Kauai’s intimate luaus give you a front seat to Polynesian artistry

Here are this year’s 10 trending spots Maui’s famed banyan tree still ‘in the ICU’ Hawaii travelers, don’t sleep on Kauai Authentic and proud cultural celebrations, luaus are uniquely entertaining and ...
WUNC

Hula master, working to preserve traditional Hawaiian dance, wins 'genius grant'

The MacArthur Fellowships were announced this week and they include legal scholars, scientists, composers and a hula dancer. Yeah. That Genius Grant recipient is Kumu Patrick Makuakane, a master hula ...
KTLA

Aloha to Hula: Learning the Art of Traditional Dance at Hula Halau Na Mamo O Pana’ewa

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Say aloha to the dancers of Hula Halau Na ...
USA Today

Hot Hula: Polynesian-inspired dance fitness comes to Guam

Hot Hula is the latest dance fitness workout to come to Guam. It’s a low-impact sport using dance moves without a lot of jumping and running. All fitness levels and age groups can join – and it’s fun, ...
KREM

'My favorite part of this dance is telling the story' | Northwest Hula Company tells stories through traditional dances

SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane has a strong connection to the Hawaiian Islands, especially when it comes to dancing. “I love when people love Hawaii and want to learn about it too,” Mary Ann Souza said. She ...
Yahoo

For tourists, a luau is a must-do. For Hawaiians, it's so much more.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MAUI and HAWAII ISLAND, Hawaii — As the sun dipped below the horizon, the hula dancers took to the pa hula (hula mound) against ...
Los Angeles Times

This Isn’t Your Grandmother’s Hula

The sweet smell of plumeria, swaying palm trees and seductive, shimmying hips--add chanting or ukulele music and you’ve got hula, right? For Patrick Makuakane, who was born and raised in Honolulu and ...
Newsweek

Hula Dancing Helped Native Hawaiians Lower Their Blood Pressure

Traditional hula dancing has been found to help lower blood pressure in a study involving Native Hawaiians. Researchers recruited 250 Native Hawaiians whose blood pressure was above the normal range ...
Labroots

Hula Dancing Helps Hawaiians Lower Blood Pressure

The rates of stroke and heart disease are about four times higher for Native Hawaiians than for non-Hispanic whites, according to EurekAlert. Can a traditional dance program help? In research ...
NPR

Hula master, working to preserve traditional Hawaiian dance, wins 'genius grant'

A MacArthur fellowship is commonly referred to as a genius grant. The 20 recipients this year include Kumu Patrick Makuakane, a master hula teacher based in San Francisco. Yeah. That Genius Grant ...
KTLA

Aloha to Hula: Learning the Art of Traditional Dance at Hula Halau Na Mamo O Pana’ewa

Iran's Supreme National Security Council secretary on Saturday vowed that Tehran will respond to attacks from U.S. military bases in the Persian Gulf amid the U.S. military operations. KTLa's Chris ...