Here’s a look back at the highlights and winners of Hawaii’s beloved hula festival, Merrie Monarch 2021, which made a roaring return with added protocols in place. Dillon Ancheta recaps this year’s festival. #HNN #MerrieMonarch | Hawaii News Now
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Here’s a look back at the highlights and winners of Hawaii’s beloved hula festival, Merrie Monarch 2021, which made a roaring return with added protocols in place. Dillon Ancheta recaps this year’s festival. #HNN #MerrieMonarch | Hawaii News Now
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Merrie Monarch Festival 2021 Officially Moving Forward | Maui Now
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Founded by Edith Kanaʻole, treasured Hawaiian composer, dancer, scholar, teacher and the person for whom the Merrie Monarch stadium is named, Hālau o Kekuhi is celebrated for their mastery of the hula ʻaihaʻa. A tradition that spans over two decades, Hālau o Kekuhi's opening hula at the Merrie Monarch hōʻike night is a highly anticipated performance of the annual festival. While it may be a different experience this year away from the electric atmosphere of a packed Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium, it
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Founded by Edith Kanaʻole, treasured Hawaiian composer, dancer, scholar, teacher and the person for whom the Merrie Monarch stadium is named, Hālau o Kekuhi is celebrated for their mastery of the hula ʻaihaʻa. A tradition that spans over two decades, Hālau o Kekuhi's opening hula at the Merrie Monarch hōʻike night is a highly anticipated performance of the annual festival. While it may be a different experience this year away from the electric atmosphere of a packed Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium, it
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The kahiko competition has begun! Taking the stage for the first time – the men of Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leināʻala, under the direction of Kumu Hula Leinaʻala Pavao Jardin, perform a hula kuolo and use the ipu heke to create the beautiful imagery of Mt. Haʻupu on Kauaʻi as well as Mokulēʻia and Halemano on Oʻahu. As a tribute to Queen Kapiʻolani, granddaughter of Kauaʻi's King Kaumualiʻi, this mele sews beautiful imagery of Kauaʻi and Oʻahu together as a reverant depiction of her lofty status
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The kahiko competition has begun! Taking the stage for the first time – the men of Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leināʻala, under the direction of Kumu Hula Leinaʻala Pavao Jardin, perform a hula kuolo and use the ipu heke to create the beautiful imagery of Mt. Haʻupu on Kauaʻi as well as Mokulēʻia and Halemano on Oʻahu. As a tribute to Queen Kapiʻolani, granddaughter of Kauaʻi's King Kaumualiʻi, this mele sews beautiful imagery of Kauaʻi and Oʻahu together as a reverant depiction of her lofty status
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Kumu Noenoe Zuttermeister-Lewis gives us her insight and shares her impressions on this year's unique Merrie Monarch festival. Stream the broadcast at hawaiinewsnow.com/merriemonarch | Merrie Monarch Festival
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Kumu Noenoe Zuttermeister-Lewis gives us her insight and shares her impressions on this year's unique Merrie Monarch festival. Stream the broadcast at hawaiinewsnow.com/merriemonarch | Merrie Monarch Festival
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WATCH: The 2023 Merrie Monarch Festival Winning Performances
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Mahalo nui to Robert Cazimero for joining us in studio and sharing his manaʻo (thoughts) and memories surrounding hula and Merrie Monarch. | Merrie Monarch Festival
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Mahalo nui to Robert Cazimero for joining us in studio and sharing his manaʻo (thoughts) and memories surrounding hula and Merrie Monarch. | Merrie Monarch Festival
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Kūhiō Lewis of the Council For Native Hawaiian Advancement talk-story with Amy and Manu about the Pop-up Mākeke collaboration with the Merrie Monarch festival this year. Stream the broadcast at hawaiinewsnow.com/merriemonarch. | Merrie Monarch Festival
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From Papakolea to Hilo, this halau packed perseverance for Merrie Monarch 2021
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The 56th Annual Merrie Monarch Festival . . . welina - April 21 through April 27. | Merrie Monarch Festival
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Under the direction of Kumu Hula Kenneth Dean Alohapumehanaokalā Victor, the women of Hālau Kalaʻakeakauikawēkiu perform "Hiʻilawe Song". The opening line of this mele - Kumaka ka ʻikena iā Hiʻilawe - speaks to the mesmerizing nature of Hiʻilawe - the most talked about waterfall in Waipiʻo Valley. As you make the descent into the valley, your eyes are immediately drawn to its majestic beauty. Born in 1846, Samuel Kalainaina Sr. spent most of his life in and around Waipiʻo, and penned "Hiʻilawe S
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Under the direction of Kumu Hula Kamaka Kukona, the women of Hālau O Ka Hanu Lehua perform “Lovely ʻAla Melia.” There is absolutely no doubt that the golden hues and the sweet vivacious scent of the plumeria flower is a hula dancer's delight. Kumu Hula Kamaka Kukona wrote this mele "Lovely ʻAla Melia" in honor of his late mother ʻAla Pagay Vise, whose favorite flower was none other than the pua melia. Like the timeless beauty of this beloved blossom, so too, was her exquisite beauty and colorful
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