HONOLULU (KHON2) — Merrie Monarch is in the air in Hilo, but it’s not just about hula. The other big component of Merrie Monarch is supporting local. When we think of craft fairs, we think of the ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) – The Merrie Monarch Festival returns with a live audience in person this year in Hilo, Hawaiʻi. Let’s try to find people and hear their experience of what it means to be back. She’s ...

HILO, Hawaiʻi (Island News) -- Hawaiʻi’s premier cultural event and the world-renowned hula competition returns to the Big Island at the Merrie Monarch Festival from April 20 to 26, 2025. The annual ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - In 2023, Agnes Renee Leihiwahiwaikapolionāmakua Thronas Brown of Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha’eha’e of Windward Oahu took home Miss Aloha Hula. It was the halau’s third soloist win ...

HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - Thirteen dancers took the Merrie Monarch stage Thursday night vying for the title of Miss Aloha Hula. The first night of competition at the 62nd Merrie Monarch Festival at Edith ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Merrie Monarch Festival began yesterday, April 20, in Hilo. For those lucky enough to attend festival, it’s more than a hula competition. It’s a powerful lesson in standing firm ...

Without a doubt, the best attended event during Merrie Monarch week, at least in person, is the Merrie Monarch Festival Royal Parade. The parade — which is sponsored by Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp. — ...

HONOLULU (KITV4) -- With the Merrie Monarch festivities already underway and the start of the hula competition approaching, many local businesses prepare all year for this one week. "The day you get ...

HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela, under the direction of Nā Kumu Kunewa Mook and Kauʻionālani Kamanaʻo, took the top honor at the 62nd annual Merrie Monarch Festival. The Oʻahu-based hālau ...

GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE @STARADVERTISER.COM Kumu Vicky Holt Takamine gave instruction to the hula halau on Thursday. 1 /6 GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE @STARADVERTISER.COM Kumu Vicky Holt Takamine gave ...