Hawaiian culture is the focus of the 28th annual Hula O Na Keiki solo hula competition on Nov. 9 and 10 at Ka’anapali Beach Hotel — named No. 1 Top Hotel in Hawaii by Conde Nast Traveler this year.

The Volcano Art Center’s 2016 Hula Kahiko series continues at 10:30 a.m. Saturday with a performance by Halau Hula O Kalaulani O Puuanahulu, under the direction of Kumu Hula Stephanie Naomi Apolo.

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Hula O Na Keiki is Maui's only hula competition for children that seeks to perpetuate Hawaiian culture The competition pushes students to reflect on what it means to be Hawaiian and practice hula, an ...

HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela, under the direction of Nā Kumu Kunewa Mook and Kauʻionālani Kamanaʻo, took the top honor at the 62nd annual Merrie Monarch Festival. The Oʻahu-based hālau ...

Local singer and songwriter Thurston Kamealoha is making waves with his fresh take on a beloved Hawaiian classic, Hula O Makee, which tells the tale of the ship Makee running aground at Kapaʻa, Kauaʻi ...

Award-winning kumu hula and singer O’Brian Eselu has died. He was 56. Eselu died unexpectedly at his home in Halawa. He went to sleep and was found dead in his bed this morning, a friend said. Eselu ...

LOS ANGELES (CN) - Wham-O says its trademarked toys have not become generic, in arguing against challenges to its Frisbee, Hula Hoop, Slip 'N Slide and Superball trademarks. It seeks to enforce an ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - O'Brian Eselu drove his dancers to move with passion and vigor, a style of hula that combined power and grace. His all-male halau, Ke Kai O Kahiki, won multiple titles at ...

LAHAINA >> Hula O Na Keiki, the only hula competition for children where participants learn, interpret and perform mele about Maui Nui, returned to the Ka‘anapali Beach Hotel to celebrate its 30th ...