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 ...

My grandmother, a beautiful hula dancer. Hula runs in my blood. When my Papa saw my Grandma Becky dancing hula one night in a dance hall, armed with her ukulele, mu'u mu'u, and beautiful smile, he ...

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 ...

According to event coordinators, the free public event is Hawaii’s longest-running non-competitive hula event. It brings together several hula halau for performances from dancers of all ages. The ...

2019ʻs most awarded hālau from Merrie Monarch Festival and the Queen Lili'uokalani Keiki Hula Competition is Hālau Hi'iakaināmakalehua. Led by Kumu Hula Robert Ke'anokealakahikikapoleikamaka'opua ...

SAN RAMON, Calif. -- "Hula is the language of the heart, and therefore the heartbeat of the Hawaiian people," says Desiree Elder, a Hula instructor with the Polynesian dance revue, Island Spice. "Many ...

Above, hula dancers Kristen Enomoto, left, Joshua Julian and Agnes Brown performed Thursday during a news conference for the new Kilohana Hula Show. The new performances, presented by the Council for ...

After the world’s most popular hula event was canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Maui’s Cierra Mei Ling Hau’olimaikalani Pagaduan Chow was honored to step onstage again for the 58th ...

Twelve women between the ages of 18 and 25 took the stage Thursday night at Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium in Hilo to compete for the most prestigious title a solo hula dancer can earn, Miss ...

Maui Iokepa-Purdy won Mr. Hulu Maui in the 2024 Kū Mai Ka Hula contest. The 18th annual Kū Mai Ka Hula will be Friday and Saturday at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. Courtesy photo Maui’s adult hula ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The annual Queen Liliʻuokalani Keiki Hula Competition is all about showcasing the talent in young hula dancers. Much like the format of the Merrie Monarch Festival, the ...