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The Perpetuation of Hula Kahili and the Hawaiian Culture

Art of Hula:

Language

of the Heart

"Hula is the Language of the Heart. Therefore the Heartbeat of the Hawaiian People." — Kalākaua Rex Merrie Monarch

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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Merrie Monarch Festival 2022

April 17th – 23rd, 2022

Festival Events

Arts & Craft Fair
April 20-23, 2022
Wednesday-Friday: 9:00am – 5:00pm ,
Saturday: 9:00am – 4:00pm
Afook Chinen Civic Auditorium & Butler Buildings in Hilo

Hōʻike Performances

Wednesday, April 20th, 2022 – 6:00 pm,
Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium

Miss Aloha Hula
Thursday, April 21st, 2022 – 6:00pm
Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium

Individual competition for the title of Miss Aloha Hula with contestants performing hula kahiko, hula ʻauana and oli (chant)

Hula Kahiko
Friday, April 22nd, 2022 – 6:00pm
Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium

Hālau hula perform ancient style dances.

Hula ʻAuana & Awards
Saturday, April 23rd, 2022 6:00pm
Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium

Hālau hula perform modern style dances, followed by an awards presentation for all group winners.

Merrie Monarch Royal Parade
Saturday, April 23rd, 2022 – 10:30am
Through downtown Hilo

One of the festival’s most entertaining and fun events for the entire family, the parade begins and ends at Pauahi St. (Kilauea Ave. — Keawe St. — Waiānuenue Ave. — Kamehameha Ave.).

Participating Hālau Hula

Hālau Lilia MakanoeKumu HulaShelsea Lilia Ai

Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahuluNā Kumu HulaWilliam Kahakuleilehua Haunu‘u “Sonny” Ching & Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera

Keolalaulani Hālau ‘Ōlapa O LakaKumu HulaKeolalaulani Dalire

Hālau Ka Liko Pua O KalaniākeaKumu HulaKapua Dalire-Moe

Hālau Mōhala ‘IlimaKumu HulaMāpuana de Silva

Hālau KeolakapuokalaniKumu HulaDrake Keolakapu Dudoit Delaforcé

Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leinā‘alaKumu HulaLeinā‘ala Pavao Jardin

Hālau Hula Lani OlaKumu Hula Puanani Jung

Hula Hālau ‘O KamuelaNā Kumu Hula Kunewa Mook & Kau‘ionālani Kamana‘o

Hālau Hi‘iakaināmakalehuaNā Kumu Hula Robert Ke‘ano Ka‘upu IV & Lono Padilla

Hālau o Ka Hanu LehuaKumu HulaKamaka Kukona

Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha‘eha‘eNā Kumu HulaTracie & Keawe Lopes

Kawaili‘ulāKumu HulaChinky Māhoe

Hālau Hula Ke ʻOlu Makani O Mauna LoaKumu HulaMeleana Manuel

Hālau Kekuaokalā‘au‘ala‘iliahiNā Kumu HulaHaunani & ‘Iliahi Paredes

Kawai‘ulaokalāKumu HulaKeli‘iho‘omalu Puchalski

Hālau Hula Ka Lehua TuahineKumu HulaKa‘ilihiwa Vaughan-Darval

Hālau Kala‘akeakauikawēkiuKumu HulaKenneth Dean Alohapumehanaokalā Victor

Renee Maile Eveliga Kaikaina TataipuKumu HulaShelsea Lilia Ai

Manaia Kawaipuamakanakauʻikawēkiumekanoeuʻiokeolamaikalaniākea Dalire Moe  Kumu HulaKapua Dalire-Moe

Auliʻionāpualokekūonaona Jon-Marie Hisayo FaurotNā Kumu HulaKunewa Mook & Kau‘ionālani Kamana‘o

