‘Quite a week’: Maui kumu ‘on a hula high’
Maui halau wins Merrie Monarch
A Maui halau was the big overall winner at the 55th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition.
An ancient art: Merrie Monarch group hula kahiko competition features 29 performances
Maui wahine is Miss Aloha Hula 2018
A 21-year-old Maui woman is Miss Aloha Hula 2018.
Merrie Monarch Ho‘ike celebrates Hokule‘a voyagers
In a moving ceremony, all 12 living original crew members of the Polynesian Voyaging Society canoe Hokule‘a were honored Wednesday night at the Merrie Monarch Festival’s free Ho‘ike hula exhibition.
Mele and lei with Kuana Torres Kahele
The Palace Theater announces the return of Kuana Torres Kahele in concert at 7 p.m. Saturday. In addition to the performance, Kahele will teach an 11 a.m. “Make Lei” workshop that same day.
Traffic change for Merrie Monarch Festival
In conjunction with the 55th annual Merrie Monarch Festival, there will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern on Kalanikoa Street in Hilo.
‘Imiloa celebrating Merrie Monarch: Center hosting series of cultural enrichment programs
Volcano Art Center presents Hula Kahiko
Dressed up for Merrie Monarch
Daisy Kamohai and Lori Veincent model the 2018 Merrie Monarch Festival shirts while displaying a tote bag and poster Wednesday afternoon at the Merrie Monarch Festival Office in Hilo. The merchandise is available at the office, 865 Piilani St. in Hilo. Shirts range in price from $13 for a youth T-shirt to $43 for an embroidered crested sweatshirt. Tote bags are $18, and posters are $5. The Merrie Monarch Festival kicks off Sunday, April 1.
