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 ...

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, ...

WAIKAPU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A kumu hula from Maui says the wildfires aren’t holding them back from this year’s Merrie Monarch Festival. Several of Kamaka Kukona’s students lost their homes in the ...

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) - Over the last 60 years, hula has changed — greatly in thanks to the Merrie Monarch Festival. With the 60th festival now complete, Hilo returned to it’s laid back style as ...

It was a repeat victory for Ka La ‘Onohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e at the 61st Annual Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition. During the awards ceremony following Saturday night’s Group Hula ‘Auana (modern ...

Fifteen hula students from Maui’s Lahainaluna High School are about to take a trip of a lifetime to experience the 61st annual Merrie Monarch Festival. Due to expensive and scarce lodging options ...

The Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo, which began Sunday, has been voted USA Today’s top cultural festival in the nation. The festival is held in memory of King David Kalakaua, the “Merrie Monarch” and ...

Thirteen young women vied for the honor on the first night of the Merrie Monarch Festival’s hula competition at the Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium in Hilo. “I’m just thankful. I’m going to ...

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