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Iona Contemporary Dance Theatre will showcase its performance Dancing for Peace to mark World Peace Day. Two shows will be held daily on Sept. 20 and 21.
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The studio's upcoming performance takes place Sept. 15, with two shows at 12:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. at the Palikū Theatre in Kāneohe.
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Who ever said August was too early to plan Halloween? Tony Meredith of the Aloha Ballroom Company is already working on a spooky treat. The champion dancer and choreographer is planning a flash mob on Oʻahu to the tune of Michael Jackson’s iconic hit "Thriller."
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The operator of a lūʻau in a residential area of Honolulu said he plans to continue his business despite city officials ordering him to stop. At the end of February, the Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting gave Karl Veto Baker until March 30 to correct the violation. Baker said he created the lūʻau to bring back representation of Hawaiian culture. HPR's Cassie Ordonio has more.
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The 61st annual Merrie Monarch Hula Festival wrapped up in Hilo over the weekend, and residents are already looking forward to next year. Every year around this time, residents in this rainy town know exactly what to expect. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi was in Hilo for the festivities and has this story.
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Hālau only get seven minutes to perform each number on stage at the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival. To ensure precise timing, some kumu hula on Oʻahu created a replica of the Hilo stage in vacant retail space in Kalihi. HPR’s Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports.
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The host town of Hilo is preparing for the influx of hula dancers and hula fans to the 61st annual Merrie Monarch Festival. Organizers expect dancers from more than 20 hālau hula across the islands and as far away as California. HPR reporter Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi has this story.
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Some Native Hawaiian organizations want to show locals and visitors alike that Hawai‘i's culture is more than tikis and coconut bras. In recent years, there's been a push for more all-Hawaiian shows to help educate visitors on Hawaiian history through storytelling, dance and song. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports.
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Hundreds of dancers will descend on Waikīkī this weekend to take part in the Aloha Ball. The ballroom dance competition is one of two held each year in the islands and sanctioned by the National Dance Council of America. The Conversation spoke with Tony Meredith and Melanie LaPatin about the competition and Meredith's new dance studio.
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We revisit the opening of the exhibit featuring Queen Lili‘uokalani, a kumu hula who shares his reaction to being named an innovator in his field by a national foundation, a woman on a mission to raise awareness about global warming who brings a polar bear puppet to O‘ahu, and a trailblazing Hawaiʻi rap group's impact on local culture.