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Hula was once banned in Hawaii, this competition fosters the next generation of dancers

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MAUI, Hawaii – Clipped into hair and strung into leis, fresh plumerias fill the banquet hall with a sweet scent. Soon, the dim ...
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For tourists, a luau is a must-do. For Hawaiians, it's so much more.

MAUI and HAWAII ISLAND, Hawaii — As the sun dipped below the horizon, the hula dancers took to the pa hula (hula mound) against the rhythmic pounding of the ipu (gourd) and pahu (drum). Dancing with ...
KTLA

Aloha to Hula: Learning the Art of Traditional Dance at Hula Halau Na Mamo O Pana’ewa

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Say aloha to the dancers of Hula Halau Na ...
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Hula Dancing Helps Hawaiians Lower Blood Pressure

The rates of stroke and heart disease are about four times higher for Native Hawaiians than for non-Hispanic whites, according to EurekAlert. Can a traditional dance program help? In research ...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Dancing with fame

COURTESY THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER Finalists for Hawaii’s 1938 Hula Queen title from left:?Alice Kealoha Holt, Miss Kauai; Dorothy Dudoit, Miss Molokai; Alice Keahi Bright, Miss Oahu; Rita Lum Ho, Miss ...
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Hula Dancing Helped Native Hawaiians Lower Their Blood Pressure

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Traditional hula dancing has been found to help lower blood pressure in ...
The Hollywood Reporter

The Haumana: Film Review

A lounge singer is recruited to teach traditional hula dancing to male students in this Hawaii-set film. By THR Staff Moviegoers unfamiliar with Hawaii’s hulu culture — and it’s safe to say they’re ...
Los Angeles Times

This Isn’t Your Grandmother’s Hula

The sweet smell of plumeria, swaying palm trees and seductive, shimmying hips--add chanting or ukulele music and you’ve got hula, right? For Patrick Makuakane, who was born and raised in Honolulu and ...
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Hula was once banned in Hawaii, this competition fosters the next generation of dancers

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 ...
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Aloha to Hula: Learning the Art of Traditional Dance at Hula Halau Na Mamo O Pana’ewa

Say aloha to the dancers of Hula Halau Na Mamo O Pana’ewa as they share the rich culture and history of Hawaiian dance. Using traditions passed down from his grandmother, owner Chase Keoki Wang ...
USA Today

Hula was once banned in Hawaii, this competition fosters the next generation of dancers

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 ...