Whether or not she placed in the top 5, Ka’imilani Marie Corpuz was already fulfilling one of her lifelong dreams by dancing on the Merrie Monarch stage as a Miss Aloha Hula contestant. So it was ...

The hula, one of Hawaii’s best known cultural traditions, will take center stage when the Merrie Monarch Festival returns April 20-26 to the Big Island. The festival is named for King David Kalakaua, ...

You can learn all about hula by joining a hula halau, or school. At Leiola Hula Halau, discipline, respect and appreciation for Hawaiian culture come with each hula lesson. "One needs to know before ...

Coming of age in Hawaii, Laguna Woods Village resident Jean Sheik knew hula dancing to be a rite of passage for her and her army of 20 cousins. But since it was something she was supposed to do, as an ...

Hula instructor Akiko Colton spends her day living and breathing the ancient Hawaiian dance known as hula in her Eugene studio. “It’s part of my life, so I cannot just take it out. My blood needs hula ...

KRYSTLE MARCELLUS / SEPT. 21 Tiffany Hill and Matt Tuohy toured the exhibits in the Bishop Museum’s Pacific Hall on opening day. The opening of the Pacific Hall in September marked a milestone for the ...

On December 10th, 1978, iconic hula dancer Iolani Luahine died in her home on Hawaii Island. She was 63 years old. Her mastery of hula and love for Hawaiian culture made her a fixture of the Second ...

(HawaiiNewsNow) - Moanalua Gardens Foundation has announced that Aunty Edith Kawelohea McKinzie, Aunty Patience Namaka Bacon and James Ka`upena Wong will be honored for their contributions to hula, ...

Maui’s Shalia Kapuau’ionalani Kikuyo Kamakaokalani won the Miss Aloha Hula competition late Thursday night at the 55th annual Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo. The 21-year-old Haliimaile resident ...

A familiar name and face is back this year at the Merrie Monarch Festival — but with a different halau. ADVERTISING A familiar name and face is back this year at the Merrie Monarch Festival — but with ...

A new hula competition is taking center stage in Hawaiʻi — one that’s all about the students. The ʻAʻa I Ka Hula Competition was created to give haumāna (students) from DOE, private, and charter ...

Here are the results of the 58th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival’s Miss Aloha Hula competition, held June 24 at Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium in Hilo: • First runner-up: Ashley ...