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Results: 2023 Kū Mai Ka Hula competition

Winners have been announced for the 16th Annual Kū Mai Ka Hula Competition, held on Saturday, Sept. 9 in Castle Theater at Maui Arts & Cultural Center.

16th Annual Kū Mai Ka Hula competition at the MACC, Sept. 8-9

The 16th Annual Kū Mai Ka Hula, Maui’s only adult hula competition, takes place live at the the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Sept. 8-9, 2023. Tickets go on sale Aug. 8.

US House passes wildlife protection act; next stop the US Senate

The US House of Representatives today passed the bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA), which includes earmarking an estimated $60 million annually to Hawai’i for endangered species protection. 

The Nature Conservancy announces new Conservation Director

Trevor Taylor comes to TNC with more than 30 years of experience managing natural resources and stewardship programs in Oregon.

46,000 Pounds of Marine Debris Removed from Molokaʻi’s Remote Beaches

The Nature Conservancy’s Hawaiʻi Chapter and partners removed more than 46,000 pounds of marine debris from Molokaʻi’s remote beaches at Mo‘omomi in the last quarter of 2020.

Moloka‘i’s James Espaniola Honored by Nature Conservancy

Espaniola is the second Moloka‘i resident to receive TNC’s Kāko‘o ‘Āina Award. Longtime cultural and environmental educator Penny Martin was honored in 2010.

Tickets Now on Sale for Kū Mai ka Hula Competition

Mauiʻs only adult hula competition, Kū Mai ka Hula, will return to the Maui Arts & Cultural Centerʻs Castle Theatre for its 14th annual event on Sept. 14. 

135 Acres Donated for Protection of Rare Wildlife

After The Nature Conservancy acquired 4,000 acres next door at Honomalino in 1999—Akina decided that one day he would donate the land to TNC.

12th Annual Kū Mai Ka Hula, Sept. 8-9

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center presents the 12th Annual Kū Mai Ka Hula, Maui’s only adult hula competition, this Friday and Saturday, Sept. 8-9, 2017.

Samuel Gon III Appointed to Board of Land and Natural Resources

The appointment of Samuel M. Gon III to the Board of Land and Natural Resources follows the departure of Ulalia Woodside, and is subject to Senate confirmation

World Premiere Hula Drama Kulanihako’i

As the story is told, Kūlanihāko‘i is a mystical lake, situated high in the heavens, and a place from which all life flows. The hula drama utilizes dance, chant, storytelling and dramatic interpretation to depict the many facets of water, and the relationship between the ocean, land, sky and all living things.