Participants from Hawaii and across the country competed in the 2012 Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo. Here are more photos from Friday and Saturday night. More >>
Backstage at the Merrie Monarch. Meet some of halau members and learn how they've prepared for the dance, and hear some of Hawaii's most notable music groups perform...It's Merrie Monarch Week only on KFVE!More >>
Wednesday, April 11 2012 11:47 PM EDT2012-04-12 03:47:30 GMT
Ho'ike means to show or exhibit, and while halau dancing at the Merrie Monarch festival didn't compete Wednesday night, they put in just as much work as if they did. More >>
Wednesday, April 11 2012 6:32 PM EDT2012-04-11 22:32:13 GMT
Hundreds of Merrie Monarch hula participants left Oahu for the Big Island Wednesday morning. Hawaii News Now caught up with some of the halau at the Honolulu airport. More >>
Tuesday, March 23 2010 4:49 PM EDT2010-03-23 20:49:20 GMT
The Merrie Monarch Festival began in Hilo, Hawaii in the early 60s when Helene Hale, the Chairman of the County of Hawaii, looked for a way to attract tourists to that island. TheMore >>
The Merrie Monarch Festival began in Hilo, Hawaii in the early 60s when Helene Hale, the Chairman of the County of Hawaii, looked for a way to attract tourists to that island. TheMore >>
The judges for the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival are carefully selected by the Merrie Monarch Committee for their expertise, knowledge and years of kumuship in the hula. More >>
