HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - Friday night’s Hula Kahiko competition brought the raw power and sacred beauty of ancient hula to Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium, as hālau from Hawaiʻi and the continent presented oli ...
HILO, Hawaiʻi (Island News) -- Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua was named the overall winner of the 2026 Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday. They placed first after performing “Hulihia Ka ʻĀpapa Ka Unu ...
Friday was group hula kahiko night at the Merrie Monarch Festival’s hula competition. There were 29 ancient hula performances, 17 by wahine and 12 by kane, with the evening’s festivities concluding ...
The 63rd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition wrapped up Saturday evening at Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium in Hilo with group hula ‘auana (modern hula) performances. There were 29 ...
Enthusiasm and excitement over the performance of Kumu Hula Breeze Ann Kalehuaonalani Vidinha Pavao and Halau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leina‘ala filled the crowd of more than a hundred people waiting Sunday ...
Maui resident Faith Kealohapau‘ole Paredes is the winner of the 2026 Miss Aloha Hula competition at the 63rd annual Merrie Monarch Festival on the Big Island. Paredes is a member of Hālau ...
An Oahu halau whose kumu hula is a Keaukaha native made a clean sweep of the kane and overall categories at the 53rd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition. Halau Hi‘iakainamakalehua, under ...