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 ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group is looking for talented hula dancers to join the cast of its groundbreaking production, ‘Auana. Get Hawaii’s latest morning news delivered to ...

Among the 20 winners of the prestigious MacArthur Foundation fellowship announced Wednesday were scientists, engineers, composers, legal scholars—and one hula dancer. Patrick Makuakāne, a 62-year-old ...

Nālani Kanakaʻole continued her work, preparing her students for the annual Merrie Monarch Festival, when she died on Jan. 3 at the age of 79. A public memorial service will honor the revered kumu ...

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 ...