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Hawaiʻi Fire Relief Housing Program places Maui fire victims in permanent housing; HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi talks about efforts to bring Lāhainā's goddess Kihawahine back home; Maelia Lobenstein Carter of Ka Pā Hula o Kauanoe o Waʻahila on women's leadership and paths to knowledge
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Dancers with Ballet Hawaiʻi will take to the stage to perform “Urashima Taro” this weekend. The piece is inspired by a Japanese fairy tale about a fisherman who, after rescuing a small turtle, is rewarded with a special visit to the Dragon King’s undersea palace.
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HPR's Sabrina Bodon reports on Gov. Green's emergency housing proclamation; DLNR director works to protect limited natural resources; and Ballet Hawaiʻi's summer program includes a Japanese fairytale and Gershwin
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Jasmin ʻIolani Hakes’ new novel, "Hula," tells the coming-of-age story of a young woman aspiring to compete in the Merrie Monarch Festival's Miss Aloha Hula competition. It also grapples with the way one comes to understand their identity in the context of their family and its history.
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The Prince Lot Hula Festival is making its return in-person for the first time in four years. For its 46th anniversary, the Festival will take place at the Frank F. Fasi Civic Grounds, Skygate.
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In the last several decades, tango has broken through stereotypes of who leads and who follows. Tango instructor Gaby Mataloni hosted workshops in Hawaiʻi earlier this year. She hopes to flip the script on gender roles in dance. Read and listen to the full story from HPR's Cassie Ordonio.
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Chicago's Field Museum recently opened an exhibit called "Chicago’s Legacy Hula." It explores the migration of kānaka maoli to the Windy City and celebrates four Kumu Hula who made significant contributions to area communities. Read and listen to the full story from The Conversation's Russell Subiono.
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Hālau Nohona Hawaiʻi is a Hawaiian cultural organization located all the way on the other side of the country in Maryland. It offers hula, oli, ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, and Hawaiian arts and crafts classes to the Washington, D.C., community. Co-founder Kaimana Chee spoke to The Conversation's Russell Subiono about celebrating Hawaiian culture.
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Molokaʻi's only school of Tahitian dance and music is growing. Under the guidance of a longtime instructor who was raised in her mom’s hālau, the group has been invited to a festival celebrating Tahiti's culture that gathers Tahitian dance and music groups from around the world. Catherine Cluett Pactol from The Molokai Dispatch has more.
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Hawaii Dance Bomb on Oʻahu offers a range of different types of classes for just about all ages. The Conversation sat down with owner and instructor Miranda Rudegeair to learn how she turned a past failure into one of the grooviest places in East Oʻahu.