HILO — The top two finishers in the 62nd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition were wahine halau. During the awards ceremony following Saturday night’s Group Hula ‘Auana (modern ...

The overall champions of the 62nd Annual Merrie Monarch Hula Festival vaunted hula competition is a powerhouse Oahu halau who also won the title six years ago. Hula Halau ‘O Kamuela won both the ...

Her pā‘ū, or skirt, was burnt at the bottom, creating soot that would fall on stage as she danced. Kumu Hula Johnny Lum Ho’s haumāna pay ... For Hoʻomalu, his halau has not taken home any big wins in ...

Find out if there is a real hula halau (hula school ... Merrie Monarch Festival to see what real hula and a real hula pahu (skirt) is. I think you can find it on YouTube these days.

The women were dressed in dark pink pāʻū hula (skirts), a light pink blouse, and adorned with a triple strand pink rose lei, and palapalai fern lei poʻo and kupeʻe. Their hula was in the noho ...

Kumu hula Leināʻala Pavao Jardin stands beside ... “The ladies’ pāʻū, or skirts, are made of kapa,” Jardin says. “Not many people will spend two years pounding out all that wauke.

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Getting a feel for the Merrie Monarch stage without actually being on Hawaii Island -- O'ahu halau (hula groups) are getting time to rehearse on a replica stage ...

A school of hula. There is a protocol in in the halau. You need to give a chant and ... The winds of the south are comforting. What type of skirt does the woman wear? Her skirt is made up of ...

Parents in Las Vegas eager to raise their children with Hawaiian traditions can enroll them in Hawaiian language classes or get them dance lessons at a local halau hula. This month, lei makers in ...

Image A member of Halau Hi‘iakainamakalehua prepared a red pa‘u (skirt) for the ancient hula competition. Women in her halau would wear the pa‘u under their handmade ti-leaf skirts.

A large scale gathering that brings out the best of the best hula hālau who compete for the ... Island pose for a photo in traditional ribbon skirts at the Merrie Monarch Festival, April 9-15 ...