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MEDIA RELEASE * 7th Annual Celebration of E Mau Ana Ka Hula – The Hula Is Perpetuated 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa at Keauhou Bay King David Kalakaua: “Hula is the Language of the heart and therefore the heartbeat of the Hawaiian People.” On this special occasion, we pay […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park will host the 33rd Annual Cultural Festival on Sat., July 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The festival is free, and park entrance fees are waived all day. This year’s festival will be presented at the park’s Kahua Hula (traditional hula platform) at Ka‘auea, south of KÄ«lauea Visitor […]

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MEDIA RELEASE 7th Annual Moku O Keawe International Hula Festival Nov. 1-3, 2012 at Waikoloa Beach Resort Winners of the 7th Annual Moku O Keawe International Hula Festival were announced Saturday night to an enthusiastic crowd at Waikoloa Bowl in Queens’ Gardens. Awards were presented to Makua Solo, Wahine Solo and Wahine Halau, after three […]

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MEDIA RELEASE For the first time ever, researchers have determined the metabolic equivalent for hula in a study which shows the Native Hawaiian dance form can be an effective and engaging cardiac rehabilitation therapy. Researchers from the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) and The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu presented […]

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Rebecca Lilinoekekapahauomaunakea Sterling, of Halau Mohala Ilima, was crowned Miss Aloha Hula at the Merrie Monarch festival on Thursday night.

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Sunday, April 8, 2012 9 a.m. at the Afook Chinen Civic Auditorium Hoolaulea (celebration) Free admission to watch performances by our local halau. Monday-Friday, April 9-13, 2012 Noon at the Hawaii Naniloa Volcanoes Resort 1 p.m. at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel Free Mid-day Entertainment Wednesday-Saturday, April 11-14, 2012 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday-Friday 8:30 […]

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Photographs from the 6th Annual Moku O Keawe International Festival.

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff Winners of Kupuna Competition Friday, Nov. 4 at Waikoloa Beach Resort KUPUNA HULA GROUP 1st place – Nā Kumu Hula Kalani and Kahikina Asing with their kÅ«puna of Ke Ala O Ke Ao Cultural Arts Studio 2nd place in Kupuna group competition – Hau’oli’s Masako Aketa Hula Studio 3rd place in Kupuna […]

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The 6th Annual Moku O Keawe International Hula Festival comes to the Waikoloa Beach Resort with an international hula competition, a Made-in-Hawai‘i Marketplace, workshops and more.

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The park celebrates its anniversary with three free days of a cultural festival in South Kona 9 a.m to 3 p.m. (June 24-26) in Honaunau.

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On April 26 Parker School students Sierra Manker and Marisa Saito demonstrated both traditional and contemporary hula. They were joined by Nora and Carter Child, visitors from the mainland who study at the Washington School of Ballet and perform annually in productions of the Nutcracker at Kennedy Center.

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The 48th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival kicked-off Sunday (April 24) with a Hoolaulea featuring music and hula at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo.

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Hawaii 24/7 contributor PF Bentley shares a new film he shot and produced titled Kaumo‘o ‘Olelo O Ka (The History of Hula) as we enter this Merrie Monarch Festival week.

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On Friday, Hau‘oli’s Masako Aketa’s Hula Studio won first place in Kupuna Hula and Pakahi competitions.

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