text:  Aloha. One of the best-known Hawaiian words is hula, meaning to dance. Hula is spelled H-U-L-A, and it is a very generic term for dance. There are many specific types of hula. Don't confuse hula with hula hula, the word you learned for ballroom dancing, and don't say hula dancing. That's redundant. I'm Leilani Poliahu of Hawaii Public Radio, and hula is our Hawaiian word of the day. A hui hou.