You can learn all about hula by joining a hula halau, or school. At Leiola Hula Halau, discipline, respect and appreciation for Hawaiian culture come with each hula lesson. "One needs to know before ...

Coming of age in Hawaii, Laguna Woods Village resident Jean Sheik knew hula dancing to be a rite of passage for her and her army of 20 cousins. But since it was something she was supposed to do, as an ...

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 ...

HILO The 56th annual Merrie Monarch Festival s group hula kahiko (ancient hula) competition featured 29 performances 19 wahine and 10 kane Friday night at the Edith Kanaka ole Multi-Purpose Stadium in ...

On the evening of July 14, 1977, Iolani Luahine (1915-1978) — esteemed Native Hawaiian teacher, dancer and chanter of ancient hula — performed during a rare public appearance at the Kauai War Memorial ...

(Hilo-AP) -- Hula Halau 'O Kamuela won its second consecutive Merrie Monarch Festival last night as the 39th annual hula competition came to a close on the Big Island. The halau under the direction of ...

The hula, one of Hawaii’s best known cultural traditions, will take center stage when the Merrie Monarch Festival returns April 20-26 to the Big Island. The festival is named for King David Kalakaua, ...

Here are the results of the 58th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival’s Miss Aloha Hula competition, held June 24 at Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium in Hilo: • First runner-up: Ashley ...

On December 10th, 1978, iconic hula dancer Iolani Luahine died in her home on Hawaii Island. She was 63 years old. Her mastery of hula and love for Hawaiian culture made her a fixture of the Second ...

Hula, once a romantic form of communiqué consisting of hip-swiveling dance and native island chants, has recently gone pro. With blue-chip sponsors like Tiffany & Co., Louis Vuitton and Hawaiian ...

George Na’ope, a guardian of native Hawaiian culture who taught traditional hula dance and chanting to generations of students and introduced the ancient art forms to new audiences, has died. He was ...