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 ...

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 ...

The late Edith Kanaka’ole, a leading Native Hawaiian teacher during the Hawaiian Renaissance movement of the 1970s, was declared one of five women to be honored in the 2023 American Women Quarters ...

Are you fond of Hawai’i and the Aloha Spirit? Do you wish you could learn more about Hawaiian culture? Soothe your desire for ...

This kids hula competition celebrates a form of dance that transcends physical movement and preserves traditions.

OAK PARK, Ill. -- One Chicago-area Hawaiian dance school hopes to leave a legacy. "Hula is life. Hula is everything you see, taste, touch, feel," June Ryushin Tanoue said. Halau i Ka Pono is a ...

PepsiCo’s Head of Content Development Allison Polly has never been to Hawaii but ask her now and she swears she’s going to go – all because of a film she saw; a film produced by a brand. “Ka Huakai: ...

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 ...