Hawaiian cultural organizations are now reclaiming and safeguarding a more authentic version of hula—both for residents and visitors. “People are history seekers today,” says Kumu Kamohoali‘i. “They ...

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, ...

Hula dancers may inspire visions of paradise, with Hawaiian sunsets, floral scents and drinks in coconuts. But La Jolla High School junior Aiko Busby is looking to have it also inspire awareness of ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - 5,000 miles away from her native Kauai, Kumu Hula Luana Haraguchi works to preserve Hawaiian culture. “I’ve been teaching in New York since 1968. And over the years, more ...

The Oakland-based Academy of Hawaiian Arts’ Kane Hula dancers are “notorious” for their attention-grabbing performances. “Every time they get on stage, they leave the audience wowed. They are fierce,” ...

The hula dancers gathered behind the stage, their blouses white, skirts purple and feet bare. For months, they had prepared for this performance. On the other side of the closed curtain at John R.

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.