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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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Local brewery partners with hula dancers to raise money for Maui

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Each step the dancers at Ka Lā Kapu Polynesian Dance Studio takes tells a story – including one of rebuilding for their family in Maui. Family members like Gina Okameahulamele, ...
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Hawaii’s biggest hula festival is honoring Lahaina wildfire victims this year

Jayda Lum Lung will dance a traditional hula in honor of Lahaina wildfire victims at Hawaii’s biggest hula competition of the year. Her hand movements will flow gracefully to symbolize the winds, ...
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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 ...