Kūlia I Ka Nuʻu Lifetime Achievement Award
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,...
27 May, 2022
The Resurgence of Native Hawaiians
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”...
27 April, 2022
Kumu Hula Julie Mau featured on Morning in America
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 ...
30 March, 2022
Patrick Makuakāne on Balancing Tradition and Innovation
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...
24 May, 2021
Behind The Curtain: Patrick Makuakāne
May 2021 | SF Gay Menʻs Chorus Behind The Curtain: Patrick Makuakāne Interview with the SF Gay Menʻs Chorus ...
06 May, 2021
Hula Dancing is Proving to Be an Unlikely Source of Reform for Male Prisoners
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...
19 January, 2019
Hula travels from Burning Man to Times Square at SF’s Palace
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...
15 October, 2018
In Practice: Patrick Makuakane’s Hula in Unusual Places
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...
01 October, 2018
‘THE NATIVES ARE RESTLESS’ A STIRRING VISIT TO HAWAI’IAN CULTURE
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...
01 November, 2016
NĀ LEI HULU I KA WĒKIU – THE OLA PROJECT
An unprecedented, interdisciplinary manifestation presented in partnership with the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, The Ola Project combines chants, music, dance, lectures and sculpture as a celebration of the Bay Area legacy of Patrick Makuakane’s hula school and dance company Nā Lei Hulu I Ka Wēkiu....
16 July, 2016
Hula From the Past, Advancing Into the Future
by Cy Musiker | kqed.org | Oct 15, 2015 Hawaiian culture runs deep in the Bay Area, and one reason is the work of Patrick Makuakāne, the founder and leader of the dance company Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu. The company celebrates 30 years of hula mua ("hula that...
15 October, 2015
Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu Celebrates 25 Years of Hula in San Francisco
Oct 21, 2010 | Huffington Post For those of us who grew up on the East Coast, what little we knew about hula came from the movies. Shortly after moving to San Francisco on my 25th birthday, traditional (as opposed to commercial) hula became more visible...
23 October, 2010