King Kamehameha II couldn't have known that he was helping make way for the first lūʻaus when he made the once unthinkable decision to eat with his mother in 1819, ending the longstanding system of ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The lūʻau experience is often something made for tourists. With a focus on Polynesian history, culture and practices, these lūʻau are not exactly kānaka maoli, or Native Hawaiian.

Friends, family and community members came together for the annual Dartmouth Lūʻau on May 12, a cultural event with a rich and extensive history. First held in 1996, the Dartmouth Lū‘au celebrates ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Chef and Hawaiian cultural practitioner Kealoha Domingo elevates the art of cooking to a new level by honoring the connection to the ‘āina (land), ...

Non-Natives ‘celebrating’ with a ‘lūʻau,’ wearing tacky aloha clothing, or giving out plastic leis reminiscent of the hapa-haole hula era is nothing unheard of. Hawaiʻi has always been seen as a place ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Leeward Community College (LCC) will be hosting its first ‘May Day Lūʻau to Go’ event on Saturday, May 1, to support the Culinary Arts Program at LCC. The ‘May Day Lūʻau to Go’ ...