MAUI, Hawaii – Clipped into hair and strung into leis, fresh plumerias fill the banquet hall with a sweet scent. Soon, the dim stage lights brighten and the audience quiets. A group of 10 or so ...

HILO, Hawai‘i — The sounds of ipu, pahu and chanting permeated the Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium on Friday evening during the 61st annual Merrie Monarch Festival’s group hula kahiko (ancient ...

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 ...

Maui Iokepa-Purdy won Mr. Hulu Maui in the 2024 Kū Mai Ka Hula contest. The 18th annual Kū Mai Ka Hula will be Friday and Saturday at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. Courtesy photo Maui’s adult hula ...

Ms. Hula Maui Cierra Mei-Ling Hauʻolimaikalani Kawaʻa was selected at 18th Annual Kū Mai Ka Hula Competition. Photo courtesy Jose Badillo Maui residents Dave Kawika Punio and Cierra Mei-Ling ...

Jun. 23—The stage is up at Edith Kanaka 'ole Multi-Purpose Stadium, and the halau are in Hilo for their isolation period as they prepare for the esteemed Merrie Monarch competition. The hula ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Ten contestants participated in this year’s Miss Aloha Hula competition at the Merrie Monarch Festival. At the end of the night, Piʻikea ...

The lovely, just-renovated Kāʻanapali Beach Hotel on Maui’s westside will once again host this year’s Children’s Hula Competition — Hula O Nā Keiki — which is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2022.