Hula instructor Akiko Colton spends her day living and breathing the ancient Hawaiian dance known as hula in her Eugene studio. “It’s part of my life, so I cannot just take it out. My blood needs hula ...
The Orlando Young Lions perform at the Asian Cultural Festival. Read full article: AANHPI Heritage Month: Celebrate Central Florida’s Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander community ...
Say aloha to the dancers of Hula Halau Na Mamo O Pana’ewa as they share the rich culture and history of Hawaiian dance. Using traditions passed down from his grandmother, owner Chase Keoki Wang ...
As the women built a thrumming rhythm from their drums and began to chant while others danced, the Hula Halau ‘O Nalua and ‘Ote’a ‘Api School of Polynesian Dance seemed to teleport from the interior ...
Kumu hula Kawaikapuokalani Hewett continues to expound on hula kahiko as it is performed today – an amalgamation of ancient and evolved cultural practices.
With COVID-19 case counts on the decline, the 59th annual Merrie Monarch Festival will return to its customary schedule starting on Easter Sunday. On Friday, April 22, 18 hula halau will compete in ...
The spirit of aloha came to Laguna Woods as the annual Hula Hiehie O Nā Kūpuna festival, or “Elegant Hula of the Elders,” returned after a two-year pandemic hiatus. Residents were treated to a day ...
The Oakland-based Academy of Hawaiian Arts’ Kane Hula dancers are “notorious” for their attention-grabbing performances. Invariably, there is a moment — when school founder Mark Keali’i Ho’omalu, ...
Thirteen young women vied for the honor on the first night of the Merrie Monarch Festival’s hula competition at the Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium in Hilo. “I’m just thankful. I’m going to ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Say aloha to the dancers of Hula Halau Na ...
Thirteen-year-old Kekoa Arucan performs a playful opening hula of the George Na’ope Hula Festival, set to a song originally composed for the opening of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Honolulu, on Friday.