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 ...

At the newly remodeled Royal Sonesta Resort, this small-scale, fire-dance-oriented show is set outdoors on beautiful Kalapaki Bay. It starts with a lively pre-show of Hawaiian music performed by ...

Before first contact with Westerners in 1778, Hawaiians didn’t need written language. They had hula. This ancient form of dances, songs and chants was passed down from generation to generation to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MAY IS Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, and many events are taking place throughout this area where families can explore the variety of cultures in Asia and the Pacific islands -- particularly ...

Kumu hula Kawaikapuokalani Hewett continues to expound on hula kahiko as it is performed today – an amalgamation of ancient and evolved cultural practices.

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-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.