly shaking their hips and swaying their rear in a figure 8 fashion, to rapid-fire drums. Tamuré dancers wear traditional grass skirts with little grass pompoms around the belt area and coconut shell (or other) bras and---when performing in contests or otherwise formally---a tall headdress.The hula is the national dance of Hawaii, and involves slow undulations of the arms, and focus on wahiné's hands which tell a story. It is danced to the ukulele (guitar) and not percussion drums. Hula dancers wear large, green "ti" leaf skirts. The Hawaiian hula is not commonly danced in Tahiti, but Hawaii has always had a fascination with the Tamuré, and thus hosts Tahitian dancers at the Polynesian Cultural Center in Honolulu. Hawaii also routinely showcases the very visually appealing Tamuré in tourist restaurants. Therein lies the confusion: both dances are found in Hawaii, yet the Tamuré originates from Tahiti. Hawaii 5-0 did the right thing and, upon learning their mistake, promptly removed the dancers in their final seasons' intro credits.To recap: the sexy dance to rapid-fire drums with bum-bums shaking in a swift, sideways figure 8 motion belongs to France's Tahiti (French Polynesia) and the slow, sultry dance with arm undulations to twangy ukulele guitar belongs to U.S.A's Hawaii (American Polynesia). Both gorgeous dances, yet very different, and proper attribution ought to be made to their respective islands---to respect all origin customs, cultures and traditions.

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