WAIMANALO (KHNL) - It's an ancient Hawaiian plant used as a drum for the hula. The Ipu, or hard shelled gourd, nearly disappeared from Hawaii. One woman hopes to re-root this indigenous plant on Oahu.

After nearly a year of exploring Maui County from the inside out, 16 newly minted Ka Ipu Kukui fellows celebrated the completion of the annual leadership program during a commencement ceremony ...

“Pattern and Flow — Traditional and Contemporary Ipu Decoration on the Big Island” will be exhibited June 14 through Aug. 31 at the Donkey Mill Art Center. An opening reception and aloha-style potluck ...

“Honoring Ipu” features a unique collection of decorated gourds by Jelena Clay and ipu heke and umeke by Kalim Smith. The exhibit is on display from March 3 through April 22 at the Volcano Art Center ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When the Merrie Monarch Hawaiian Arts and Crafts Fair kicked off Wednesday at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo, it gave ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - “I don’t remember when I was a baby, but my mom and dad would always bring me to hula practice.” Jeaven Maeva is only 9 years old, but before he could even walk, the young ...

LIHU‘E — An agreement between the County of Kaua‘i and the Hui Malama O Kaneiolouma, Friday, will help breathe new life into the Kaneiolouma Heiau located in Po‘ipu. Currently shrouded by screens of ...

PO‘IPU — One of the largest groups since the opening of the Grand Hyatt Kaua‘i Resort and Spa in 1990 rolled in Thursday. Literally. “Bus, after bus, they came as the planes landed in Lihu‘e,” said ...