”HILO, Hawaiʻi – March 12, 2020 – In light of safety and health concerns and after serious consideration, the organizers and sponsors of the 2020 Merrie Monarch Festival announced today that the event will not be held. “This was such a hard decision to make,” said...

If you are not in the Hawaiʻi TV coverage areas, please join the Merrie Monarch Hula Competition on live web streaming, April 24 to April 27, 2019. Wednesday — Backstage, 8 PM – 9 PM HST Thursday — Miss Aloha Hula, 6 PM – 11:30 PM HST Friday — Hula Kahiko, 6 PM –...

If you are not in the Hawaiʻi TV coverage areas, please join the Merrie Monarch Hula Competition on live web streaming, April 4 to April 7, 2018. Wednesday — Backstage, 7 PM – 9 PM HST Thursday — Miss Aloha Hula, 6 PM – Midnight HST Friday — Hula Kahiko, 6 PM – 12:30...

The Festival has been exploring different social media venues, and we now have a YouTube Channel that we would like you to visit. On our channel you will find interviews with kumu hula, as well as our 2017 Miss Aloha Hula contestants. Watch behind the scenes clips of...

The list of participating hālau has been finalized and we’ve got a great line-up for 2018. Many of our hālau are returning again this year, such as Hālau Hi’iakaināmakalehua, Kawaili’ulā, Hālau I Ka Wēkiu, and last year’s Lokaliʻa Montgomery Overall…