There is something about the words “hula dance” that makes me long for home. Even though the words originated in faraway southern islands, they somehow evoke a feeling of nostalgia for my hometown. I ...

Lauhala WeavingThe Royal Hawaiian Center hosts free workshops on different days of the week. Monday: Ukulele Lesson Tuesday: ...

My grandmother, a beautiful hula dancer. Hula runs in my blood. When my Papa saw my Grandma Becky dancing hula one night in a dance hall, armed with her ukulele, mu'u mu'u, and beautiful smile, he ...

MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII - Young ladies laughed and danced with their po’o kumu (head teacher in Hawaiian) to “Uwehe, Ami and Slide,” by Teresa Bright, in the gym of Kulia Youth Center, March 4, 2014.

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 ...

Laughter and cheers rang through the air during Inly School’s annual field day on June 8. The day began with a hula-hooping lesson from Carolyn Brancato of “Hoop! There It Is” in Salem. For the first ...

Ruth Terna has had two heart attacks as a result of a childhood illness that damaged her heart. After her last heart attack in 2010, she lost her confidence. She was afraid to physically exert herself ...

Kumu hula Pattye Wright gives hula lessons over Zoom while dancers, Kailuana Oshiro, left, and Kaipo Parker take their lessons in person. Hula instructor Kanoe Miller conducts classes from her living ...

As those who've ever tried to get their hula hoop groove on can attest, it's a lot harder than it looks - especially for the rhythmically challenged. For those who don't take to hula hooping like a ...

New parents have been known to go to great lengths to wangle a much-needed nap for their babies (and themselves): long car rides, pushing the stroller mile after mile…and now, hula classes. Especially ...