On December 10th, 1978, iconic hula dancer Iolani Luahine died in her home on Hawaii Island. She was 63 years old. Her mastery of hula and love for Hawaiian culture made her a fixture of the ...

Tracie Lopes was Miss Aloha Hula 1994 as Tracie Ka‘onohilani Farias representing Na Wai ‘Eha ‘O Puna under the direction of na kumu hula Thaddius Wilson and O’Brien Eselu, both since deceased.

13 compete to be Miss Aloha Hula Friday, April 05, 2024 12:05 am Chianti “Kiki” Kamailekaluhea Motta. Halau Ka Lehua Pua Kamaehu. (KELSEY WALLING/TRIBUNE-HERALD) By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune ...

More "I've been dancing hula for 13 years now, and it has taught me most of what I know about my culture," she said. "Hula is a cultural dance for Native Hawaiians, and it is used to tell stories ...

To learn how various body types influence hula hooping, Ristroph and his team placed multiple 3D-printed models shaped like lightbulbs, hourglasses, rectangles, and other forms roughly one-tenth ...

Every beginning hula dancer, male or female, takes some time to “discover their hips.” In retrospect, I admired Kumu’s patience in not saying anything, but just waiting for it to happen.