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What you need to know about the 62nd annual Merrie Monarch Festival — and more

Hilo on the Big Island will once again become the hula capital of the world next week with the return of the annual Merrie Monarch Festival. The 62nd installment of the weeklong celebration of everything hula and Hawaiian runs from Easter Sunday, April 20, through April 26 this year.

What you need to know about the 61st annual Merrie Monarch Festival

Get ready, world. The festival that celebrates everything hula and Hawaiian returns to Hilo on the Big Island from March 31 through April 6.

500 students to receive degrees, certificates at UH Hilo commencement on Saturday

The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo celebrates its 2023 Spring Commencement May 13 at the Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium.

Aunty Edith’s life celebrated with mural, U.S. quarter and shared stories at UH Hilo

The life and legacy of the late cultural icon Edith Kanakaʻole was celebrated Saturday on the Big Island with a mural, a U.S. quarter and lots of shared memories of dancing, culture, relationships and connections.

‘Beautiful energy’: Hōʻike Night for the ages at 60th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival

The historic and much-anticipated 60th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival officially kicked off at the Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium in Hilo on the Big Island with a Hōʻike Night for the ages.

What you need to know about the 60th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival

Get ready, world. The Merrie Monarch Festival returns next week with full regalia for the first time since 2019, and there’s just two days left until the celebration of hula and everything Hawaiian gets underway.

Edith Kanakaʻole commemorative U.S. quarter hits circulation

The image of the late kumu hula Edith Kanakaʻole is printed on the backside of the 25-cent piece as part of a 2023 commemorative series for the American Women Quarters Program by the U.S. Mint.

Late Edith Kanakaʻole Quarter Design Released

Designs for the late Edith Kanakaʻole quarter have been released.