Friday night’s Hula Kahiko competition at Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium brought the raw power and sacred beauty of ancient hula to ...

Ke Kumu Robert Keano Ka‘upu IV – Photo by Tracey Niimi / Merrie Monarch Festival. The kāne of Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua, ...

Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua was named the overall winner of the 2026 Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday. Hālau ...

On the first night of the 63rd annual Merrie Monarch Festival’s hula competition, 21-year-old Faith Lynn Kealohapauʻole ...

An Oahu halau whose kumu hula is a Keaukaha native made a clean sweep of the kane and overall categories at the 53rd Annual ...

Kahiko night at the Merrie Monarch Festival featured hula in the ancient style with 29 groups performing Friday night in the ...

Hālau Hi‘iakaināmakalehua, under the direction of Kumu Robert Keano Ka‘upu IV, dance hula ʻauana during the 63rd annual ...

Na Pualei o Likolehua, under the direction of Ke Kumu Niuli’i Heine, compete Friday night in the kahiko portion of the 2026 ...

An Oahu halau whose kumu hula is a Keaukaha native made a clean sweep of the kane and overall categories at the 53rd Annual ...

The Oʻahu-based hālau was named the overall winner after performances in the hula kahiko and hula ʻauana competitions.

When the Merrie Monarch Hawaiian Arts and Crafts Fair kicked off Wednesday at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo, it ...

Hula ʻAuana closed out the Merrie Monarch Festival’s final night of competition Saturday with a program marked by grace, ...