HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hālau Nā Kamalei o Līlīlehua is sure to impress and bring joy at the Merrie Monarch Festival with their once-in-a-decade competition performances. This men-only group, led ...

That is only going to make this year’s Merrie Monarch Festival even more significant, especially for hālau hula (hula school) who are from Maui. There are four different hālau that are participating ...

As the sun set over the misty town of Hilo, Hawaii, on April 6, about 4,000 people stood up from their seats in the Edith Kanakaʻole stadium and joined hands. They swayed in unison, their voices ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The last time Pua Aliʻi ʻIlima competed in the Merrie Monarch Festival was in 1985. This year, the halau is back — along with kumu hula Vicky Holt Takamine. She said of her ...

Jayda Lum Lung will dance a traditional hula in honor of Lahaina wildfire victims at Hawaii’s biggest hula competition of the year. Her hand movements will flow gracefully to symbolize the winds, ...

Nalani Kanaka‘ole-Zane, revered kumu hula of Halau o Kekuhi, cultural matriarch and veteran judge of Merrie Monarch Festival ...

Alema Ebana dances with his hula group, Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi, at the 2021 Merrie Monarch Festival. This hula told the story of the orator and athlete Naihe, whose skillfulness in surfing ...

HILO, Hawai'i (Island News) -- The 61st Merrie Monarch competition kicked off last night in Hilo with 13 women vying for the title of Miss Aloha Hula 2024, Ka'onohikaumakaakeawe Lopes claimed the ...

The Merrie Monarch Festival is uniquely Hawaiian in nature but of worldwide interest. The festival, held yearly in Hilo, is dedicated to King David Kalakaua, the “Merrie Monarch,” who revived the art ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — In the ahupuaʻa of Punahou, which lies in the moku of Hilo on the beautiful island of Hawaiʻi, stands a roadway named in honor of the Merrie Monarch. We are speaking of Kalākaua St.