Movies and TvShows featuring "hula" theme.
A young and parentless girl adopts a 'dog' from the pound, not knowing it's an alien experiment hiding from its creator. The experiment possesses amazing powers and is hunted by Captain Gantu. The girl, along with the help of Dr. Jumba and Agent Pleakley, must protect the alien from being captured while forming a bond with it.
A pilot in Hawaii is forced to take on additional work in order to pay off his debts, leading to comedic mishaps and romantic entanglements.
Dance, Girl, Dance tells the story of a talented dancer who faces challenges and opportunities in the competitive world of show business. She must navigate relationships, make tough choices, and pursue her dreams amidst the glamour and drama of the entertainment industry.
Hiwa Natsunagi is a high school student living in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture. Worried about what to do with her life after graduation, she spots a poster for Spa Resort Hawaiians the “Hawaii of Tohoku” the place where her sister Mari used to work and applies to their new dancer (hula girl) campaign on a whim. Despite her lack of experience, Hiwa is accepted for the job, and starts on the path towards becoming a Hula Girl with her classmates, Kanna, Ranko, 'ohana and Shion. However, unable to keep in step with one another due to their differing personalities, their first stage ends in disaster. Called the “most pitiful rookies ever” the girls are disheartened, but they learn to share the good and bad...and strengthen their bond despite the occasional fumble. With their hearts and minds firmly set, the girls grace the stage once more.
In a small mining town facing bankruptcy, a group of teenage girls save their community by learning and performing hula dance as a tourist attraction.
In the depths of the Amazon rainforest, a man-eating plant is discovered by a group on a jungle expedition. As the plant starts driving people to madness, a female predator takes advantage of the chaos to satisfy her own desires. A police inspector must uncover the truth and stop the bloodshed before it's too late.
Curly Top tells the story of an orphan girl named Elizabeth who captures the hearts of everyone around her with her contagious optimism and musical talent. She brings joy and love into the lives of her wealthy benefactors, but her future becomes uncertain when a conniving trustee tries to separate her from the family she has come to love. With the help of her loyal dog, Elizabeth sets out on a mission to reunite her newfound family and prove that love can conquer all.
Princess Ka'iulani is a young royalty caught between her love for an Englishman and her duty to protect her people's freedom during the annexation of Hawaii.
A transgender Native Hawaiian teacher inspires a young girl to fulfill her destiny of leading the school's male hula troupe, even as she struggles to find love and a committed relationship in her own life.
The daughter of a pineapple plantation owner in Hawaii sets her sights on a married English engineer.
Leah, a successful but dissatisfied financial executive, discovers the missing passion from her life when she starts taking secret hula dance lessons from handsome local Ikaika, while on assignment in Hawaii. Along the way, Leah's feelings for Ikaika begin grow, as well as her love for hula and the island itself.
Tony Marvin is a laid back but incredibly successful promoter and fair-haired boy for J. P. Todhunter's pineapple company located in beautiful Hawaii. He gets the company to sponsor a contest in which the winner gets a Hawaiian vacation and is obligated to write articles on the islands which, when published, will constitute a publicity coup for the company. Unfortunately, Georgia Smith, the winner, feels lonely and isolated in the Islands and wants to return to the States. With help from buddy Shad Buggle Tony tries to romantically divert Georgia without letting her know his true motivation.
The stooges are dance instructors sent by a movie company to a tropical island to teach the natives how to dance so they can appear in a movie. The boys run into trouble with the local witch doctor who wants to add their heads to his collection. The stooges defeat the witch doctor with hand grenades they swipe from a multi-armed idol, and get on with the dancing lessons.
American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai'i is a documentary movie that explores the cultural and social significance of hula in Hawaii. It presents the history and traditions of the native Hawaiian dance form and its importance in preserving the Hawaiian culture.
In this MGM Miniature Musical, Harry Owens and his orchestra perform several song numbers.
On a South Sea island, Stella operates a hotel for her mother, who is constantly drunk on liquor smuggled by Shane, the principal trader and virtual dictator of the island. Dave Wade, exhausted from the heat, lands on the shore near the hotel and reports having escaped from a nearby cannibal island. Stella has her servants, Manua and Loru, care for him, but Shane, to whom she is married but with whom she has never lived, orders him taken to his house, intent on stealing his gold. In a drunken orgy, Shane takes the gold, provoking a fight in which Stella aids Wade. When Ma Blackney dies and Stella recovers the gold, she suggests they go to another island and establish a trading business; but because of a misunderstanding, Stella is kidnaped by the natives and taken to the cannibal island. Disregarding their differences, Wade and Shane join forces and go to the island; Shane sacrifices himself to stall the cannibals while Stella and Wade flee to the sea.
Kekaiulu Hula Studio follows the Proclaimed Hula Halau of the same name, showcasing their twist on what the real reason for hula is and what life as a dancer in the halau is really like. Something previously unseen in the public eye.
This Traveltalk short visits Hawaii's capital city.
Harry is hired by a rich family to stop their daughter from entering a beauty contest.
We take you through the legacy of an island and show you why Hula is so much more than just a beautiful dance.