LAIE, Hawaii – A gentle song filled the air as the hula dancers gracefully took the stage for the next performance of the Ali‘i Lu‘au ‘Onipa‘a at the Polynesian Cultural Center in Laie, Oahu. However, ...

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 ...

Luau performers scrambled to their rehearsal positions with the playful, nimble sound of the ukelele on one side of the room and the mighty beats of tribal drums on the other. Each year, the Luau is a ...

Hula isn't just dance; it's a way of life. The Hawaiian culture puts an emphasis on community. Every individual has a role that he or she must fulfill for the benefit of the whole. If one person doesn ...

“We have a saying in Hawaii, ‘ma ka hana ka ike,’ which means the best way to learn about something is to just jump in and do it yourself,” the night’s host said. We had been watching hula dancers all ...

Decades before Hawaii would join the United States, there Hawaiian Room was already bringing the spirit of aloha to New York at the Hotel Lexington. Though it’s been closed since 1966, the famous hula ...

The four Chavez sisters from Chicago were decked out in grass skirts for the return of Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort’s Waikiki Starlight Luau. During the show, the girls, ages 5 to 15, ...

GULF SHORES, Alabama-- A sold-out crowd of more than 300 visitors fired up their Memorial Day holiday weekend Saturday night at the Gulf State Park Beach Luau. The crowd enjoyed a buffet dinner ...

Reporting from Honolulu — “We bend our knees to humble oneself,” my kumu, or hula teacher, said as the eight women swayed their hips. I had been taking hula classes in Northern California for months, ...

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 ...