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 ...

Explore the vigorous training and deep cultural roots of male hula dancing, a powerful Hawaiian tradition ... Sean Baker Sends LA "Hearts And Prayers" From NY Film Critics Circle Awards Chicago ...

Leis are seen during everyday life in Hawaii. Hula performers wear leis around ... for families to provide "a little more prayer and thoughtfulness." "To have that sense of something they're ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — When we think of hula festivals, we may tend to think of the Merrie Monarch first and foremost or the Prince Lot Hula Festival which just took place a few weeks ago.

but also to reflect on their relationship with hula and their identity as Hawaiian. Ultimately, it’s an opportunity to perpetuate Hawaiian culture and prove that the visually captivating art of ...

The group’s work included selecting prayers for healing ... has also become an ambassador for Hawaiian culture both on and off the islands. He founded a hula school in 1980 and is a longtime ...

Jayda Lum Lung will dance a traditional hula in honor of Lahaina wildfire victims at Hawaii’s biggest hula competition of the year. Her hand movements will flow gracefully to symbolize the winds ...

AND HULA IS MY WAY OF KEEPING MY CONNECTION TO MY CULTURE BECAUSE I. HULA IS MORE THAN JUST A HAWAIIAN DANCE. CINDY CALLS IT THE HEARTBEAT OF HER CULTURE. FOR YEARS, HAWAIIANS DID NOT HAVE A ...

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 ...

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 ...