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- By Nina Wu nwu@staradvertiser.com
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April 27, 2019
The morning after being crowned Miss Aloha Hula 2019, Taizha Keakealani Hughes-Kaluhiokalani of Honolulu was still processing it all. But there is no doubt that hula is, and always will be, a part of her life.
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- By Nina Wu nwu@staradvertiser.com
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April 25, 2019
After stellar performances in both kahiko and auana, Taizha Keakealani Hughes-Kaluhiokalani pulled ahead by more than 10 points to win the title of Miss Aloha Hula Thursday night at the 56th Merrie Monarch Festival.
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- By Nina Wu nwu@staradvertiser.com
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April 25, 2019
The town of Hilo has come alive as the 56th Merrie Monarch Festival gets underway, nearly a year after the start of Kilauea Volcano’s historic eruption in lower Puna.
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- By Nina Wu nwu@staradvertiser.com
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April 21, 2019
Kumu hula Drake Dudoit Delaforce did not actually aspire to start his own halau. Yet this year, Delaforce’s Halau Keolakapuokalani will compete at the 56th annual Merrie Monarch Festival for the first time, bringing his hula journey full circle.
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- By Nina Wu nwu@staradvertiser.com
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April 9, 2018
Kumu hula Napua Greig of Halau Na Lei Kaumaka o Uka of Maui capped 22 years of teaching with a sweet triumph, winning the overall title of the 55th annual Merrie Monarch Festival early Sunday morning at Edith Kanaka‘ole Stadium.
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- By Nina Wu nwu@staradvertiser.com
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April 8, 2018
Halau Na Lei Kaumaka O Uka of Maui, under the direction of kumu Napua Greig, took the overall winner title of the 55th Merrie Monarch Festival early this morning at the Edith Kanaka‘ole Stadium.
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- By Nina Wu nwu@staradvertiser.com
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April 7, 2018
The start of the group kahiko competition at the 55th Merrie Monarch Festival on Friday evening coincided with a return of tradewinds as halau brought their best to the stage at Edith Kanaka‘ole Stadium.
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- By Nina Wu nwu@staradvertiser.com
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April 7, 2018
With stellar performances in both the kahiko and auana portions of the competition, she impressed judges and netted the top score of 1,130, winning the title of Miss Aloha Hula on Thursday night.
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- By Nina Wu nwu@staradvertiser.com
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April 6, 2018
Shalia Kapuauʻionalani Kikuyo Kamakaokalani of Maui took the title of Miss Aloha Hula Thursday night at the 55th annual Merrie Monarch Festival.
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- By Nina Wu nwu@staradvertiser.com
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April 6, 2018
The Hokule‘a has come full circle, returning to Hilo for the first time since 2014, where the legendary double- hulled canoe set out on its worldwide tour, this time to be honored at the Merrie Monarch Festival.
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- By Mindy Pennybacker mpennybacker@staradvertiser.com
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March 31, 2018
In the more than half century since the annual Merrie Monarch hula competition was launched, a number of kumu hula whose elite dancers have illuminated its stage have died or retired, entrusting the next generation to navigate the future of their halau.
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- By Star-Advertiser staff
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March 31, 2018
The state is reminding Merrie Monarch travelers attending the festival in Hilo next week that the transport of ohia lehua, popular in lei and hairpieces, is not allowed from Hawaii island due to a serious plant disease.
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- By Star-Advertiser staff
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March 30, 2018
The state is reminding Merrie Monarch travelers attending the festival in Hilo next week that the transport of ohia lehua, popular in lei and hairpieces, is not allowed from Hawaii island due to a serious plant disease.
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- By Nina Wu nwu@staradvertiser.com
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Feb. 22, 2018
Cy Bridges, Maelia Loebenstein-Carter, Ainsley Halemanu, Nalani Kanakaʻole, Mae Kamamalu Klein, Piʻilani Lua and Kalena Silva have been named judges for this year’s Merrie Monarch Festival.
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