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 ...
ʻIlau Ka Hula is a special event featuring 11 hālau hula, local vendors, food trucks, and incredible live performances. This cultural gathering will take place on Friday, March 28, from 5:00 PM to ...
Patrick Makuakâne and his award-winning dance troupe, Nâ Lei Hulu I Ka Wçkiu, returns to the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre for six performances only with The Hula Show 2008, an entirely new show that ...
Every wiggle tells a story. At least that’s what two hula groups purported to do on Friday at California Plaza’s Water Court. Under a brightly shining noontime sun, the locally based Hula Halau O ...
"Please do me a favor before you dance. Don't just go through the motions. Convince me of the story." As Patrick Makuakane addresses the 50 students standing in rows at his San Francisco hula school, ...
As the sun set over the misty town of Hilo, Hawaii, on April 6, about 4,000 people stood up from their seats in the Edith Kanakaʻole stadium and joined hands. They swayed in unison, their voices ...
Thirteen-year-old Kekoa Arucan performs a playful opening hula of the George Na’ope Hula Festival, set to a song originally composed for the opening of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Honolulu, on Friday.
While the rain might have deterred some, the damp weather brought a true taste of Hawaii to Saturday’s Lei Day celebration at the Mare Island Coal Sheds. In addition to the life-giving weather, the ...