SAN RAMON, Calif. -- "Hula is the language of the heart, and therefore the heartbeat of the Hawaiian people," says Desiree Elder, a Hula instructor with the Polynesian dance revue, Island Spice. "Many ...
The Oakland-based Academy of Hawaiian Arts’ Kane Hula dancers are “notorious” for their attention-grabbing performances. Invariably, there is a moment — when school founder Mark Keali’i Ho’omalu, ...
“When PCC opened up in 1963, she was already teaching hula all over the island,” said Sunday Mariteragi, Naluai’s niece. “She had come out a few times to teach the college kids … so when PCC opened, ...
The typical vintage postcard from Hawaii shows a hula girl on the beach, and those are usually the top two things to see on ...
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 ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Louisville group is planning to celebrate Asian American, Pacific Islander Heritage Month in a big way. At the end of May, a Louisville-area Hawaiian group will be showcasing their ...
To learn more about the negative impact of people dressing up as hula dancers, BuzzFeed recently spoke to Chelei. "Hula dancers are greatly sexualized in the entertainment industry and Hollywood ...