Merrie Monarch
Saturday, November 28, 2020
No Tickets to be Issued for Merrie Monarch Festival in 2021
Organizers and sponsors are working together on options for holding the Merrie Monarch Festival in 2021 amid the looming COVID-19 pandemic.
Sunday, April 28, 2019
Merrie Monarch Festival Awards 2019
Winners of Merrie Monarch week’s hula events were awarded as follows…
Saturday, April 27, 2019
Merrie Monarch Festival: Group ʻAuana, 6 PM
The Group Hula ʻAuana competition is set for 6 p.m., Saturday, April 27, 2019, at Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium.
Saturday, April 27, 2019
VIDEO & PHOTOS: Merrie Monarch Royal Parade
The Merrie Monarch Festival’s Royal Parade is set to begin at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 27, 2019, through Downtown Hilo.
Saturday, April 27, 2019
Merrie Monarch Festival: Saturday, April 27, Parade, Group ʻAuana
The Merrie Monarch Royal Parade begins at 10:39 a.m.; Group ʻAuana at 6 p.m.
Friday, April 26, 2019
PHOTOS: Merrie Monarch Festival: Group Hula Kahiko
The Group Hula Kahiko is set for 6 p.m., Friday, April 26, 2019, at Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium.
Friday, April 26, 2019
VIDEOS & PHOTOS: Merrie Monarch Festival: Group Hula Kahiko, Arts Fair, Entertainment
The Merrie Monarch Festival continues with a week-long schedule of cultural events and activities through Saturday. Group Hula Kahiko will be featured tonight.
Friday, April 26, 2019
VIDEO & PHOTOS: ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center Celebrates Merrie Monarch
Performances celebrating the Merrie Monarch Festival will be held on Friday, April 26, 2019, at the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center is Hilo.
Thursday, April 25, 2019
PHOTOS: Taizha Keakealani Hughes-Kaluhiokalani is New Miss Aloha Hula
Taizha Keakealani Hughes-Kaluhiokalani won the title of Miss Aloha Hula Thursday, April 25, 2019, at Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium in Hilo, Hawa‘i.
Thursday, April 25, 2019
VIDEO & PHOTOS: Merrie Monarch Invitational Hawaiian Arts Fair Continues
The Merrie Monarch Invitational Hawaiian Arts Fair takes place through Saturday, April 27, 2019, at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium.
Thursday, April 25, 2019
VIDEO & PHOTOS: Merrie Monarch Festival, Miss Aloha Hula, Free Entertainment, Art Fair
The Miss Aloha Hula competition will be held today, in addition to the continuing free, midday entertainment and Arts Fair.
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
VIDEO & PHOTOS: Merrie Monarch Festival Hōʻike, April 24
An exhibition of hōʻike hula and folk dance from around the Pacific begins at 6 p.m., Wednesday, April 24, at the Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium; no tickets required.
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
VIDEO & PHOTOS: Merrie Monarch Festival: April 24, Entertainment, Art Fair, Hōʻike
The Merrie Monarch Invitational Hawaiian Arts Fair begins today and the evening will feature Hōʻike performances.
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
PHOTOS: Merrie Monarch Festival’s Hawai‘i Fashion Showcase
The Hawai‘i Fashion Showcase is scheduled for Tuesday, April 23, at the Grand Naniloa Resort, featuring some of Hawai‘i’s most prominent designers.
Monday, April 22, 2019
VIDEO & PHOTOS: Merrie Monarch Festival: April 23, Free Midday Entertainment
Free Midday Entertainment at the Grand Naniloa Hotel (noon )and at the Hawaiian Hotel (1 p.m.).
Sunday, April 21, 2019
VIDEO & PHOTOS: Merrie Monarch Festival, April 22, Free Midday Entertainment
Free Midday Entertainment at the Grand Naniloa Hotel (noon) and at the Hawaiian Hotel (1 p.m.).
Saturday, April 20, 2019
VIDEO & PHOTOS: Merrie Monarch Festival: April 21, Hoʻolauleʻa
The Merrie Monarch Festival kicks off on Sunday, April 21, with a Hoʻolauleʻa (celebration) at 9 a.m. at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium.
Friday, April 19, 2019
Lyft Offers Merrie Monarch Festival Discounted Rides
Lyft will offer discounted rides to and from Edith Kanakaole Stadium from April 21 to 27, 2019.
Monday, April 15, 2019
Merrie Monarch Traffic Pattern Begins April 24
In conjunction with the 56th annual Merrie Monarch Festival, there will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern on Kalanikoa Street in Hilo.
Thursday, April 11, 2019
Merrie Monarch: Participating Hālau, Judges, Schedule
The week-long Merrie Monarch Festival will return this spring with a lineup of stellar hula performances from April 21 to 27, 2019.