Hula teachers see a lot of hope in the next generation of hula dancers; MAUI, Hawaii – Clipped into hair and strung into leis, fresh plumerias fill the banquet hall with a sweet scent.

Dancer Noah Kazuo Piʻimaiwaʻa Andrade, 10, honored King Kahekili Nui ʻAhumanu, Maui’s high chief and warrior. These two went on to win the Miss and Master Hula O Nā Keiki titles.

Dancers perform an ancient hula at the annual Merrie Monarch Hula Festival in Hilo, Hawaii, in 2007. Tim Wright / AP file The stage is not the only place where Maui and Lahaina will be represented.

Karlee Pohaikealoha Rita Chong Kee of Halau Kekuaokala‘au‘ala‘iliahi performs during the kahiko portion of the Miss Aloha Hula soloist competition on Thursday night at the Merrie Monarch ...

The summer program is flying artists from Aotearoa as well as French Polynesia and Tahiti to teach students Tahitian and ...

The festival, which started on March 31 this year, is marked by a mass migration of Hawaiians to Hilo on the state's Big Island, also called Hawaii. These Hawaiians — largely hula dancers who ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Each step the dancers at Ka Lā Kapu Polynesian Dance Studio takes tells a story – including one of rebuilding for their family in Maui. Family members like Gina ...

Five hundred feet outside the Lahaina burn zone, the tourists receive their leis. As the torches of the Old Lahaina Luau flicker, bartenders mix mai tais and hula dancers get ready. After dinner ...

HILO >> Ka‘onohikaumakaakeawe Kananiokeakua Holokai Lopes of Ka La ‘Onohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e is Miss Aloha Hula 2024. The 21-year-old from Oahu is studying for her master’s degree in ...

Hula O Na Keiki is a children's hula competition that proves the art is far from dead. Hula was once banned in Hawaii, this competition fosters the next generation of dancers Skip to main content ...