Not much. And that was fifth-grader Stephanie Casperson's intellectual challenge Wednesday as she sought to compose a limerick about her pet. The word hamster was hanging there at the end of her first ...

SEVEN NEWS. FROM HULA DANCING TO THE WORD ALOHA, NATIVE HAWAIIANS SHARE THEIR CULTURE WITH THE WORLD DURING THE MONTH OF MAY. COREY HOWARD SHOWS US HOW THEY HOPE TO DO JUST THAT. FOR LOCKED HIM UP. IT ...

Beverly Dye is a good person to tell you the difference between hula dancing and belly dancing. The leader of a hula troupe based at the Senior Friendship Center, Dye taught belly dancing before ...

Most travelers only experience hula at one of the nightly luaus held at Hawaiian resorts. But to get a deeper insight into the ancient performing art and its significance to Hawaiian culture, head to ...

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 ...

The spirit of aloha came to Laguna Woods as the annual Hula Hiehie O Nā Kūpuna festival, or “Elegant Hula of the Elders,” returned after a two-year pandemic hiatus. Residents were treated to a day ...

When you think of a hula dancer, what do you picture? A female dancer, most likely young. Long, flowing hair, a warm, inviting smile and softly swaying hips. But when I started dancing hula, nearly 15 ...

At most fitness classes, you’ll hear pumping, upbeat music. When it comes to working out with Bright Eyes Dance and Entertainment, the melodies take on more of an island feel. Instructor Dorothy ...

For Native Hawaiians, the origins of hula are deeply spiritual and rooted in Hawaii’s creation stories and the history and culture of their kūpuna or ancestors. Many sacred dances have been passed ...

I SWUNG MY HIPS gently side to side, doing my best to glide smoothly while doing the kaholo in my hula class. Fourteen-month-old Owen wailed. Not that I blame him. I had borrowed him from his mom for ...