Zane, revered kumu hula of Halau o Kekuhi, cultural matriarch and veteran judge of Merrie Monarch Festival hula competitions, ...
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 ...
The youngest daughter of Edith Kanakaʻole was dedicated to preserving and practicing ancient Hawaiian traditions.
In a video that has gotten more than 10 million views, Kua joins dancers from his parents’ halau, Ke Kai O Kahiki in Laie.
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 ...
Nālani Kanakaʻole, a fifth-generation loea hula, master chanter, and daughter of legendary kumu hula Edith Kanakaʻole, has ...
To learn more about the negative impact of people dressing up as hula dancers, BuzzFeed recently spoke to Chelei. "Hula dancers are greatly sexualized in the entertainment industry and Hollywood ...
Halau o Keikiali’i will perform “The Sacred Hula: Ka Wa Hula — Hula Through Time” on Feb. 22 in Bothell. Before first contact with Westerners in 1778, Hawaiians didn’t need written language. They had ...
Nalani Kanaka‘ole-Zane, revered kumu hula of Halau o Kekuhi, cultural matriarch and veteran judge of Merrie Monarch Festival ...
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 ...