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The second night of competition takes place Friday at the 60th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival with groups performing hula kahiko (ancient hula dances).

Today, the competition begins at the 60th Merrie Monarch Festival, with 12 candidates vying for Miss Aloha Hula.

Whatʻs happening on April 12 at the Merrie Monarch Festival? Check out our official and unofficial list of events.

The action isn’t just at the Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium and Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium during Merrie Monarch Week on the Big Island. There are several other venues throughout Hilo and East Hawai‘i that will feature hula, music, arts and crafts, Hawaiian cultural events and other entertainment.

The Lyman Museum is offering an environment-focused presentation next week.

Sailor and canoe builder Kiko Johnston-Kitazawa will be at the Lyman Museum this month to make a presentation on some of Ka‘ū’s picturesque coastline locations.

An international controversy is brewing over the proposed renaming of the Russian Fort Elizabeth State Historical Park on Kaua‘i, to “Pā‘ula‘ula/Fort Elizabeth.”

With no relief in sight from the Kīlauea volcano eruption, the Lyman Museum is postponing its annual fundraising banquet.

Learn the story of the historic 1955 lava flow that swept across lower Puna for 88 days.

Learn how the Hawaiian Bible was translated and how it influenced history.

The public event will feature reproductions of Kalākaua-era gowns and uniforms.

The program will include information on symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.

Katsu Goto’s story, the subject of a new documentary about a poignant chapter in Hawai‘i’s history, will be screened at the Lyman Museum.

Lyman Museum will offer to presentations of Kīkā Kila, the story of how the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Changed the Sound of Modern Music, on Monday, May 8, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. and 7 to 8:30 p.m. Dr. John Troutman, a steel guitarist himself and curator of American Music at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of […]

Soil is so much more than mere “dirt.” Not only does it provide the foundation for growing food in Hawaiʻi, but it tells the ancient story of the Islands’ iconic landscapes from the surface down to the rock below. Amy Koch, soil scientist with USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, will dig beneath the surface to explore […]

Kele Kanahele of the Island of Ni‘ihau will returns to teach the authentic creation of Ni‘ihau shell jewelry at the Lyman Museum on April 14 and 15.

Lyman Museum will present Brian Shiro of the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory to discuss the reality of earthquakes in Hawaiʻi and how people can be better prepared to deal with them. Shiro will explore the various types of earthquakes in Hawaiʻi, as well as an overview on their history and damaging effects in the Islands. […]

The Lyman Museum will present the research and making of a new documentary film exploring the remarkable life of Hawai‘i labor rights advocate Katsu Goto.

A Natural Area Reserves specialist will introduce attendees to some of Pu‘uwa‘awa‘a’s flora on Nov. 14 at the Lyman Museum.

UH-Hilo’s Jackie Pualani Johnson will bring beloved Queen Lili‘uokalani to life in a memorable one-woman performance on Oct. 10 and 11 at the Lyman Museum.