Wayne Kaho'onei Panoke, active in Hawaiian groups
Honolulu Advertiser
Wayne Kaho'onei Panoke, a kumu hula who worked to preserve, promote and protect the Hawaiian culture, died Nov. 13. Panoke, 61, of Kane'ohe, spent much of his life in support of Hawaiian civic clubs, trusts and other organizations planning ...
Hula hoop workout brings back fun of childhood
Wausau Daily Herald
In Kentucky, hoop dreams usually revolve around basketball, but when Rhonda Miller and her students get together, there isn't a net or a free-throw line to be found. Miller, 28, of New Albany, Ind., teaches a kind of hooping that is one par...
Michelle Obama visits Va. school, tours garden
AOL
The first lady has made an effort to promote childhood fitness and nutrition, installing a produce garden at the White House. Last month she hula-hooped on the South Lawn of the White house as part of a kids' health fair. The first lady jok...
Navy's Niumatalolo is a powerful example
Honolulu Advertiser
This column was written by Mike Wise, a Campbell High School alum who writes for the Washington Post. WASHINGTON — I found an old high school scrapbook in the basement last week and turned to the third page of faded newspaper clippings. "Ra...
Big crowds turn out as Valley retailers try midnight openings
The Arizona Republic
Hundreds of Valley retailers will be tallying up receipts and poring over expense reports this weekend to determine whether opening earlier on the year's busiest shopping day will go down as a failed experiment or a new tradition.
Hi-Ho, Holiday television season is here!
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
... NICK, 8 p.m. • "The Santa Clause," TBS, 8 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. • "A Dog Named Christmas," CBS, 9 p.m. • "Home by Christmas," LIFE, 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. • "Larry the Cable Guy's Hula-Palooza Christmas Luau," CMT, 10 p.m. • "Larry the Cable ....
HEALTH ALERT ON ‘MUST-HAVE’ CHRISTMAS TOYS
Daily Express
It said the in-demand gifts all involved youngsters sitting down to play unlike the simple old-fashioned classics, such as a skipping rope, hula hoop, football or frisbee The Toy Retailers’ Association revealed this year’s must-haves inclu...
Tsunami tragedy relived at pageant
Fijilive
American Samoa contestant in the Miss South Pacific Pageant, Lorisa Matautia, delivered a powerful depiction of the tsunami tragedy that hit her country on September 29 at last night’s pageant talent quest in Suva.
Plymouth gets an early start on Thanksgiving
Boston Globe
The parade, which typically draws more than 120,000 people, included floats sporting everything from turkeys to a volcanic mountain complete with hula dancers (to celebrate Hawaii’s 50th year as a state). “It’s a historical parade.
Spread some joy this season by helping those who need it most
The Beacon News
With Christmas approaching, local nonprofits have released their special wish lists to The Beacon-News, and, just as we have for 20 years, we are very excited to share them again with those who are able to spread a little extra holiday chee...
Gift ideas for the fitness fans on your list
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A hula hoop for the arms - The Armhoop 200 does for the arms what a traditional hula hoop does for your waist. The 20-inch diameter hoops are specially made for toning the arms and strengthening the shoulders, and are convenient for workout...
In college football, Niumatalolo is a powerful example
Washington Post
The only reason I know this is because Darren Hernandez and I did the same thing in 1977, waiting forever for Tony Dorsett and Ricky Bell to sign our programs after the Hula Bowl. We then raced from Hawaii Kai and Kahuku on the artificial t...
Nature Coast Festival Singers present Christmas concert
St. Petersburg Times
... active and fallen soldiers; lunch; all-you-can-drink beer, soda and water; raffles; contests for hole-in-one, putting, longest drive, accuracy and closest to the pin, as well as a hula-hoop contest against one of the Legend Girls. $80 p...
Reed Bingham plans for Christmas events
The Moultrie Observer
REED BINGHAM STATE PARK — Friends of Reed Bingham State Park (FORB) has announced that A Christmas With Friends will take place on Saturday, Dec. 5, at the park’s beach pavilion and will began at 7 p.m. The annual event’s most popular featu...
