HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hālau Nā Kamalei o Līlīlehua is sure to impress and bring joy at the Merrie Monarch Festival with their once-in-a-decade competition performances. This men-only group, led ...

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 ...

The 61st 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. The judges’ ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Current and former dancers for hālau Nā Kamalei o Līlīlehua under kumu hula Robert Uluwehionāpuaikawēkiuokalani Cazimero gathered Saturday morning for the hālau’s final ...

The overall champions of the 62nd Annual Merrie Monarch Hula Festival vaunted hula competition is a powerhouse Oahu halau who also won the title six years ago. Hula Halau ‘O Kamuela won both the ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Merrie Monarch festival is coming to a close in Hilo. The event kicked off on Easter Sunday and of course, it was just a bunch of festivities for the week. It is coming to a ...

Nalani Kanaka‘ole-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. A fifth-generation ...