Marina Laʻakea ChoiNā Kumu HulaRobert Ke‘ano Ka‘upu IV & Lono Padilla

Riann Nālani Michiko FujiharaKumu HulaKamaka Kukona

Pi‘ikea Kekīhenelehuawewehiikekau‘ōnohi LopesNā Kumu HulaTracie & Keawe Lopes

Moanikeʻala Fia SilvaKumu HulaChinky Māhoe

Kyleigh Hokuao Manuel-SagonNā Kumu HulaHaunani & ‘Iliahi Paredes

Hiʻilei Lanikauakapukapuokeānuenue PuchalskiKumu HulaKeli‘iho‘omalu Puchalski

Shyla Hehāliʻalohapūlamakeolalani VictorKumu HulaKenneth Dean Alohapumehanaokalā Victor

Award Recipients

2024 Miss Aloha Hula

Kaʻōnohikaumakaakeawe Kananiokeakua Holokai Lopes — Ka Lā ʻŌnohi Mai O Haʻehaʻe Nā Kumu Hula Tracie & Keawe Lopes Miss Aloha Hula 2024
Amedée Kauakohemālamalama Conley-Kapoi —Hālau Kekuaokalā‘au‘ala‘iliahi Nā Kumu Hula Haunani & ‘Iliahi Paredes 2nd Place

 

• View All 2024 Miss Aloha Hula Winners •

2024 Kahiko

Hula Hālau ‘O Kamuela Nā Kumu Hula Kunewa Mook & Kau‘ionālani Kamana‘o Hula Kahiko Winner — Wahine
Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua Nā Kumu Hula Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV & Lono Padilla Hula Kahiko Winner — Kāne

 

• View All 2024 Kahiko Winners •

2024 ʻAuana

Ka Lā ʻŌnohi Mai O Haʻehaʻe Nā Kumu Hula Tracie & Keawe Lopes Hula ʻAuana Winner — Wahine
Hālau Nā Mamo O Pu‘uanahulu Nā Kumu Hula Hula William Kahakuleilehua Haunu‘u “Sonny” Ching & Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera Hula ʻAuana Winner — Kāne

 

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2023 Miss Aloha Hula

Agnes Renee Leihiwahiwaikapolionāmakua Thronas Brown — Ka Lā ʻŌnohi Mai O Haʻehaʻe Nā Kumu Hula Tracie & Keawe Lopes Miss Aloha Hula 2023
Breeze Ann Kalehuaonālani Vidinha Pavao —Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leinā‘ala Kumu Hula Leinā‘ala Pavao Jardin 2nd Place

 

• View All 2023 Miss Aloha Hula Winners •

2023 Kahiko

Ka Lā ʻŌnohi Mai O Haʻehaʻe Nā Kumu Hula Tracie & Keawe Lopes Hula Kahiko Winner — Wahine
Hālau Kekuaokalā‘au‘ala‘iliahi Nā Kumu Hula Haunani & ‘Iliahi Paredes Hula Kahiko Winner — Kāne

 

• View All 2023 Kahiko Winners •

2023 ʻAuana

Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua Nā Kumu Hula Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV & Lono Padilla Hula ʻAuana Winner — Wahine
Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua Nā Kumu Hula Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV & Lono Padilla Hula ʻAuana Winner — Kāne

 

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2022 Miss Aloha Hula

Pi‘ikea Kekīhenelehuawewehiikekau‘ōnohi Lopes — Ka Lā ʻŌnohi Mai O Haʻehaʻe Nā Kumu Hula Tracie & Keawe Lopes Miss Aloha Hula 2022
Auliʻionāpualokekūonaona Jon-Marie Hisayo Faurot — Hula Hālau ‘O Kamuela Kumu: Kunewa Mook & Kau‘ionālani Kamana‘o 2nd Place

 

• View All 2022 Miss Aloha Hula Winners •

2022 Kahiko

Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leinā‘ala Kumu Hula Leinā‘ala Pavao Jardin Hula Kahiko Winner — Wahine
Hālau Kekuaokalā‘au‘ala‘iliahi Nā Kumu Hula Haunani & ‘Iliahi Paredes Hula Kahiko Winner — Kāne

