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 ...

It's often called "The Olympics of Hula." Hula group "Ke'ala O Kamailelauli'ili'i" is the first from Washington State to be invited to compete in the prestigious "Merrie Monarch Festival" in Hilo, ...

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 ...

The 23rd Hula O Na Keiki, Maui’s only children’s hula competition, is set for Nov. 8-10 at Ka’anapali Beach Hotel. Tickets are available at Ka’anapali Beach Hotel’s Ohana Fun Center, 667-0129. Prices ...

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 ...

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 ...

The 61st Annual Merrie Monarch Festival shifted into high gear Wednesday night with the Ho‘ike, an exhibition of hula and folk dance from around the Pacific Rim at the Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose ...

Dancers with Halau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leina‘ala under the direction of kumu Leina‘ala Pavao Jardin rehearsed Wednesday at Edith Kanaka‘ole Stadium in Hilo. Competition for the 60th Merrie Monarch ...

The stage is up at Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium, and the halau are in Hilo for their isolation period as they prepare for the esteemed Merrie Monarch competition. The hula competition ...

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 hula, an ...