Say aloha to the dancers of Hula Halau Na Mamo O Pana’ewa as they share the rich culture and history of Hawaiian dance. Using traditions passed down from his grandmother, owner Chase Keoki Wang ...

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 ...

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 ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) – In Hawaiʻi, we all make use of our roadways, but when was the last time you paid attention to the given names? Did you know you could learn more about Hawaiʻi if you did? Download ...

MAUI and HAWAII ISLAND, Hawaii — As the sun dipped below the horizon, the hula dancers took to the pa hula (hula mound) against the rhythmic pounding of the ipu (gourd) and pahu (drum). Dancing with ...

When you think of hula dancing, do you relate it to a dance done by girls in grass skirts to ukelele music? Hula is performed at resorts all over Hawaii, but the significance of the dance is much more ...

The rates of stroke and heart disease are about four times higher for Native Hawaiians than for non-Hispanic whites, according to EurekAlert. Can a traditional dance program help? In research ...

A MacArthur fellowship is commonly referred to as a genius grant. The 20 recipients this year include Kumu Patrick Makuakane, a master hula teacher based in San Francisco. Yeah. That Genius Grant ...

Hot Hula is the latest dance fitness workout to come to Guam. It’s a low-impact sport using dance moves without a lot of jumping and running. All fitness levels and age groups can join – and it’s fun, ...

Have you ever driven on a street here in the islands and wondered how it got it’s name? That’s why every Thursday, or as we say in Hawaiian “Po’aha”, we have our “Aloha Authentic” segment to help ...

Given enough artistry and marketing flair, a professional dance company can survive for perhaps 30 years. But when a troupe that is fueled by talent, goodwill and community spirit rather than money ...

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