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 ...

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.

The 61st Annual Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition wrapped up Saturday evening at Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium in Hilo with group hula ‘auana (modern hula) performances. The halau ...

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 ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Thousands of hula lovers will flock to Hilo this week for the 60th annual Merrie Monarch Festival. Millions more will watch online. It’s the hula world’s biggest stage — but ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Saturday marked the third and final day of the 50th Anniversary Queen Liliʻuokalani Keiki Hula Competition. More than 600 young dancers, ages 6 to 12, competed in the ...

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 ...

HILO, Hawaii (KITV4) KITV4’s Davey D and Lina Girl interview Nikki Kehaulani Holbrook in Hilo, Hawaii. As Miss Hawaii 2019 & 2020, Nikki was a representative for the Aloha State and was highly ...

The inaugural Mele Hula Festival happens this month as award-winning hula hālau compete not just in the realm of hula (dance) but also in mele (song) and haku mele (composition). Kahuli Leo Leʻa’s ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Louisville group is planning to celebrate Asian American, Pacific Islander Heritage Month in a big way. At the end of May, a Louisville-area Hawaiian group will be showcasing their ...