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We Spoke To A Native Hawaiian Woman About Why Dressing Up As A Hula Dancer Is Harmful, And It's A Must-Read If You've Ever Wanted To Wear The Costume On Halloween

To learn more about the negative impact of people dressing up as hula dancers, BuzzFeed recently spoke to Chelei. "Hula dancers are greatly sexualized in the entertainment industry and Hollywood ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Aloha: La Jolla student wants to teach Hawaiian culture and history through hula dancing

Hula dancers may inspire visions of paradise, with Hawaiian sunsets, floral scents and drinks in coconuts. But La Jolla High School junior Aiko Busby is looking to have it also inspire awareness of ...
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Hula was once banned in Hawaii, this competition fosters the next generation of dancers

MAUI, Hawaii – Clipped into hair and strung into leis, fresh plumerias fill the banquet hall with a sweet scent. Soon, the dim stage lights brighten and the audience quiets. A group of 10 or so ...
Marin Independent Journal

Hula is a hallowed – and healing – tradition for dancers from Fremont

As the women built a thrumming rhythm from their ipu heke and began to chant the oli, the Hula Halau ‘O Nalua  and ‘Ote’a ...
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Eugene dance school teaches the beauty of Native Hawaiian hula

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 ...