Did Hawaiian ... wear plant-based clothing for ritual and dance—the Māori of New Zealand, Samoans, Gilbert Islanders, Fijians and Tongans, to name a few. In Hawai‘i, traditional hula dancers ...

Say aloha to the dancers of Hula Halau Na Mamo O Pana’ewa as they share the rich culture and history of Hawaiian dance. Using traditions passed down from his grandmother, owner Chase Keoki Wang ...

a hula instructor, create costumes. At an early age, he also became skilled in the traditional Hawaiian technique of making ohe kapala, carved bamboo laths that are used to stamp patterns onto ...