and the Hawaiian CultureArt of Hula:
Language
of the Heart
Welina Mai Kākou
Welcome, and thank you for sharing your aloha for hula and the Hawaiian culture.
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The Merrie Monarch Festival is a non-profit organization that honors the legacy of King David Kalākaua, who inspired the perpetuation of our traditions, native language and arts.
Our week-long festival features an internationally acclaimed hula competition, an invitational Hawaiian arts fair, hula shows, and a grand parade through Hilo town.
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Participating Hālau Hula
Hālau Hula Olana Nā Kumu Hula Olana and Howard Ai & Shelsea Ai Apana
Hālau I Ka Wēkiu Nā Kumu Hula Karl Veto Baker & Michael Lanakila Casupang
Hālau Ka Liko Pua O Kalaniākea Kumu Hula Kapua Dalire-Moe
Hālau Keolakapuokalani Kumu Hula Drake Keolakapu Dudoit Delaforcé
Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leinā‘ala Kumu Hula Leinā‘ala Pavao Jardin
Hālau Hi‘iakaināmakalehua Nā Kumu Hula Hula Robert Ke‘ano Ka‘upu IV & Lono Padilla
Hālau o Ka Hanu Lehua Kumu Hula Kamaka Kukona
Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘e Nā Kumu Hula Tracie & Keawe Lopes
Kawaili‘ulā Kumu Hula Chinky Māhoe
Hālau Hula Ke ʻOlu Makani O Mauna Loa Kumu Hula Meleana Manuel
Hālau Kekuaokalā‘au‘ala‘iliahi Nā Kumu Hula Haunani & ‘Iliahi Paredes
Hālau Hula ʻO Nāpunaheleonāpua Kumu Hula Rich Pedrina
Ke Kai O Kahiki Kumu Hula La‘akea Perry
Kawai‘ulaokalā Kumu Hula Keli‘iho‘omalu Puchalski
Hālau Kala‘akeakauikawēkiu Kumu Hula Kenneth Dean Alohapumehanaokalā Victor
Ashley Kilioulaninuiamamaohoʻopiʻiwahinekapualokeokalaniākea Lai Kumu Hula Kapua Dalire-Moe
Cierra Mei Ling Hau‘olimaikalani Pagaduan Chow Kumu Hula Kamaka Kukona
Rosemary Kaʻimilei Keamoai-Strickland Nā Kumu Hula Tracie & Keawe Lopes
Moanikeʻala Fiafia Irene Silva Kumu Hula Chinky Māhoe
Kaleikaumaka Destiny Kaimanaimoliʻi Bartolome Cruz Kumu Hula Rich Pedrina
Makaʻala Kahikinaokalālani Victoria Perry Kumu Hula La‘akea Perry
Crishelle Kaleiohōkū Young Kumu Hula Keli‘iho‘omalu Puchalski
Award Recipients
2019 Miss Aloha Hula
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2019 Kahiko
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2019 ʻAuana
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2018 Miss Aloha Hula
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2018 Kahiko
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2018 ʻAuana
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2017 Miss Aloha Hula
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2017 Kahiko
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2017 ʻAuana
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2016 Miss Aloha Hula
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2016 Kahiko
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2016 ʻAuana
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2015 Miss Aloha Hula
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2015 Kahiko
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2015 ʻAuana
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Sponsors and Partners
Co-Sponsors
Production and Website Partners
Broadcast Producers
- Pilina First, LLP
Broadcaster
- Hawaii News Now - KFVE
Official Photographer
- Extreme Exposure
Website Design and Management
- Upspring
Website Content Support
- Pilina First, LLP
Website Archival Images
- Bishop Museum
- 865 Piʻilani Street Hilo, HI 96720
- (808) 935-9168