HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The 2021 Merrie Monarch Festival returned Friday night with the Hula kahiko competition. Multiple halau performed traditional dances and oli to celebrate Hawaiian language ...

HILO, BIG ISLAND (HawaiiNewsNow) - It's kahiko night at the Merrie Monarch Festival! 23 hālau from all over the state, including three from California, have been invited this year's competition.

HILO >> If there was only one word to describe the group kahiko competition at the 52nd Merrie Monarch Festival on Friday night, it would be impressive. The oli, the choreography and procession of ...

The sounds of ipu, pahu and chanting permeated the Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium on Friday evening during the 61st Annual Merrie Monarch Festival’s group hula kahiko (ancient hula) ...

HILO, Hawai'i (Island News) -- The 61st Merrie Monarch competition kicked off last night in Hilo with 13 women vying for the title of Miss Aloha Hula 2024, Ka'onohikaumakaakeawe Lopes claimed the ...

HILO — The 54th annual Merrie Monarch Festival’s group hula kahiko (ancient hula) competition featured 29 performances — wahine and kane — Friday night at the Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium in ...

Kumu hula Kawaikapuokalani Hewett continues to expound on hula kahiko as it is performed today – an amalgamation of ancient and evolved cultural practices.

HILO (HawaiiNewsNow) — Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua, under the direction of Ke Kumu Robert Keano Kaʻupu IV, took top honors at the 63rd annual Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday night. After ...

HILO » If there was only one word to describe the group kahiko competition at the 53nd Merrie Monarch Festival on Friday night, it would be awe-inspiring. A total of 29 groups –nine kane and 20 wahine ...

For 60 years, the Merrie Monarch Festival has contributed to the reclamation of Hawaiian culture, language and identity. Male members of Halau Hi‘iakainamakalehua practiced their hula kahiko (ancient ...

That’s how Tracie Lopes, who shares kumu hula duties of Ka La ‘Onohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e with her husband, Keawe Lopes, described her feelings early Sunday morning — shortly after learning their O‘ahu ...