Founded in 1985 by Director/Kumu Hula Patrick Makuakāne, the dance company is known for its unique contemporary style called hula mua or “hula that evolves”. The style combines traditional hula, chants, and songs with a stylized aesthetic often delivered with irony, wit, and charm. It’s hula accompanied by a contemporary craftsmanship in music that can be extravagantly bold or delicately nuanced, a provocative treatment of tradition that leaps forward in surprising ways