Kumu Mapuana de Silva’s Halau Mohala ‘Ilima performed a beautiful hula noho (seated hula), “Ha’ena,” a mele of love for the dancing ancestors, wearing blue pa’u skirts resembling the ...

If any one halau stood out at the group kahiko (ancient-style) hula competition at the 49th Merrie Monarch Festival on Friday night, it would be kumu Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu's Academy of Hawaiian ...

Their kumu hula, Kumu Leimomi Ho, danced in the first Merrie Monarch hula competition in 1971. This was her hâlau's return to the Festival after a 10 year absence.

With the Miss Aloha Hula crown having been passed to Kelina Eldredge on Thursday, it's time to move on to group competition at the 2017 Merrie Monarch Festival.

Her halau’s winning kahiko was a hula noho (seated hula) using uliuli (gourd rattles) to mimic sounds heard in Waipio Valley. Their kai (entrance) and hoi (exit) featured walks up and down the ...

Ever since he danced his way to the Master Keiki Hula title in 1987, ‘Iliahi Paredes had dreamed of seeing his kids win the same award. So when his 7-year-old son took the title Thursday night ...

A 21-year-old Maui woman is Miss Aloha Hula 2018. Shalia Kapuau‘ionalani Kikuyo Kamakaokalani, who dances for Halau Na Lei Kaumaka O Uka under the direction of kumu hula Napua Grieg, won hula ...

The men of Maui’s Halau Kekuaokala‘au‘ala‘iliahi came within a point of capturing the kahiko, or traditional hula, title at this weekend’s Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo. “We knew ...

Presentational motifs dance about “I Land” at East West Players. Writer-performer Keo Woolford’s solo show pulls the traditional Hawaiian talk story into autobiographical performance art ...

The stage at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center is set for the 2024 Queen Liliuokalani Keiki Hula Competition. ... Hula Kahiko (Traditional Hula): Friday, July 26 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Kahiko. Wahine. Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela, Nā Kumu Kunewa Mook and Kauʻionālani Kamanaʻo (605) Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leināʻala, Kumu Hula Leināʻala Pavao Jardin (598) ...

After competing in both the kahiko and 'auana divisions, Agnes Renee Leihiwahiwakapolionāmakua Thronas Brown, under the direction of Kumu Hula Tracie and Keawe Lopes, from hula hālau Ka Lā ...