On the first night of the 63rd annual Merrie Monarch Festival’s hula competition, 21-year-old Faith Lynn Kealohapauʻole ...

A 21-year-old Dartmouth College junior from Maui is Miss Aloha Hula 2026. Faith Kealohapau‘ole Paredes of Halau Kekuaokala‘au ...

Hālau Hi‘iakaināmakalehua, under the direction of Kumu Robert Keano Ka‘upu IV, dance hula ʻauana during the 63rd annual ...

Lilianani Maya Rae Pi, of Halau Kala‘akeakauikawekiu, a Kailua-Kona halau under the direction of kumu hula Aloha Victor, ...

Miss Aloha Hula, Faith Kealohapau'ole Paredes, under the direction of Na Kumu Haunani and 'Iliahi Paredes, Halau Kekuaokala'au'ala'iliahi. (Robbyn Peck/Special to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser) A ...

The Merrie Monarch Festival is celebrating 50 years since the introduction of the kāne division. One hālau known for its demanding style is Ke Kai O Kahiki.

After nearly three decades, Ka Pa Hula Hawaiʻi returns to the Merrie Monarch Festival stage under Kumu Kahaʻi Topolinski. For ...

After a 28-year absence, Ka Pā Hula Hawaiʻi is returning to the Merrie Monarch stage for the festival’s 50th anniversary of ...

A bride's surprise hula dance solo left her Hawaiian groom in awe. For years, Oʻahu-born Austin Rodrigues-Ganigan, 29, jokingly reminded his then-girlfriend, content creator Sofia Bella, 28, that it ...

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 ...

As the women built a thrumming rhythm from their drums and began to chant while others danced, the Hula Halau ‘O Nalua and ‘Ote’a ‘Api School of Polynesian Dance seemed to teleport from the interior ...