Services honoring the life and legacy of Nālani Kanakaʻole, a revered hula master and cultural practitioner, will be held on ...

HILO >> Ka‘onohikaumakaakeawe Kananiokeakua Holokai Lopes of Ka La ‘Onohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e is Miss Aloha Hula 2024. The 21-year-old from Oahu is studying for her master’s degree in communications from ...

Zane, revered kumu hula of Halau o Kekuhi, cultural matriarch and veteran judge of Merrie Monarch Festival hula competitions, died Saturday in Hilo. She was 79.

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 ...

Jayda Lum Lung will dance a traditional hula in honor of Lahaina wildfire victims at Hawaii’s biggest hula competition of the year. Her hand movements will flow gracefully to symbolize the winds, ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — When we think of hula festivals, we may tend to think of the Merrie Monarch first and foremost or the Prince Lot Hula Festival which just took place a few weeks ago. On Sunday, Aug.

SAN RAMON, Calif. -- "Hula is the language of the heart, and therefore the heartbeat of the Hawaiian people," says Desiree Elder, a Hula instructor with the Polynesian dance revue, Island Spice. "Many ...

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 ...

Hawaii is known for its hula dancing, luaus, leis and other widely commercialized aspects of the culture. But a lesser-known tradition is giving a voice to people who may feel like they don’t belong.