May 27, 2022 | Hawaiʻi Chamber of Commerce of Northern California Kumu Patrick Makuakāne receives the 2022 Kūlia I Ka Nuʻu Lifetime Achievement Award. Patrick Makuakāne is the Director & Kumu Hula of Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu. He is a creative force in the hula world,...
April 27, 2022 by Anthony Manuel Caravalho | San Quentin News The Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) prison population in the U.S. skyrocketed 250 percent in the 1990s, while the country’s overall prison population grew by only 77 percent. AAPI is now counted within a group called “Others”...
March 30, 2022 | Morning in America Kumu Hula Julie Mau, longtime Nā Lei Hulu dancer and former General Manager, was featured on Morning in America segment on female firefighters who are making a big impact for future generations ...
Na Lei Hulu’s virtual 2021 show features newly choreographed pieces that run the gamut from kahiko to auana to hula mua (traditional to modern to innovative). Filmed in San Francisco and in Hawaii, this new production also includes special appearances by guest artists! ...
Emily Wilson | sfcv.org Patrick Makuakāne is the founder and artistic director of the Hawaiian dance company, Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu (“the many feathered wreaths at the summit, held in high esteem”). He recently joined with Saddle Road Productions to form the group Eō. In April, they released...
May 2021 | SF Gay Menʻs Chorus Behind The Curtain: Patrick Makuakāne Interview with the SF Gay Menʻs Chorus ...
October 17, 2020 | Virtual Celebrating our 35th Anniversary with livestream surprises, specially created content, and some of your favorite hulas. ...
October 2019: Two weekends of music and hula! October 19-20 Hawaiian swing band Kahulanui with Nā Lei Hulu. October 26-27 Hōʻike Nui featuring Nā Lei Hulu students, accompanied by the award-winning sounds of Keauhou. ...
GoodNewsNetwork.org | Jan 16, 2019 Hula dancing might not seem like the most obvious pastime for grizzled male prisoners, but it is apparently shaping up to be an unlikely method of reform for California inmates. The infamous San Quinten State Prison of northern California has been hosting...
"I MUA - Hula in Unusual Places," which takes you to the desert, behind bars, to the streets of New York City, and to one of the grandest stages in San Francisco. DATES: Saturday, October 20 8:00 PM Sunday, October 21...
by Claudia Bauer October 15, 2018 Over three decades, hula choreographer, dancer and teacher Patrick Makuakāne has brought his dance company everywhere from Burning Man to airplane aisles to San Quentin State Prison, where he leads dance gatherings for inmates. Opening Saturday, Oct. 20, Nā Lei Hulu’s...
DancersGroup.org | October 1, 2018 The last time I interviewed Patrick Makuakane, Artistic Director of Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu, his company had just received a Special Award from the Izzies Committee for The World According to Hula. When he introduced the company, the emcee made...
Featuring Robert Cazimero and the men of Nā Kamalei of Līlīlehua. Legendary Hawaiian entertainer Robert Cazimero and his dancers join the men of Nā Lei Hulu for a very special performance. October 21, 22, 2017 | Palace of Fine Arts Theatre ...
Jeanne Powell | The Stark Insider | Nov 1, 2016 For two weekends in October 2016, famed dance master Patrick Makuakāne took his audience on a stirring visit to Hawai’ian culture through dance, chant, song and video. His recent stage production, entitled The Natives Are Restless, showcases the...
October 15-23, 2016 | Palace of Fine Arts Theatre Sat Oct 15 Natives @ 8pm Sun Oct 16 Natives @ 3pm Sat Oct 22 Gala Event starts @ 5:30pm; Natives @ 8pm Sun Oct 23 Hula for Families Show @ 12 Noon Sun Oct 23 @ Natives 3pm A Nā Lei...