It's a hula implement made from a gourd with seeds on one end and then a cap decorated with feathers on the other end. It's often used in songs dealing with rain. It is very appropriately used when dancing to songs about Hilo, the rainiest city in the US. My halau, Halau Na Pua 'O Uluhaimalama uses 'uli 'uli with the song Nani O Hilo (Beauty of Hilo, basically), among others.
Here is a picture of some girls from my halau holding 'uli 'uli...
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