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 ...

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 ...

Fifteen hula students from Maui’s Lahainaluna High School are about to take a trip of a lifetime to experience the 61st annual Merrie Monarch Festival. Due to expensive and scarce lodging options ...

HILO, Hawaii (KHON2) — The Merrie Monarch Festival is an iconic event in Hawai’i. A large scale gathering that brings out the best of the best hula hālau who compete for the top honor. This year’s ...

As the sun set over the misty town of Hilo, Hawaii, on April 6, about 4,000 people stood up from their seats in the Edith Kanakaʻole stadium and joined hands. They swayed in unison, their voices ...

Ka La ‘Onohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e under the direction of na kumu Hula Tracie and Keawe Lopes of Oahu took the overall title by placing first in the overall wahine and wahine kahiko divisions, as well as ...

Auntie Annie Kanahele, top left, Peggy Kaohelaulii and Hiipoi Kanahele sat with their handmade Niihau shell lei for sale Wednesday at their Ehulani Ohana Niihau Shell Lei booth during the Merrie ...

Police estimated the value of items stolen in a weekend burglary of the Merrie Monarch Festival office in Hilo as more than $2,700. “My first reaction was one of shock. I just couldn’t believe that ...

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 ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - After the world’s most popular hula event was postponed in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, the 2021 Merrie Monarch Festival is set to make its return to television ...

As kumu hula Meleana Manuel proudly watched her haumana (students) step onto the Merrie Monarch stage for the first time, she said she suddenly felt a breeze sweep across the hallowed Edith Kanaka’ole ...