Hi Tarik,
Oddly, at least as I understand it (which is not very well, so don't quote me) hula was a dance performed by both sexes from the very beginning. There is a goddess of the dance (Hi'iaka) but it is unrelated...some hulas were for gods and goddesses but a great deal of them just tell stories about everyday life. Much like folk songs I suppose. The hula was the way the Hawaiians told the story of their history. The people I am referring to in regards to the dance are usually not even Hawaiian, but hippies that live there, and the problem is the obsession with the goddess theory, which holds no water historically as far as I am aware.
Unrelatedly, I am homesick now.
I feel that debates can happen on this forum without someone 'laughing' at the comments or instruction another person offers (this to Moondancer). One cannot learn anything that way. I have discovered many amazing things from visiting this forum.