Postmark date for Merrie Monarch tickets is Dec. 1
For Merrie Monarch Festival fans hoping to score tickets to the 2024 hula competition in Hilo, Friday is the all-important “postmark day.” Read more
For Merrie Monarch Festival fans hoping to score tickets to the 2024 hula competition in Hilo, Friday is the all-important “postmark day.” Read more
Festival vice president Kathy Kawelu said it is the first time in recent history there has been a burglary at the office near Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium. Read more
In a harsher art or sport, having the top three finishers in the year’s ultimate competition each separated by a mere single point might be occasion for them to rage and plot revenge. Read more
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Only one point separated the victorious halau, led by Kumu Hula Tracie and Keawe Lopes, from the second place overall winner, Halau Na Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu. Read more
The weeklong Merrie Monarch Festival is the heartbeat of the Hilo community, its yearly swell the rhythm by which the community here lives, so many residents and visitors alike this past week have been overjoyed at its revival. Read more
Agnes Renee Leihiwahiwaikapolionamakua Thronas Brown has danced hula since she was 9 years old, exclusively with Ka La ‘Onohi Mai o Ha‘eha‘e. Read more
Agnes Renee Leihiwahiwaikapolionamakua Thronas Brown won the Miss Aloha Hula title at the 60th Merrie Monarch Festival Thursday night in Hilo. Read more
What people see on the Merrie Monarch Festival stage is but a fraction of the year-round work, struggles and heartbeat of a halau. Read more
“Let us fill this Ho‘ike hale, this Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium, as it should be! … Hilo, how we have missed you!” Read more
Extra excitement over the complete return of this year’s festival is palpable in nearly any discussion with a festival attendee or performer. Read more
“We’re just happy to be back, and to be able to celebrate hula again,” said Festival President Luana Kawelu. “The halau are also excited to return to the stage and just enjoy hula.” Read more
Ka Lei Mokihana o Leina‘ala of Kalaheo, Kauai, under the direction of kumu hula Leina‘ala Pavao Jardin, also took first place in both the wahine auana and wahine kahiko divisions. Read more
Ka Lei Mokihana O Leina‘ala of Kalaheo, Kauai, under the direction of kumu hula Leina‘ala Pavao Jardin, also took first place in both the wahine ‘auana and wahine kahiko divisions Read more
Lopes, of Ka La ‘Onohi Mai o Ha‘eha‘e and under the direction of her parents and kumu hula, Tracie and Keawe Lopes, won the competition with a judges’ score of 1,168 points. Read more