Merrie Monarch hula competition has kicked off, and it's been celebrating traditional hula and Hawaiian culture for decades.

Miss Aloha Hula traditionally opens the competition portion of Merrie Monarch on Thursday night with individual wāhine ...

While tickets sell out fast to the three competition nights of the Merrie Monarch Festival, local hālau provide an ...

The appropriation of Native Hawaiian culture has been happening for over a century through tourism, fashion and entertainment ...

The Merrie Monarch Festival began yesterday, April 20, in Hilo. For those lucky enough to attend festival, it’s more than a ...

For Kumu Leināʻala Pavao Jardin, this year’s huakaʻi to Hilo came with the added challenge of a cancer diagnosis.

For example, hula has been largely portrayed as a simplistic dance since the early days of film. But it’s more than that. In Hawaiian culture, hula is a sacred tradition of storytelling that ...

Note that reservations are not available for the sunset hula show; grabbing a table here is on a first-come, first-served ...

Hawaiʻi’s premier cultural event and the world-renowned hula competition returns to the Big Island at the Merrie Monarch ...

WAIOHULI (HawaiiNewsNow) - Before the competition gets underway in Hilo next week, multi-award-winning Kumu Hula Napua Silva has a message for spectators watching the 62nd Annual Merrie Monarch ...