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Ancient hula celebrated during kahiko night at the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival
The competition culminates tonight, where hālau will perform ‘auana (modern) hula.
Kaua‘i dancer captures Miss Aloha Hula in this year’s Merrie Monarch Hula Festival
The soloists were scored by seven judges who looked at their kahiko (ancient) and ‘auana (modern) performances and critiqued them in various areas.
A study finds public health may be more supported by spearfishing, culturally significant traditions
A University of Hawaiʻi study reveals that integrating more traditional practices can be an effective way to support health and wellness across the islands.
Business Monday: Merrie Monarch Hawaiian Arts and Crafts Fair kicks off this week
The Merrie Monarch Hawaiian Arts and Craft Fair kicks off on Wednesday and ends on Saturday. Vendors will be located at the Afook Chinen Civic Auditorium & Butler Buildings from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.
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.
Top 10 things to do on the Big Island for April 18-24: 62nd annual Merrie Monarch Festival edition
Hilo will be the epicenter of all things hula and Hawaiian as the annual Merrie Monarch Festival — the weeklong celebration of island culture — returns for its 62nd year.
Kumu hula Robert Cazimero’s hālau to celebrate 50 years at 62nd Merrie Monarch Festival
After 50 years of teaching hula, famed musician and Kumu Hula Robert Cazimero will be taking his Hālau Nā Kamalei o Līlīlehua to Hilo to compete for the eighth — and last time.
Annual hula performance celebrates Kamehameha, Kūhīo and kūpuna
Beamer Solomon Halau O Po’ohala will explore the backstories of Hawaiʻi’s great historic leaders and current community leaders during the annual ʻEia Ka Hula on Saturday, March 22 in Waimea.
Ka‘ū octogenarian artist Ed Kayton says he will keep creating until he kicks the bucket
On Jan. 24 and 25, longtime artist Ed Kayton will have his first solo exhibit in 25 years at Big Island Living, a teak, hardwood furniture and art gallery in Kona.
Once a critically threatened cultural practice, Hawaiian hula puppetry making a comeback
While hula is emblematic of Hawai‘i, it is far less known that puppetry is a tradition within the world-famous form of dance.
Photo Gallery: 25th Queen Liliʻuokalani Festival at Liliʻuokalani Gardens in Hilo
SunRa Adziyaomamawu, a junior at Connections Public Charter School in Hilo, captured the hulas, music and other festivities with his camera.
Big Island Now poll No. 53 results: Hawai‘i’s most important contribution to the world seems to be itself
No one choice received a majority of votes in our most recent monthly poll, but the option garnering the most was “All or a combination,” with 337, or 29% of the total vote.
Save the date: Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park Hawaiian Cultural Festival, July 20
A lineup of performers, hula performances and Hawaiian arts and craft demonstrations will be announced in the weeks ahead.
Kaua‘i fills Līhu‘e Airport to welcome hālau hula home from Merrie Monarch Festival
Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leināʻala was awarded second place overall at the prestigious hula competition held in Hilo on the Big Island.
Merrie Monarch Ho‘ike Night more than simple showcase of hula, folk dance
The prequel to the festival’s 3 days of hula competition, which kick off at 6 p.m. Thursday with the individual Miss Aloha Hula contest, also celebrated Native Hawaiian culture by honoring 40 years of efforts by ‘Aha Pūnana Leo to revitalize and normalize ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i (Hawaiian language). The festival also collected donations to help recovery efforts in Lāhainā, Maui, after a deadly wildfire devastated the community in August 2023.
Kaua‘i hālau to take stage at Merrie Monarch: ‘We’re not performers; we’re storytellers’
In 2022, Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leināʻala – led by kumu hula Leināʻala Pavao Jardin – took first place in every category in which it competed.
No tickets required this year for Hō‘ike, donations encouraged at event to help those impacted by Lāhainā fire
To kōkua (help) the people from West Maui, many of whom lost loved ones, their homes or both, the Merrie Monarch organizers decided to allow free admission to this year’s Hō’ike Night at Edith Kanaka‘ole Stadium tonight, with the option to donate to the Lāhainā community at the door.
Big Island Now poll No. 53: What is Hawai‘i’s most important contribution to the world?
There Merrie Monarch Festival was recently named the top cultural festival in the United States in an online poll by USA Today’s 10Best. It’s just one of several examples during the past couple of years of the people, places, culture and things of Hawai‘i, including the Big Island, being nationally awarded or featured nationwide.
‘Hula is life’: Uniquely Hawaiian dance plays important role in perpetuating Native Hawaiian culture
Hula still connects people today to the foundation of Hawaiian knowledge and culture. It is a vehicle for historical and social commentary and passing down stories and information.
Chips Ahoy, incense candles, fruit left as offerings at Kīlauea summit
Recent visitors to Kaluapele, the summit area of Kīlauea, have left behind roasting pans filled with meat, poke to unopened packages of Chips Ahoy cookies, fruit, candy bars and burning incense sticks. Officials from Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park say they’ve been left as offerings to pay respects to Pelehonuamea, the elemental deity of volcanism and […]
