After a lifetime of not communicating with your hips, it’s not so easy to figure out how to sway. By Dana Mackenzie When you think of a hula dancer, what do you picture? A female dancer, most likely ...

Bay Area folks who have been dying to go to Hawaii but don't have the money or the time might want to check out the Lei of Aloha Festival in Vallejo on Sunday. Located on the scenic Mare Island ...

For many of us, hula conjures up visions of slender Hawaiian women in leafy skirts, coconut bras and plastic leis. Think Blue Hawaii, a 1961 Elvis movie, or the Brady Bunch's ill-fated trip to the ...

FAST-paced, high-stress Washington is about as far from a languid tropical paradise as you can get, especially when the sky can still be winter gray. But that doesn't mean you have to postpone the ...