Thanks to the popularity of the 2006 film "Hula Girls," fitness centers in Japan are offering more hula courses. According to an article last month in The Japan Times, Tipness Ltd., a major fitness ...

TOKYO — Hula, Hawaii’s traditional dance, is enjoying something of a boom among older women. ADVERTISING TOKYO — Hula, Hawaii’s traditional dance, is enjoying something of a boom among older women.

This summer, Japan and Hawaii will unite in celebration of hula for the ninth annual Hula Ho’olauna Aloha Festival. This one-of-a-kind event, which honors hula’s traditional customs and vibrant ...

NAGOYA, Japan (KHNL) - In a bustling country, not quite the size of California, 130 million people stay focused, and work hard to make Japan one of the most productive countries in the world. A world ...

If you played some of the Wii Fit mini games, you just had to know this was coming. A listing for a new title called Hula Wii: Minna de Hula wo Odorou ("Dance Hula Together") recently appeared in a ...

HILO » For Keiko Otaki of Kawa­saki, Japan, hula is life. Otaki is among 17 hula dancers from Japan at the 48th annual Merrie Monarch Festival, drawn by their love of hula. Following the March 11 ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - During the four year legal battle, kumu hula Kapu Kinimaka-Alquiza of Hanapepe, Kauai danced in a Japan court to show that her hula choreography was original. She filed suit ...

Join the excitement in the 11th Annual Hula Ho’olauna Aloha Festival in Honolulu, HI. Taking place on July 7 and 8, 2012, the festival celebrates Japan’s love for the hula and bridges the two cultures ...

Yes, life is changing for this young woman and her co-residents of the small Japanese town in Sang-il Lee's gentle, charming new film "Hula Girls." It's a globalization comedy-drama based on a true ...