When someone mentions “Hawaii,” several images might come to mind: white, sandy beaches, sweet-smelling tropical flowers, whole roasted pigs and, of course, hula. But even today, there are those who ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MAUI, Hawaii – Clipped into hair and strung into leis, fresh plumerias fill the banquet hall with a sweet scent. Soon, the dim ...

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 ...

My late grandmother’s 10 acres of wild rainforest land, off a dirt road near Hāna, Maui, were part of a larger land grant given to our family more than 175 years ago by King Kamehameha III. When I ...

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 ...

For nearly six decades, the South Coast group has preserved Hawaiian and Polynesian dance traditions. Now, it is raising ...

Hula O Na Keiki is Maui's only hula competition for children that seeks to perpetuate Hawaiian culture The competition pushes students to reflect on what it means to be Hawaiian and practice hula, an ...