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Kumu hula won first Merrie Monarch title

DENNIS ODA / 2013
Aloha Dalire, winner of the first Miss Hula (now Miss Aloha Hula) title at the Merrie Monarch Festival in 1971, performed with other title holders at the 2013 festival. The kumu hula, who trained several generations of dancers, died Wednesday in Kaneohe.