The Asia Pacific Dance Festival, an initiative of University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Outreach College Community Programs, ...

Dancers with Halau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leina‘ala under the direction of kumu Leina‘ala Pavao Jardin rehearsed Wednesday at Edith Kanaka‘ole Stadium in Hilo. Competition for the 60th Merrie Monarch ...

Fifteen hula students from Maui’s Lahainaluna High School are about to take a trip of a lifetime to experience the 61st annual Merrie Monarch Festival. Due to expensive and scarce lodging options ...

HILO — The top two finishers in the 62nd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition were wahine halau. During the awards ceremony following Saturday night’s Group Hula ‘Auana (modern hula) ...

Jayda Lum Lung will dance a traditional hula in honor of Lahaina wildfire victims at Hawaii’s biggest hula competition of the year. Her hand movements will flow gracefully to symbolize the winds, ...

HILO, HAWAI'I (KITV-4) -- Having the opportunity to compete in the prestigious Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition is an honor in and of itself regardless of whether you win, because halau need ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Thousands of hula lovers will flock to Hilo this week for the 60th annual Merrie Monarch Festival. Millions more will watch online. It’s the hula world’s biggest stage — but ...

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 halau ...

WAILUKU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A powerhouse halau from Maui says preparing for the Merrie Monarch Festival provides valuable life lessons. These kumu teach their haumana, or students, it’s important to be ...

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 ...