said Alisa Moore of the Keolalaulani Halau 'Olapa O Laka troupe, which has branches in Belmont, Hawaii and Japan under kumu hula (dance master) Aloha Dalire. This year the halau will have dancers ...

HILO >> Ka‘onohikaumakaakeawe Kananiokeakua Holokai Lopes of Ka La ‘Onohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e is Miss Aloha Hula 2024. The 21-year-old from Oahu is studying for her master’s degree in ...

Preparing for the prestigious solo contest involves months of practice and studying so the ‘olapa (dancer) personifies the mo’olelo (story) behind the hula. For Maui Native Shayla ...

The younger Lopes danced her hula kahiko to “Aia Ka Lani Kua Ka‘a I Luna,” a mele hula ‘olapa, or chant from the late royalty period, venerating the peaceful abode of royalty nestled safe ...

Plastic hoops hang from a tree Monday along E23 County Home Road west of the town of Amber, in Eastern Iowa. It’s a mystery just how and who started the tradition. Several of th ...

AMBER — Fans of one of Eastern Iowa’s most whimsical tourist attractions are hoping against hoop it will be saved. The Hula-Hoop Tree, a scraggly, leafless tree decorated with hundreds of the ...