WAILUKU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A powerhouse halau from Maui says preparing for the Merrie Monarch Festival provides valuable life lessons. These kumu teach their haumana, or students, it’s important to be ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - For the first time in a decade, the Royal Coronation Ball was held Sunday to crown the king and queen of the Merrie Monarch Festival. Guests were invited to wear their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. COURTESY HDOA The Hawaii Department of Agriculture is reminding travelers going to the Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo that the ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) – The Merrie Monarch Festival returns with a live audience in person this year in Hilo, Hawaiʻi. Let’s try to find people and hear their experience of what it means to be back. She’s ...

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 ...

Ka La ‘Onohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e under the direction of na kumu Hula Tracie and Keawe Lopes of Oahu took the overall title by placing first in the overall wahine and wahine kahiko divisions, as well as ...

HILO, Hawaii (KHON2) — The Merrie Monarch Festival is an iconic event in Hawai’i. A large scale gathering that brings out the best of the best hula hālau who compete for the top honor. This year’s ...

Nov. 30—For Merrie Monarch Festival fans hoping to score tickets to the 2024 hula competition in Hilo, Friday is the all-important "postmark day." For Merrie Monarch Festival fans hoping to score ...

Police estimated the value of items stolen in a weekend burglary of the Merrie Monarch Festival office in Hilo as more than $2,700. “My first reaction was one of shock. I just couldn’t believe that ...

Community, crafts and the aloha spirit made a comeback at Wednesday’s in-person debut of the 59th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival’s Hawaiian Arts and Crafts Fair at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in ...