On the first night of the 63rd annual Merrie Monarch Festival’s hula competition, 21-year-old Faith Lynn Kealohapauʻole ...

HILO, Hawaiʻi (Island News) -- Faith Lynn Kealohapauʻole Paredes has been crowned Miss Aloha Hula 2026 at the Merrie Monarch Festival. She hails from Hālau Kekuaokalāʻauʻalaʻiliahi located in Wailuku, ...

Miss Aloha Hula winner Faith Kealohapau’ole Paredes, under the direction of Na Kumu Haunani & ‘Iliahi Paredes, Halau ...

The 63rd annual Merrie Monarch Festival — a weeklong celebration of everything Hawaiian capped off by the “Super Bowl of Hula ...

Lilianani Maya Rae Pi, of Halau Kala‘akeakauikawekiu, a Kailua-Kona halau under the direction of kumu hula Aloha Victor, ...

The latest news coverage of the annual Merrie Monarch Festival, a weeklong hula competition on Hawaii island celebrating the ...

Today on a special Merrie Monarch edition of Billy V Live, Billy sits down with judge Maelia Lobenstein-Carter in Hilo to ...

The Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo, Hawaii is a popular cultural event that draws thousands of visitors, resulting in high ...

Hawaiian arts and culture will come alive in Hilo on Sunday, with the Ho‘olaule‘a (celebration) to kick off the 63rd annual ...

After nearly three decades, Ka Pa Hula Hawaiʻi returns to the Merrie Monarch Festival stage under Kumu Kahaʻi Topolinski. For ...

While the setting may be unconventional, the heart of it is familiar: hula shared, community gathered, and a season building ...