 

• View All 2022 Kahiko Winners •

2022 ʻAuana

Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana O Leinā‘ala Kumu Hula Leinā‘ala Pavao Jardin Hula ʻAuana Winner — Wahine
Hālau Kekuaokalā‘au‘ala‘iliahi Nā Kumu Hula Haunani & ‘Iliahi Paredes Hula ʻAuana Winner — Kāne

 

• View All 2022 ʻAuana Winners •

2021 Miss Aloha Hula

Rosemary Kaʻimilei Kamoai-Strickland— Ka Lā ʻŌnohi Mai O HaʻehaʻeNā Kumu Hula Tracie & Keawe LopesMiss Aloha Hula 2021
Ashley Kilioulaninuiamamaohoʻopiʻiwahinekapualokeokalaniākea Lai— Ka Liko Pua O KalaniākeaKumu Hula Kapua Dalire-Moe2nd Place

 

• View All 2021 Miss Aloha Hula Winners •

2021 Kahiko

HiʻiakaināmakalehuaNā Kumu Hula Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV & Lono PadillaHula Kahiko Winner — Wahine
KawailiʻulāKumu Hula Chinky MāhoeHula Kahiko Winner — Kāne

 

• View All 2021 Kahiko Winners •

2021 ʻAuana

Hālau KekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahiNā Kumu Hula Haunani & ʻIliahi ParedesHula ʻAuana Winner — Wahine
KawailiʻulāKumu Hula Chinky MāhoeHula ʻAuana Winner — Kāne

 

• View All 2021 ʻAuana Winners •

2019 Miss Aloha Hula

Taizha Keakealani Hughes-Kaluhiokalani— Hālau HiʻiakaināmakalehuaNā Kumu Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV & Lono Padilla Miss Aloha Hula 2019
Lindsey Kahiehielaunaʻole Miwa Ching— Ka Lā ʻŌnohi Mai O HaʻehaʻeNā Kumu Hula Tracie & Keawe Lopes 2nd Place

 

• View All 2019 Miss Aloha Hula Winners •

2019 Kahiko

Hula Hālau ʻO KamuelaNā Kumu Hula Kunewa Mook & Kauʻionālani KamanaʻoHula Kahiko Winner — Wahine
Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka LāKumu Hula Kaleo TrinidadHula Kahiko Winner — Kāne

 

• View All 2019 Kahiko Winners •

2019 ʻAuana

Hālau KekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahiNā Kumu Hula Haunani & ʻIliahi ParedesHula ʻAuana Winner — Wahine
Hālau Hula ʻO KahikilaulaniKumu Hula Nāhōkūokalani GaspangHula ʻAuana Winner — Kāne

 

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2018 Miss Aloha Hula

Shalia Kapuauʻionālani Kikuyo Kamakaokalani— Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O UkaKumu Hula Nāpua Greig Miss Aloha Hula 2018
Ecstasy Jetta Laverne Kamakalikolehua Ligon— Ka Lā ʻŌnohi Mai O HaʻehaʻeNā Kumu Hula Tracie & Keawe Lopes 2nd Place

 

• View All 2018 Miss Aloha Hula Winners •

2018 Kahiko

Hālau HiʻiakaināmakalehuaNā Kumu Hula Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV & Lono PadillaHula Kahiko Winner — Wahine
Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka LāKumu Hula Kaleo TrinidadHula Kahiko Winner — Kāne

 

• View All 2018 Kahiko Winners •

2018 ʻAuana

Hālau Nā Lei Kaumaka O UkaKumu Hula Nāpua GreigHula ʻAuana Winner — Wahine
Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka LāKumu Hula Kaleo TrinidadHula ʻAuana Winner — Kāne

