In the earliest days of the Merrie Monarch Festival, there was no hula competition. There was a coronation pageant, a King Kalakaua beard contest and a “Grogge Shop” offering drinks and entertainment ...
HILO, BIG ISLAND (HawaiiNewsNow) - A mural meant to celebrate this year's Merrie Monarch Festival has instead created a conflict between artistic expression and sensitivity about gun violence in ...
Locals know the greatest collection of hula is at the Merrie Monarch Festival, held every April in Hilo, on the island of ...
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Merrie Monarch Festival began yesterday, April 20, in Hilo. For those lucky enough to attend festival, it’s more than a hula competition. It’s a powerful lesson in standing firm ...
The 61st Annual Merrie Monarch Festival shifted into high gear Wednesday night with the Ho‘ike, an exhibition of hula and folk dance from around the Pacific Rim at the Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose ...
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 ...
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, ...
HILO The 56th annual Merrie Monarch Festival s group hula kahiko (ancient hula) competition featured 29 performances 19 wahine and 10 kane Friday night at the Edith Kanaka ole Multi-Purpose Stadium in ...
HILO (KITV4) -- The 60th Merrie Monarch Festival's hula competition kicked off Thursday night with the Miss Aloha Hula competition. Twelve contestants from across the state stepped foot on the ...