My late grandmother’s 10 acres of wild rainforest land, off a dirt road near Hāna, Maui, were part of a larger land grant given to our family more than 175 years ago by King Kamehameha III. When I ...

Winner of the MacArthur ‘genius’ grant in 2023 has forged his own style in San Francisco while often subverting stereotypes of hula itself For Patrick Makuakāne, hula isn’t just a way to preserve his ...

In the auditorium of an elementary school on San Francisco's Potrero Hill hula classes begin not so much with a bang as with a BOOM BOOM: the sound of two full-palm slaps on the side of a large ...

The air swells with an hypnotic chant as the women sway, their backs to the ocean and their arms, wrists and fingers curling and unfurling slowly with a mesmerising grace. Their voices grow louder as ...

Hot Hula is the latest dance fitness workout to come to Guam. It’s a low-impact sport using dance moves without a lot of jumping and running. All fitness levels and age groups can join – and it’s fun, ...