There is something about the words “hula dance” that makes me long for home. Even though the words originated in faraway southern islands, they somehow evoke a feeling of nostalgia for my hometown. I ...

Native Hawaiian and hula dance instructor Leila Fernandez said transplants as well as Washington residents (kids and adults) love hula dancing, Hawaiian music and learning about the culture. Every ...

Public performances of hula—deemed a vulgar pagan ritual—were outlawed. Hula went underground, though hālau hula (hula schools) continued to operate in rural villages. “My family members were dancing ...

Aureana Tseu jokes that she must have been hula dancing since she was in her mother’s womb. It’s actually a profound comment by the world-class dancer and Miss Hawaii USA 2009. When Aureana’s mother ...

Elaine York has two goals when she teaches her Kupuna Hula class: to respect hula and to have fun. The class, which is taught every Thursday at the Anacortes Senior Activity Center, introduces ...

Facing intense opposition from locals who believed the plan would never work, a group of mining daughters formed a hula-dancing troupe to promote the new Hawaiian resort and save the town. Following ...

Hula dancers may inspire visions of paradise, with Hawaiian sunsets, floral scents and drinks in coconuts. But La Jolla High School junior Aiko Busby is looking to have it also inspire awareness of ...

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 ...