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 ...

KRISTIE AKIN/SPECIAL TO THE STAR Jeanette Vasquez, of Port Hueneme, uses her toes to hold the end of the braided-style ti leaf lei during Saturday's workshop in Ojai. KRISTIE AKIN/SPECIAL TO THE STAR ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Well-known hula dancer Beverly Noa, a former Miss Hawaii who has been described as "hula royalty," died Thursday. She was 84. Noa is perhaps best known for her graceful ...

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 ...

A group of Los Angeles Unified School Teachers gathered Monday to support an 18-year-old Reseda High School senior who has been in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement for more than a ...

Aloha Dalire, a master of hula, in 1971 was the first winner of Hawaii's premier competition. She died in August, but her legacy continues through hula schools she helped open in Japan and the U.S. We ...

Following the first-ever kickboxing event sanctioned by the World Boxing Council in Hawaii, an island athlete is gearing up for the largest kickboxing tournament on the continent. The Annual Muay Thai ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It's a lesson in self-defense you won't want to miss. Michelle Manu is experienced in hula dance, martial arts, and weapons making. She is in Louisville this weekend presenting the ...