SEATTLE — As fear and uncertainty grow for many immigrant communities, one group in Washington is using culture as a form of resistance. For Esmael Xiutecpatl Lopez, growing up in Skagit County was ...

"It blew me away," groom Austin Rodrigues-Ganigan tells PEOPLE DH Cinephoto Content creator Sofia Bella married Austin Rodrigues-Ganigan in Las Vegas on Sept. 27 The bride honored her Hawaiian husband ...

A bride's surprise hula dance solo left her Hawaiian groom in awe. For years, Oʻahu-born Austin Rodrigues-Ganigan, 29, jokingly reminded his then-girlfriend, content creator Sofia Bella, 28, that it ...

KALAHEO, Hawaii (Island News) -- Even through her battle with cancer, kumu hula Leina'ala Jardin of Halau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leina'ala, was grateful. "Blessings upon blessings upon blessings," she said ...

Abbey Berger-Knorr of Cultivate at Hula in Burlington, Vt. Credit: Daria Bishop When Abbey Berger-Knorr graduated from Champlain College in 2024 she got her dream job — working as a PR associate at a ...

A weighted hula hoop provides a fun and accessible way to lose weight and improve core strength. It is a safe way to exercise for most people, but those with injuries or chronic pain should speak with ...

Maui Iokepa-Purdy won Mr. Hulu Maui in the 2024 Kū Mai Ka Hula contest. The 18th annual Kū Mai Ka Hula will be Friday and Saturday at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. Courtesy photo Maui’s adult hula ...

Nearly 300 dancers over the age of 55 will be competing in Kona this week at the 39th annual Hawaii Kupuna Hula Festival, which also will feature a craft fair of locally made products. The free craft ...

Performance at Minneapolis’ Southern Theater reveals artists’ inner selves and exposes them — and us — to boundary-bending movement and the healing power of attention. “The Beast, The Bog, and The ...

SACRAMENTO WILL BE FLOWING WITH TRADITIONAL HAWAIIAN CULTURE. THE HULA FESTIVAL WILL HOST SOME OF THE TOP HULA HALAU FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY. AND WE GOT A FULL STUDIO THIS MORNING. JOINING US IS KUMU ...

Joan Anderson, the woman who introduced the hula hoop to the United States and gave it its iconic name, died last month at age 101. Anderson’s daughter, Loralyn Willis, confirmed her death to NBC News ...

SOLANA BEACH, Calif. (KGTV) — Joan Anderson, the woman who coined the name "Hula Hoop" and helped bring the iconic ring to America, has died at the age of 101 in her San Diego senior home. "It was an ...