Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE @STARADVERTISER.COM Kumu Vicky Holt Takamine gave instruction to the hula halau on Thursday. 1 /6 GEORGE F.

The 61st Annual Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition wrapped up Saturday evening at Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium in Hilo with group hula ‘auana (modern hula) performances. The halau ...

HILO, Hawaiʻi (Island News) -- Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela was named the overall winner of the 2025 Merrie Monarch Festival. This hālau, under the leadership of Kunewa Mook and Kauʻionālani Kamanaʻo, was ...

HILO >> The top two finishers in the 62nd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition were wahine halau. During the awards ceremony following Saturday night’s Group Hula ‘Auana (modern hula) ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Ka Lā ʻŌnohi Mai O Haʻehaʻe, under the direction of Tracie and Keawe Lopes, clinched top honors Saturday night at the 61st Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo. The Kaneohe halau ...

The show is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 24, from 5:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Pa’i Arts and Cultural Center in Kakaako.

HONOLULU (KHON2) – Merrie Monarch continues and Hilo has been on a vibe this whole week. So, to find out more about this, KHON2 talked with a kumu, or teacher, who has been a judge multiple times, ...

Pua Ali‘i ‘Ilima, under the direction of kumu Vicky Holt Takamine and kumu Jeff Takamine, rehearsed Thursday at PA‘I Arts & Cultural Center in Kakaako for the 2025 Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo. Pua ...