Learn the basics of Hula with one of our talented lead dancers, who also performed at the 2024 Merrie Monarch Festival! 🌺 For those who don’t know, the Merrie Monarch Festival is an annual week-long cultural event and hula competition. The festival plays a crucial role in preserving and promoting Hawaiian culture, especially the traditional art of hula. It showcases both ancient (kahiko) and modern (ʻauana) hula, both of which you can see here at Mauka Warriors Luau! 🌴✨ #maukawarriorsluau #lua

Hawaiian Kuʻi a Lua (the warrior art and practice) was almost lost to modern knowledge. Sometimes called the Hawaiian martial art, oral histories say lue was only practiced by the elite warriors of cheifs and rulers. Even in early Hawaiian times, only certain people were allowed to learn and practice the custom. ʻŌlohe Lua (lua master) Charles Kenn is often credited with having revived the lost art, agreeing to teach five dedicated students the ancient practice. To this day, the art and lifestyl