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 ...

Modern luaus are celebrations with food and entertainment, but they originated from the 1819 abolishment of the kapu system. Many commercial luaus feature Pan-Pacific performances, while authentic ...

When I went to Hawaii looking for the real hula -- something more authentic than "I'm just a little brown girl in a little grass skirt in a little grass shack in Hawaii" -- I hardly expected to find ...

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 ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A brand new, authentic hula show called the “Kilohana Show” debuted Thursday at the Waikiki Shell Amphitheater. The show is presented by the Council for Native Hawaiian ...

HONOLULU (Island News) – The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) announce the return of an authentic Hawaiian Hula Show to the Waikiki Shell. CNHA, along with Mayor Rick Blangiardi, ...

When you think of a hula dancer, what do you picture? A female dancer, most likely young. Long, flowing hair, a warm, inviting smile and softly swaying hips. But when I started dancing hula, nearly 15 ...

After a lifetime of not communicating with your hips, it’s not so easy to figure out how to sway. By Dana Mackenzie When you think of a hula dancer, what do you picture? A female dancer, most likely ...

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 ...