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

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

So I was a little nervous for our hālau’s first big hula performance in Washington, D.C. When I heard that we were going to perform at a public-high-school auditorium that seated 600 people ...