HILO, Hawaiʻi (Island News) -- Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela was named the overall winner of the 2025 Merrie Monarch Festival. This hālau, under the leadership of Kunewa Mook and Kauʻionālani Kamanaʻo, was ...

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HILO >> The top two finishers in the 62nd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition were wahine halau. During the awards ceremony following Saturday night’s Group Hula ‘Auana (modern hula) ...

HILO — The top two finishers in the 62nd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition were wahine halau. During the awards ceremony following Saturday night’s Group Hula ‘Auana (modern hula) ...

The show is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 24, from 5:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Pa’i Arts and Cultural Center in Kakaako.

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 ...

The Oʻahu-based hālau was named the overall winner after 27 performances in the kahiko and ‘auana competitions.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - During this Merrie Monarch Festival journey, Hālau Mōhala ʻIlima is gearing up for its 50th anniversary next January under kumu hula Māpuana de Silva. “We train year-round.

Zane, revered kumu hula of Halau o Kekuhi, cultural matriarch and veteran judge of Merrie Monarch Festival hula competitions, died Saturday in Hilo. She was 79.

More hula, both kahiko (traditional) and ‘auana (modern). More hula, both kahiko (traditional) and ‘auana (modern), is featured in this episode along with more Miss Aloha Hula contestants. PBS Hawaiʻi ...

Pua Ali‘i ‘Ilima, under the direction of kumu Vicky Holt Takamine and kumu Jeff Takamine, rehearsed Thursday at PA‘I Arts & Cultural Center in Kakaako for the 2025 Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo. Pua ...