The sweet smell of plumeria, swaying palm trees and seductive, shimmying hips--add chanting or ukulele music and you’ve got hula, right? For Patrick Makuakane, who was born and raised in Honolulu and ...

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 ...

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SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane has a strong connection to the Hawaiian Islands, especially when it comes to dancing. “I love when people love Hawaii and want to learn about it too,” Mary Ann Souza said. She ...

Hula dancers are considered some of Hawaii’s top athletes. “The athleticism that is required in hula, particularly the more traditional style, which is faster and louder, rivals any other sport,” says ...

Hula Halau O Kamuela won first place in the Kaikamahine Kahiko (Girls Traditional Hula) division last year. Ka La Onohi Mai O Ha’eha’e won first place in the Keiki Kane Auana (Boys Modern Hula) ...

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 ...

GULF SHORES, Alabama-- A sold-out crowd of more than 300 visitors fired up their Memorial Day holiday weekend Saturday night at the Gulf State Park Beach Luau. The crowd enjoyed a buffet dinner ...

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 ...

Reporting from Honolulu — “We bend our knees to humble oneself,” my kumu, or hula teacher, said as the eight women swayed their hips. I had been taking hula classes in Northern California for months, ...

The MacArthur Fellowships were announced this week and they include legal scholars, scientists, composers and a hula dancer. Yeah. That Genius Grant recipient is Kumu Patrick Makuakane, a master hula ...

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 ...