HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - In 2023, Agnes Renee Leihiwahiwaikapolionāmakua Thronas Brown of Ka Lā ‘Ōnohi Mai O Ha’eha’e of Windward Oahu took home Miss Aloha Hula. It was the halau’s third soloist win ...

Derrick Kiyan, co-owner of Piko Works handmade jewelry and crafts, held his Shih Tzu, Piko, at Manono Street Marketplace on Saturday in Hilo. On Saturday, fashion designer Kini Zamora went through ...

HILO >> Ke’alohilani Tara Eliga Serrao of Ka La ‘Onohi Mai O Ha’eha’e took the lead last night, winning the title of Miss Aloha Hula 2014 at the 51st Merrie Monarch Festival. Serrao, 23, of Aiea, ...

As the sun set over the misty town of Hilo, Hawaii, on April 6, about 4,000 people stood up from their seats in the Edith Kanakaʻole stadium and joined hands. They swayed in unison, their voices ...

HILO, Hawaii (KHON2) — The Merrie Monarch Festival is back in Hilo after two years and businesses are loving it. The arts and crafts fair opened Monday, April 18 and many folks said the attention is ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Getting a feel for the Merrie Monarch stage without actually being on Hawaii Island -- O'ahu halau (hula groups) are getting time to rehearse on a replica stage, made special ...

Watching their dancers perform again in the Edith Kanaka’ole Stadium on Hawaii island moved kumu hula Haunani and ‘Iliahi Paredes to tears. After the iconic Merrie Monarch Festival was canceled last ...

HILO, Hawaii (KHON2) — To honor the 100th birthday of the late Merrie Monarch Festival director Aunty Dottie Thompson a new sign was put up at the Merrie Monarch Festival headquarters. The sign at ...

The annual Big Island hula competition spotlights Hawaiian cultural history HONOLULU -- Native Hawaiians explain that hula is not simply a dance or a recreation, but a way of life. This fact is never ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - After the world’s most popular hula event was postponed in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, the 2021 Merrie Monarch Festival is set to make its return to television ...

A Coconut Grove park has been closed after contaminated soil and evidence of solid waste were found in samples, City of Miami officials said. Merrie Christmas Park at South LeJeune Road and Barbarrosa ...