What about the next generation? Although I’m part Native Hawaiian, I grew up in Southern California—not Hawai‘i—and had moved ...

Colton shares that love of hula as a “kumu” translated as “teacher” in the Native Hawaiian language. The name of Colton’s dance school is Hālau Hula O Nā Pua O Hawai’i Nei.

The audience comprises others from the dancers' hālau, or hula school, and their ʻohana, or family. The energy is palpable. This hula experience is unlike what you’d see attending a luau.

Burien, WA, hula school passes down tradition, unity and aloha Posted: May 27, 2025 | Last updated: May 27, 2025 Mokihana Melendez and Ku'umomi Bevis of the Halau Hula Ka Lei Mokihana I Ka Ua Noe ...

lives in San Francisco and runs the hula school and company Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu, which blends classical hula dance with modern and contemporary music and theatrical flair. The citation on Mak ...

Russell Jr. School 48 in Indianapolis ... Nora Gelperin Gelperin loves to use hula hoops to teach young kids about bodily autonomy: Each student gets one, and is instructed to ask for permission ...

The hula competition, which runs April 4-6, features the best hālau hula, or hula schools, from across the country, and this year performers will pay special tribute to Maui with dances and songs ...

LAHAINA (HawaiiNewsNow) - Papa Hula o Lahainaluna — Lahainaluna High School’s hula class — is preparing for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. They were invited to perform Wednesday at the ...

Later that night, they would compete against 23 other hula schools in the 60th Merrie Monarch Festival. The annual post-Easter festival honors King David Kalakaua, known as the “Merrie Monarch ...

OAK PARK, Ill. -- One Chicago-area Hawaiian dance school hopes to leave a legacy. "Hula is life. Hula is everything you see, taste, touch, feel," June Ryushin Tanoue said. Halau i Ka Pono is a ...