For 60 years, the Merrie Monarch Festival has contributed to the reclamation of Hawaiian culture, language and identity. Male members of Halau Hi‘iakainamakalehua practiced their hula kahiko ...

When Western interests first touched down on the islands, they banned important parts of Hawaiian culture, such as hula and ‘Olelo Hawai‘i, the language. "It was really a team approach," Moe said.

“They just wanted the shows to look pretty and sound good ... Their show highlights hula and traditional Hawaiian skills, such as poi pounding. “We go beneath the surface of just entertainment ...

Hula O Na Keiki is Maui's only hula competition for children that seeks to perpetuate Hawaiian culture The competition pushes students to reflect on what it means to be Hawaiian and practice ...

"One of the reasons why hula is special to Hawaiian culture is because this is how our stories were passed down through the generations before writing came into the picture. Before we were able to ...

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 ...

Several men and women blew hollowed-out bamboo pipes called pū ʻohe, producing a deep, trumpetlike sound ... for Hawaiian culture both on and off the islands. He founded a hula school in ...

she found many students did not have the same access she had to Hawaiian culture or hula. Upon receiving her position as a professor at the University of Michigan, Stillman said she was encouraged to ...

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 ...