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
In a harsher art or sport, having the top three finishers in the year’s ultimate competition each separated by a mere single point might be occasion for them to rage and plot revenge.
Get ready, world. The Merrie Monarch Festival returns next week with full regalia for the first time since 2019, and there’s just two days left until the celebration of hula and everything Hawaiian gets underway.