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

Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua under nā kumu Robert Keano Kaʻupu IV and Lono Padilla, dance hula kahiko during the 62nd Merrie ...

VOLCANO, Hawaii - On the wind-swept rim of one of the world's most active volcanoes, dancers in raffia skirts sway to music and chants as they prepare for the Merrie Monarch, the Olympics of hula ...

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.

Judges for the 63rd annual Merrie Monarch Festival are Maelia Loebenstein Carter, Vicky Hanakaʻulaniokamāmalu Holt Takamine, ...

SEVEN NEWS. FROM HULA DANCING TO THE WORD ALOHA, NATIVE HAWAIIANS SHARE THEIR CULTURE WITH THE WORLD DURING THE MONTH OF MAY. COREY HOWARD SHOWS US HOW THEY HOPE TO DO JUST THAT. FOR LOCKED HIM UP. IT ...

In 2015, Skyler Tiogangco became the first deaf dancer to compete at the Merrie Monarch Festival.

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 ...

Hula is more than just a Hawaiian dance; many Hawaiians call it the heartbeat of their culture. "It's wonderful to celebrate your culture," Cindi Heffner, a hula instructor, said. "We have been doing ...

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 ...