 

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2017 Miss Aloha Hula

Kelina Kiyoko Keʻanoʻilehua Tiffany Eldredge— Hālau HiʻiakaināmakalehuaNā Kumu Hula Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV & Lono Padilla Miss Aloha Hula 2017
Juleyn Machiko Kaloke Kaluna— Hula Hālau ʻO KamuelaNā Kumu Hula Kunewa Mook & Kauʻionālani Kamanaʻo 2nd Place

 

• View All 2017 Miss Aloha Hula Winners •

2017 Kahiko

Hālau HiʻiakaināmakalehuaNā Kumu Hula Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV & Lono Padilla Hula Kahiko Winner — Wahine
KawailiʻulāKumu Hula Chinky Māhoe Hula Kahiko Winner — Kāne

 

• View All 2017 Kahiko Winners •

2017 ʻAuana

Ka Lā ʻŌnohi Mai O HaʻehaʻeNā Kumu Hula Tracie & Keawe Lopes Hula ʻAuana Winner — Wahine
Hālau I Ka WēkiuNā Kumu Hula Karl Veto Baker & Michael Casupang Hula ʻAuana Winner — Kāne

 

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2016 Miss Aloha Hula

Kayli Kaʻiulani Carr— Hālau HiʻiakaināmakalehuaNā Kumu Hula Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV & Lono Padilla Miss Aloha Hula 2016
Brylyn Noelani ʻAiwohi— Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o LeināʻalaKumu Hula Leināʻala Pavao Jardin 2nd Place

 

• View All 2016 Miss Aloha Hula Winners •

2016 Kahiko

Hālau O Ka Ua KanilehuaKumu Hula Johnny Lum Ho Hula Kahiko Winner — Wahine
Hālau Hula ʻO KahikilaulaniKumu Hula Nāhōkūokalani Gaspang Hula Kahiko Winner — Kāne

 

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2016 ʻAuana

Hālau O Ka Ua KanilehuaKumu Hula Johnny Lum Ho Hula ʻAuana Winner — Wahine
Hālau Nā Mamo O PuʻuanahuluNā Kumu Hula William Kahakuleilehua Haunuʻu “Sonny” Ching & Lōpaka Igarta-De Vera Hula ʻAuana Winner — Kāne

 

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2015 Miss Aloha Hula

Jasmine Kaleihiwa Dunlap— Hula Hālau ʻO KamuelaNā Kumu Hula Kunewa Mook & Kauʻionalani Kamanaʻo Miss Aloha Hula 2015
Abby Claire Haliʻahauola Resulta— Hālau HiʻiakainamakalehuaNā Kumu Hula Robert Keʻano Kaʻupu IV & Lono Padilla 2nd Place

 

• View All 2015 Miss Aloha Hula Winners •

2015 Kahiko

Hula Hālau ʻO KamuelaNā Kumu Hula Kunewa Mook & Kauʻionālani Kamanaʻo Hula Kahiko Winner — Wahine
Ka Leo O Laka I Ka Hikina O Ka LāKumu Hula Kaleo Trinidad Hula Kahiko Winner — Kāne

 

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2015 ʻAuana

Hālau Hula Ka Lehua TuahineKumu Hula Kaʻilihiwa Vaughan-Darval Hula ʻAuana Winner — Wahine
Hālau Nā Kamalei O LīlīlehuaKumu Hula Robert Uluwehionāpuaikawēkiuokalani Cazimero Hula ʻAuana Winner — Kāne

 

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Sponsors and Partners

 

Festival Sponsors

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Production and Website Partners

Broadcast Producers

  • Ponoi Productions LLC

Broadcaster

  • Hawaii News Now - KFVE

Official Photographer

  • Extreme Exposure

Website Design and Management

  • Upspring

Website / Social Media
Content Support

Pacific Pro-Tech Services Corp.

Website Archival Images

  • Bishop Museum