Edith Kanakaʻole Stadium lit up Wednesday for Hōʻike night at the 63rd annual Merrie Monarch Festival, a breathtaking exhibition of hula and mele.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Merrie Monarch Festival is one of Hawaiʻi’s most celebrated cultural events. Held each spring in Hilo on Hawaii Island, it draws thousands of visitors, kumu hula and halau ...

HILO, Hawai'i (Island News) -- For 13 years, Wahine Toa Designs has been creating wearable art inspired by family, culture and life on Hawaiʻi Island. And during Merrie Monarch week, the local ...

State officials are urging interisland travelers to get to the airport early this week if heading to Hilo for the Merrie Monarch Festival. The week-long festival, which began Easter Sunday, is ...

When the Merrie Monarch Hawaiian Arts and Crafts Fair kicked off Wednesday at the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo, it gave shoppers their first chance to support new vendors making glass leis, ...

Friday was group hula kahiko night at the Merrie Monarch Festival’s hula competition. There were 29 ancient hula performances, 17 by wahine and 12 by kane, with the evening’s festivities concluding ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - In a parking lot along Nimitz Highway, behind the New Eagle Cafe, a unique fundraiser is bringing the community together. In January, Hālau Nā Mamo O Puʻuanahulu held its ...

HILO, Hawaiʻi (Island News) -- Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua was named the overall winner of the 2026 Merrie Monarch Festival on Saturday. They placed first after performing “Hulihia Ka ʻĀpapa Ka Unu ...

HILO, HI (KHON2) — As the Merrie Monarch Festival gets underway in Hilo, one filmmaker is pulling back the curtain on what it truly takes to reach the stage. Director Zilla Barbosa is nearing ...

The 63rd Annual Merrie Monarch Festival hula competition wrapped up Saturday evening at Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium in Hilo with group hula ‘auana (modern hula) performances. There were 29 ...