In the end, Jaedyn Janae Puahaulani Pavao of Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leināʻala on Kauaʻi was named this year’s Miss Aloha Hula. She also won the Hawaiian Language Award. “I came out here ...

The high courts decision means the Trump administration can enforce the ban immediately, but there are many questions on what that actually will look like. A multimillion-dollar complex in the ...

Jaedyn Janae Puahaulani Pavao of Halau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leina‘ala took home the most prestigious award that can be conferred upon a solo hula dancer. Thirteen young women vied for the honor on ...

Jaedyn Janae Puahaulani Pavao, from Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leinā’ala on Kaua‘i, captured the 2025 Miss Aloha Hula title. (Kelsey Walling/Big Island Now) Jaedyn Janae Puahaulani Pavao ...

HILO, Hawai'i (Island News) -- Jaedyn Janae Puahaulani Pavao has been crowned Miss Aloha Hula 2025. She hails from Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leinā'ala in Kalaheo, Kaua'i, under the guidance of her ...

Jaedyn Janae Puahaulani Pavao of Halau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leina‘ala took home the most prestigious award that can be conferred upon a solo hula dancer. Thirteen young women vied for the honor on ...

Thirteen contestants competed for the title of Miss Aloha Hula, including Jaedyn Pavao, representing Kauaʻi's only hālau in this year's festival. The Kukuiolono native grew up immersed in the hula. "I ...

“Our community is plagued with mental illness,” Elko resident Morgan Pavao, who serves as a site coordinator for Communities in Schools in Northeastern Nevada, said via email. “I have lost family and ...

More than 100 presidents of American colleges and universities have signed a statement denouncing the Trump administration’s “unprecedented government overreach and political interference ...

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Some local folks on Kauai believe Halfway Bridge is haunted at night, and they tell tales of ghosts, Goddess Pele and Hawaiian Night Marchers appearing there. Some also suspect that the many ...