Whether or not she placed in the top 5, Ka’imilani Marie Corpuz was already fulfilling one of her lifelong dreams by dancing on the Merrie Monarch stage as a Miss Aloha Hula contestant. So it was ...

Nālani Kanakaʻole’s life’s work was dedicated to continuing the ancient traditions of hula kahiko, oli (Hawaiian chant) and ...

The annual Hula O Na Keiki children’s hula competition celebrated its 25th anniversary this year. The event, held Nov. 13 and 14, is a way to help preserve Hawaiian culture through ancient dance and ...

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 ...

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, ...

Twenty-three halau took the stage for the kahiko, or ancient hula, Friday during the Merrie Monarch Festival at Edith Kanakaole Multipurpose Stadium. Twenty-three halau took the stage for the kahiko, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Maile Garrett from Halau Kawaili‘ula rehearsed her hula kahiko routine in preparation for the Miss Aloha Hula competition tonight. “Hilo might not have been affected directly by the flow, but still, ...