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 ...

Zane, revered kumu hula of Halau o Kekuhi, cultural matriarch and veteran judge of Merrie Monarch Festival hula competitions, ...

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 judges’ ...

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 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) - The annual Queen Liliuokalani Keiki Hula Competition will once again showcase Hawaiian culture through music and dance. But this year, one group will travel nearly 4,000 ...

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 ...

The inaugural Mele Hula Festival happens this month as award-winning hula hālau compete not just in the realm of hula (dance) but also in mele (song) and haku mele (composition). Kahuli Leo Leʻa’s ...

Nalani Kanaka‘ole-Zane, revered kumu hula of Halau o Kekuhi, cultural matriarch and veteran judge of Merrie Monarch Festival ...