Jayda Lum Lung will dance a traditional hula in honor of Lahaina wildfire victims at Hawaii’s biggest hula competition of the year. Her hand movements will flow gracefully to symbolize the winds, ...

Here is how to go behind the scenes of the world's most prestigious hula competition, the Merrie Monarch Festival. Hula is celebrated for its cultural significance and captivating beauty. But in ...

A hula troupe performs hula kahiko, or ancient style of hula, at the Merrie Monarch Festival. Photo Credit: Hawaii Tourism Authority In a few months, hula troupes from across the Hawaiian Islands and ...

WAIKAPU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A kumu hula from Maui says the wildfires aren’t holding them back from this year’s Merrie Monarch Festival. Several of Kamaka Kukona’s students lost their homes in the ...

It was a repeat victory for Ka La ‘Onohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e at the 61st Annual Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition. During the awards ceremony following Saturday night’s Group Hula ‘Auana (modern ...

Alema Ebana dances with his hula group, Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi, at the 2021 Merrie Monarch Festival. This hula told the story of the orator and athlete Naihe, whose skillfulness in surfing ...

Nov. 30—For Merrie Monarch Festival fans hoping to score tickets to the 2024 hula competition in Hilo, Friday is the all-important "postmark day." For Merrie Monarch Festival fans hoping to score ...

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 ...

Dancers with Halau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leina‘ala under the direction of kumu Leina‘ala Pavao Jardin rehearsed Wednesday at Edith Kanaka‘ole Stadium in Hilo. Competition for the 60th Merrie Monarch ...

LIHU‘E — Akin to a keiki leaving for summer camp for the first time, and warriors heading to battle, Kumu Hula Leina‘ala Pavao Jardin and members of Halau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leina‘ala each silently ...