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 ...

The winners of the 62nd annual Merrie Monarch Festival are: Kahiko. Wahine. Hula Hālau ʻO Kamuela, Nā Kumu Kunewa Mook and Kauʻionālani Kamanaʻo (605) ...

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 ...

Merrie Monarch 2014: Winners. Merrie Monarch 2014: Honolulu kane & Koolaupoko wahine take home top awards. Published: Apr. 28, 2014 at 12:38 PM HST HILO, BIG ...

HILO, Hawaii (KITV4) -- In the early hours of Sunday morning, the winners were announced in the 60th annual Merrie Monarch festival, the world's most prestigious hula competition.

COURTESY MERRIE MONARCH FESTIVAL. With 1,168 points, Ka La ‘Onohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e had the highest combined score of all 23 halau that competed for the overall winner title of the 54th Merrie ...

DENNIS ODA The men of Halau I Ka Wekiu, above, were champions Saturday at the Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo, taking the men's titles for kahiko (ancient), auana (modern) and kane (men) overall.

Here is the list of winners at the 54th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival Hula Competition, Saturday, April 22, 2017, at Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium, Hilo: ...

A portrait of King Kalakaua, the "Merrie Monarch" who restored public performances of hula in Hawaii after assuming the throne in 1874, watches over the Hilo festival founded in his name 50 years ago.

Here are the results of the 58th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival’s hula competition: 1. Halau Hi‘iakainamakalehua, na kumu hula Robert Ke‘ano Ka‘upu IV and Lono Padilla, 580 points 2. Halau ...

But here in Hilo, the Merrie Monarch Festival is one of the larger economic boosts for a lot of small businesses. So, to find out more about this season and its economic boost, we are here with ...

Merrie Monarch 2013 Winners: 1st place OVERALL w/ highest combined score for kāne & wāhine: Kawailiʻulā & Kumu Chinky Māhoe 2nd place OVERALL w/ 2nd highest combined score for kāne & wāhine ...