They made the ring out of lightweight and inexpensive plastic, trademarked a name that evoked the still-exotic Territory of Hawaii and its ... new documentary short Hula Girl, is finally getting ...

Celebrate Asian and Pacific Islander heritage with live music, dance, food and family art activities at the ... ensembles includes traditional Hawaiian hula from Alameda’s Hālau Makana, folk ...

Merrie Monarch Week is in full swing, with the community gearing up for the fun — and fashion — of Hōʻike Night, a free ...

Davey D and Lina girl catch up with Kumu Kawaikapuokalani Hewett at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel to talk about his thoughts on the ...

It’s Hōʻike Night, the free hula exhibition that proceeds the three nights of competition at the 62nd Merrie Monarch Festival ...

Construction will begin this month on the 47,000-square-foot facility in Wailuku, representing a permanent place to honor and ...

WAIOHULI (HawaiiNewsNow) - Before the competition gets underway in Hilo next week, multi-award-winning Kumu Hula Napua Silva has a message for spectators watching the 62nd Annual Merrie Monarch ...

Police said a 33-year-old man was killed when he was hit by a car on Kahekili Highway early Sunday morning.

Hawaii’s American colonizers once banned the Hawaiian language in schools. Some Native Hawaiians tried to lighten their skin with lye. Many people believed Polynesian voyagers had si ...

It was a fitting backdrop for Black Girls in Art Spaces’ first gathering of the year. The arts community founded by Dallas resident Kaci Merriwether-Hawkins exists to champion the work of Black ...

1:30 p.m. April 12, 2025: This story has been clarified to reflect the group aims to invite Black women into art spaces. It was a fitting backdrop for Black Girls in Art Spaces’ first gathering ...